StudyDesk Scholarships
About the scholarship
The Eric Bleumink Scholarship is awarded by the Ubbo Emmius Fund at the University of Groningen, for talented students from developing countries to take a Master’s degree in the Netherlands. The fund is named after Eric Bleumink, a former Rector Magnificus of the university, and it has supported around 100 students from 30 countries since 2000.
The award is a single figure: an individual grant of €15,000 per student, per the official Ubbo Emmius Fund page. Secondary sources describe it as covering tuition fees, international travel, subsistence and living costs, books and study materials, and health insurance for the full one- or two-year programme. The honest way to read those two statements together is this: the official source guarantees €15,000, and the broader coverage is what trackers report, not what the fund publishes. There is also no separate scholarship form — the university finds its candidates among admitted Master’s applicants, so the real deadline is the Master’s application deadline of 1 December 2026.
Eligibility
- Be a national of an eligible non-Western / developing / low-income country — more than 60 countries on the fund’s list ("Appendix 1"); examples include India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia and Vietnam. Not "all nationalities".
- Show excellent academic performance and outstanding undergraduate grades, supported by recommendation letters. No specific GPA threshold is published.
- Hold provisional or unconditional admission to a Groningen Master’s (MSc, MA, LL.M; all programmes eligible) before February 2027.
- Meet the English proficiency requirements of the chosen programme.
- Be available for the full programme duration and in good health (for Dutch health insurance).
- Have no other means of financing the studies.
Benefits
- An individual grant of €15,000 per student (official Ubbo Emmius Fund figure).
- Secondary sources describe coverage of tuition fees, international travel, subsistence and living costs, books and study materials, and health insurance for the full 1- or 2-year programme.
- A limited number of awards each year; highly competitive.
- Note that whether the €15,000 grant is per year or for the whole programme is not stated on the official page, so neither is asserted here.
Documents to prepare
- There is no separate scholarship application or document set. The documents are those of the Master’s admission application:
- Academic transcripts and degree certificates.
- Proof of English proficiency (IELTS/TOEFL).
- An updated CV.
- Recommendation letters.
- A motivation / personal statement.
- A valid passport or ID.
- Any programme-specific requirements.
How to apply
- Choose a Master’s programme at the University of Groningen (MSc, MA, LL.M; all programmes are eligible).
- Apply for admission through the university’s admission portal by 1 December 2026.
- Secure provisional or unconditional admission before February 2027.
- The Admission Office, with the faculty admission boards, nominates suitable admitted candidates; a selection committee makes the final choice.
- Selected candidates are notified directly.
- There is no separate scholarship application to submit.
FAQs
The official Ubbo Emmius Fund page states a single figure: an individual grant of €15,000 per student. Secondary sources describe it as covering tuition, travel, subsistence, books and insurance for the full programme. This article states the official €15,000 figure and reports the broader coverage as secondary-source description, not as an official promise.
1 December 2026 — the Master’s programme application deadline to be considered for nomination. Admission must be in place before February 2027, and the programme starts in September 2027.
No. There is no scholarship application. You apply for admission to a Groningen Master’s, and the Admission Office nominates suitable admitted candidates.
Students from eligible non-Western / developing countries (more than 60 countries on the fund’s list) with outstanding undergraduate grades, admitted to a Groningen Master’s, with no other means of financing their studies. It is not open to all nationalities.
€15,000 per student, per the official Ubbo Emmius Fund page. Whether that is per year or for the whole programme is not stated on the official page. Monthly stipend figures quoted on some sites (€1,100–€1,300 a month) are uncorroborated and are not used here.
All Master’s programmes at the University of Groningen (MSc, MA, LL.M), for 1 or 2 years, starting September 2027.
Verified 26 Oct 2026: uef.nl/projecten/ebf (official Ubbo Emmius Fund page, opened and read in full) — "an individual grant of €15,000" per student, contact Frederika Cazemier, f.cazemier@rug.nl; rug.nl FAQ and fellowship-students pages; afterschoolafrica.com, edugist.org, europescholarships.com, daadscholarship.com, opportunitiesforyouth.org — deadline 1 December 2026, admission before February 2027, September 2027 start, 1- or 2-year Master’s, developing-country eligibility, no separate application, nomination by the Admission Office. CORRECTION: Bright Scholarship says "All Nationalities" (official: non-Western / developing countries only) and "admission letter by February 2026" (should be February 2027) — neither is used. The €1,100–€1,300 a month stipend and €350–€500 book allowance figures on some sites are uncorroborated and are not used; one site’s "€1500 stipend" headline is almost certainly a typo for €15,000. Whether the €15,000 grant is per year or for the whole programme is not stated on the official page and is not asserted. The full eligible-country list ("Appendix 1") was not retrieved from an official source — example countries only are given, and readers should check the official page for the list. The exact Master’s application portal link (Studielink) was not verified in this pass.
