Netherland-America Foundation Incorporated

BUILDING ON THE ENDURING HERITAGE & VALUES SHARED BETWEEN THE PEOPLES OF THE NETHERLANDS & THE UNITED STATES, THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE BONDS BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES THROUGH EXCHANGE IN THE ARTS, SCIENCES, EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

FOUNDED IN 1921, THE NAF IS ACTIVE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:NAF-FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIPSAWARDED TO DUTCH AND AMERICAN STUDENTS PURSUING GRADUATE LEVEL STUDIES AT UNIVERSITIES IN EACH OTHERS COUNTRIES, FUNDED BY THE WILHELMINA AND LEENDERT REUVERS EDUCATIONAL FUND, THE LOET AND EDITH VELMANS EDUCATION FUND, AND PROCEEDS FROM THE NAF BALL.SCHOLARSHIPSAWARDED TO HIGH-ACHIEVING DUTCH STUDENTS FOR SUMMER ACADEMIC STUDY AND INTERNSHIPS IN WASHINGTON, DC, FUNDED BY PROCEEDS FROM THE NAF AMBASSADORS AWARDS DINNER.INTERNSHIP GRANTSAWARDED TO HIGH-ACHIEVING AND LOW-INCOME STUDENTS THROUGH BOTH THE DUTCH2USA AND USA2HOLLAND INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. AWARDED TO YOUNG WOMEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ELSKE DOETS YOUNG LADY BUSINESS ACADEMY, A NETHERLANDS-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT AIMS TO EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF FEMALE LEADERS. AWARDED TO GRADUATES OF THE MASTER GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAM AT MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY, THE HEERSINK FAMILY GLOBAL HEALTH INTERNSHIP FUND HELPS GRADUATES PURSUE AN INTERNSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES.INTEREST-FREE STUDY LOANSAWARDED TO DUTCH STUDENTS SEEKING TO STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES AND, ON SIMILAR TERMS, TO AMERICAN STUDENTS SEEKING TO STUDY IN THE NETHERLANDS. FUNDING SOURCES INCLUDE THE MAARTEN VAN HENGEL MEMORIAL FUND, MARK PIGOTT FAMILY EDUCATION FUND, SAMUEL FREEMAN CHARITABLE TRUST AND NAF STUDY LOAN FUND.J1 VISA SPONSORSHIPFOR DUTCH STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN INTERNSHIPS OR TRAINEESHIPS IN THE UNITED STATES.BUSINESS EXCHANGESUPPORTING THE EXCHANGE OF VIEWPOINTS, EXPERTISE AND IDEAS AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AT NAF MEETINGS AND LECTURES.CULTURAL GRANTSSUPPORTING EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE NETHERLANDS, FOR ALL AREAS OF THE ARTS. BOTH EMERGING ARTISTS AS WELL AS ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATIONS ARE ELIGIBLE.BOOK TOURSSHOWCASING INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SCHOLARS AND WRITERS FROM THE NETHERLANDS IN PRESENTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE NAF CHAPTER NETWORK.FRIENDS FUNDSFACILITATING FUNDRAISING IN THE UNITED STATES FOR DUTCH CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THE NAFS FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES A SIMILAR ARRANGEMENT FOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS. THROUGH THIS STRUCTURE, U.S. DONORS GIFTS ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.HISTORYCONTRIBUTIONS TO THE RESTORATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS AND TO HISTORIC RESEARCH, KEEPING THE LONG HISTORICAL TIES BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES VITAL AND CURRENT. DIGITAL MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONSPROVIDING ACCESS TO INFORMATION THROUGH A DIGITAL LENS BY DISTRIBUTING MONTHLY UPDATES ON THE FOUNDATIONS WORK THROUGH A DIGITAL NEWSLETTER, HOSTING WEBINARS WITH EXPERTS WHO ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THEIR FIELD, AND ENGAGING THE DUTCH-AMERICANCOMMUNITY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.