PLEASE NOTE: the Eric Bleumink Fund receives hundreds of applications each year and only four of them will be awarded with a scholarship. 3.1 Nomination criteria Candidates for the Eric Bleumink Fund should:
1.
Have obtained provisional admission to the program of choice (see:
www.rug.nl/masters/alphabetical
)
2.
Have excellent academic performance, preferably to be confirmed by letters of
recommendation
3.
Have excellent grades during their bachelor/undergraduate studies;
4.
Have excellent English language proficiency, in accordance with the admission requirements of
the program of choice
5.
Be available for the whole period of the programme and be able to take part in the entire
programme, starting at 1
st
of September of each year
6.
Be in good health, so that health insurance in the Netherlands can be arranged
7.
Hold the nationality of a country appearing in Appendix 1.
8.
Have no other means of financing the study in question
3.2 Criteria for selection by selection committee The criteria for approval are:
1.
The contribution of the candidate’s education in terms of strengthening the scientific capacity
in the candidate’s home country.
2.
The perspectives of contribution to long-term links between the university in the developing
country and the University of Groningen are preferable.
3.
A proper balance between male and female candidates.
4.
Ranging over various disciplines (faculties).
5.
Regional variety over different continents.
6.
Motivation: it should be made clear by the applicant which requests for other funding have also
been submitted (please submit copies of application forms).
7.
Any other scholarship, offered by the University of Groningen simultaneously with the EBF Ta-
lent Grant, will not be allowed.
The decisions concerning approval or rejection of applications are taken by the Board of the Eric
Bleumink Fund