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We would like to receive all project proposals online:

Complete the form below with general information about your project proposal
After submission of this form, you (the contact person) will receive an email with instructions to upload all required documents
In addition, the supervisor and mentor will receive an email with a link to sign our Privacy Statement and GDPR Data Privacy Policy
After submitting documents, you will receive a confirmation by email, and more information about the next steps

Deadline for submitting project proposals for new YEP Water and/or YEP Agrofood positions is 3 May 2026.

In case you would like to apply for more than one YEP position, please submit a separate application for each YEP position.

Please note that each batch is limited to a maximum number of YEP positions (divided over the YEP divisions Water/Agrofood). The project proposals received per batch ofter exceed the number of available positions. All proposals will be assessed, the proposals with the highest scores will be granted access to the new batch first. For review criteria, please check the document Guidelines Organisations, chapter 3 (Criteria and Conditions for YEP Participation) and chapter 7 (paragraph 7.4), and article 7P on page 10 of the 'subsidiebeschikking' (in Dutch only).

For questions about the proposal procedure contact [email protected].
For more information about criteria and conditions, financial support, responsibilities and YEP positions, please read the document Guidelines for organisations.

Online YEP Submission Form

Has this proposal been submitted before in a previous round?
(please highlight the added and/or changed text in the proposal)

Yes No

Is this position part of a duo YEP position?
(a Dutch (NL) and a non-Dutch (NTL) candidate working on the same project in the same country)

Yes No

Have you employed a Young Expert before?

Yes No

Have you had the introduction meeting with the YEP Office?
Yes with: No. Please be aware that before submitting a project proposal, we would like to meet you in advance. Contact us

For which sector(s)?

Water Agrofood

Tailor-made (not subsidised, read more)

Starting date Young Expert
(max. 1 month prior to start of YEP Training)

Duration of placement
of Young Expert

1 year 2 years

Number of YEP positions for this round
Each year, you can apply for a maximum of 5 Dutch Young Expert positions

Young Expert

Dutch National

Vacancy Preferred candidate

Birth date

Highest education level
BSc (HBO) MSc (WO) Gender in passport
Male Female Other

Contact person
Confirmation mail will be send to this address

Supervisor

Mentor

Contribution to YEP themes (max. 3)

Water:
1. Efficient water management, especially the agricultural sector 2. Improved river basin management and safe estuaries and delta’s 3. Access to safe drinking water and sanitation (WASH) 4. Innovative Water Technology Agrofood:
5. Eradicating existing hunger and malnutrition 6. Promoting inclusive and sustainable growth in the agricultural sector 7. Creating ecologically sustainable food systems

Contribution to which SDGs (max. 3)
Please note: All YEP projects are considered to contribute to SDG 17

Contribution to Climate Action? (max. 3)
These indicators are selected based on information provided by IGG - Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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