Eric Bleumink Fellowship

Candidates for the Eric Bleumink Fellowship should:

1. Have excellent academic performance, with excellent grades obtained during their undergraduate programme.
2. Have excellent English language proficiency, meeting the language requirements of their Master's programme.
3. Be provisionally admitted to a Master's programme at the University of Groningen before 1 February. (NB: This means that Master's programmes where admission is conditional on a selection procedure taking place after 1 February are not eligible for this scholarship).
4. Be available for the whole period of the programme and be able to take part in the entire programme.
5. Be in good health, so that health insurance in the Netherlands can be arranged.
6. Hold the nationality of one of the countries listed in the selection criteria above.

For the full list of selection criteria, please consult chapter 3 of the EBF Rules and regulations.

The grant is awarded for a Master’s programme of 12-24 months starting on 1 September. The grant covers tuition fee, costs of international travel, subsistence, books, and health insurance. A maximum of four scholarships are awarded each year.

University of Groningen

Only applications submitted before 1 December in both Studielink and the Progress Portal will be considered for nomination. In order to be eligible for the scholarship, candidates need to have received a provisional or unconditional admission offer for a Master's programme before 1 February.

It is not possible to actively apply for an Eric Bleumink Fellowship Scholarship. Per faculty, the University of Groningen Admission Office will nominate two eligible candidates based on their excellent academic performance. In order to be considered, applicants need to have completed the regular University of Groningen application procedure, including payment of the application fee. Unfortunately, no application fee waiver is available for EBF scholarships candidates.

Timeline

1. Around the first week of January, the Admissions Office selects a maximum of two nominees per faculty.
2. Selected nominees are informed of their nomination and are requested to send an EBF motivation letter to the Admission Office within one week.
3. Nomination files are sent by the Admission Office to the EBF committee before 1 February.
4. The EBF selection committee selects the EBF fellows and will inform all nominees of the outcome of the selection procedure before 1 March.

If you have not been contacted by the Admissions Office by 1 February, this means you unfortunately have not been selected for a nomination.