Brief description:
The
Erik Bleumink Fund Scholarships are usually awarded for a maximum of 2
years for a Master’s degree programme, and a maximum of 4 years for a
PhD. For PhD, part of the research should be conducted in the home
country and part in Groningen .
Host Institution(s):
University of Groningen in Netherlands
Field of study:
Any Masters or PhD Programme offered at University of Groningen.
Number of Awards:
Not specified.
Target group:
Afghanistan,
Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin,
Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Replublic, Chad, Comoros, Congo,
Cameroon, Ivory Coast, China, Colombia, Djibouti, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kiribati, Kenya,
Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi,
Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Moldova, Mongolia,
Macedonia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Morocco, Nepal, Niger,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Namibia, Niue, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay,
Peru, Philippines, Autonomous Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Samoa,
Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia,
Sudan, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand,
Tokelau, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda,
Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zambia,
Zimbabwe, East Timor, South Korea
Scholarship value/inclusions:
The
grant covers the tuition fees plus the costs of international travel,
subsistence, books, and health insurance. It covers expenses incurred in
travelling to and from the Netherlands for PhD candidates for a maximum of 4 times.
Eligibility:
In
all cases candidates who are employed and supported by an institute or
university in a developing country that has signed a co-operation
agreement with the University of Groningen and who receive an income
from that institution will be given preferential treatment.
Candidates should: be nationals of and have their permanent residence
in one of the country’s listed, have a good command of the English
language, be in good health so health insurance in the Netherlands can
be arranged, be available for the whole period of the fellowship and be
able to take part in the entire study programme, have no other means of
financing the study in question.
Further
criteria for approval are: (a) academic excellence, shown by academic
performance and may be confirmed by letters of recommendation from
university professors; (b) contribution of candidate’s education in
terms of strengthening the scientific capacity in the candidate’s home
country; (c) perspectives to a long-term linkage between the home
institution and the University of Groningen
Extra
criteria for PhD candidates are: applicant should be employed by a
research institute of university in one of the listed countries and
receive an income from the home institution, application should be
supported by this organization, the University of Groningen must be able
to provide an academic supervisor who will be responsible for the
scientific supervision of the research.
Application instructions:
New application rounds for the Academic Year 2013-2014 will start in October 2012. Application deadline for the scholarships is around February 2013.
Applicants need to meet the deadline of the respective Master’s or PhD programmes which fall between 1 February-1 June annually. Application
forms for Master’s programmes can be found on the websites or Admission
Offices of the respective faculty orGraduate School.
It is important to read the rules & regulations [PDF] and visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
Website:
Official Scholarship Website: http://www.rug.nl/prospectiveStudents/scholarships/ericBleumink
