NETHERLAND-AMERICA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED

Founded in 1921, the Netherland-America Foundation (NAF) is the leading bilateral foundation focused on strengthening the bonds between the Netherlands and the United States. The NAF funds and manages high-impact programs in the arts, sciences, education, business and public affairs, and provides its members with access to a broad network of organizations and resources in both countries.

The Netherland-America Foundation provides young people the opportunity for high-impact educational exchanges. The Netherland-America Foundation Fulbright Fellowshipprogram brings scholars from the Netherlands and the United States to the United States and the Netherlands respectively to pursue opportunities to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns. The exchange between the two counties follows in the NAF’s mission of strengthening the ties between the two countries.

Through the Netherland-America Foundation Internship programs, including Dutch2USA, USA2Holland, and the Washington DC Internship Program, high-achieving students can pursue high quality internships spanning many industries – from business to medical to humanities – across the United States. In addition to providing a financial stipend for selected applicants, the NAF assists with obtaining an appropriate visa and, where possible, helps secure University credits for student applicants – thus providing students with the opportunity to pursue their professional aspirations in their host country. Two of these programs are particularly geared to serving low-income students.

The Foundation also provides interest-free student loans to eligible Dutch and America students enrolling in Advanced Studies (Post Baccalaureate) coursework or research at an accredited institution of higher learning in the United States or the Netherlands respectively.

The Netherland-America Foundation provides cultural grants in order to fund a wide range of exhibitions, performances, research and residencies for artists, promoting a high level of artistic and intellectual exchange between the United States and the Netherlands. Funding is provided for a cross section of projects—both traditional and contemporary—with geographic distribution spanning the United States and the Netherlands. Both emerging artists as well as established organizations are eligible.

In the field of business, the Foundation organizes the exchange of international business management information, experience and ideas between American professionals doing business in the Netherlands and Dutch professionals doing business in the United States.

The Foundation regularly organizes webinars, lectures, and other events to educate the public on all aspects of Dutch-American relations, ranging from history, culture, arts, politics, immigration, and much more.

Finally, the Foundation helps Dutch non-profits with their fundraising needs in the United States through its Friends Fund Program.

Day-to-day activities are run by an executive director and a small staff, in close consultation with an executive
committee of the board of directors. More than 150 volunteers serve on the board and standing
committees. Currently, 42 individuals serve on the NAF Board of Directors

The Foundation provides dozens of fellowships, scholarships, and internships each year, and funds a myriad of cultural programs. It organizes regular webinars, lectures and events attracting a broad audience from across the United States and The Netherlands. It currently serves 40 Dutch non-profits with their fundraising needs in the United States.