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UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN ERIC BLEUMINK FELLOWSHIP

Application Deadline: It is not possible to actively apply for an Eric Bleumink Fellowship Scholarship. Suitable candidates will be informed about a nomination.

LOCATION: The Netherlands

The University of Groningen Admission Office, in consultation with the Admission Boards of its faculties, will determine which applicants will be nominated for an Eric Bleumink Fellowship scholarship.

Only applicants who have received a provisional or unconditional admission offer for a master’s programme before February can thus be considered. 

ELIGIBILITY:


Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Tanzania, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Timor-Leste, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Zambia, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo, Ghana, Honduras, India, Korea, Dem. Rep., Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Morocco, Nigeria, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Algeria, Cameroon, Congo (Dem Rep.), Egypt, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Micronesia, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tokelau, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Candidates for the Eric Bleumink Fellowship should:

Have received provisional or unconditional admission for a master’s program before February. Only then will applicants be considered for a grant from the Eric Bleumink Fellowship (see: Master’s degree programmes )

Have excellent academic performance, preferably to be confirmed by letters of recommendation

Have excellent grades during their bachelor/undergraduate studies;

Have excellent English language proficiency, in accordance with the admission requirements of the program of choice

Be available for the whole period of the programme and be able to take part in the entire programme

Be in good health so that health insurance in the Netherlands can be arranged.

Hold the nationality of a country appearing in Appendix 1.

Have no other means of financing the study in question

In order to allow for enough time to process the application to a master programme by the Admission Office, such a master application should be completed by the applicant before 1st of December.

Only applicants who have received a provisional or unconditional admission offer for a master programme before February can thus be considered. In order to allow for enough time to process the application to a master programme by the Admission Office, such a master application should be completed by the applicant before 1st of December.

BENEFIT:

The grant is awarded for a 1-year or 2-year master’s degree programmes starting in September only.

The grant covers tuition fees, costs of international travel, subsistence, books, and health insurance. Please note that a considerable number of students apply for this scholarship each year, whereas the university can issue only a limited number of grants.

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DOUG PENSINGER PHOTOGRAPHY FUND

Application Deadline: 11:59pm on May 1, 2026

LOCATION: USA

The Doug Pensinger Photography Fund supports emerging and early-career sports photographers. Applications are accepted from March 15 to May 1 each year.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Doug Pensinger Photography Fund supports emerging and early-career sports photographers. Photographers with more than 3 years of cumulative paid professional sports photography experience are considered beyond the scope of the DPPF’s programs.

Previous DPPF grant recipients are not eligible to apply.

DPPF programs accept international applicants, but the DPPF is unable to award grants to photographers from countries for which the U.S. has active sanctions in place.

The competition is free to enter

Resume: Must include dates and be in English. Please note that in addition to demonstrating that you are a serious aspiring sports photographer, the resume is also the tool that the DPPF uses to determine that your level of experience does not exceed the limits of eligibility.

Professional Bio: 1500-character maximum

Portfolio: 20 sports photography images (action and portrait both accepted), minimum size 1500px long side. All 20 required images must be taken on or after 1/1/2022. 15 of the required 20 images must be taken on or after 1/1/2024

Optional Mentorship Essay: Up to three Primary Grant winners will be chosen to receive a year-long mentorship during which they will receive access to leading industry professionals on the DPPF Advisory Board.
Applying for a mentorship is not required to compete for a DPPF grant. More information on the DPPF mentorships is here. The 2026-2027 mentors are DPPF Advisory Board members Jean Fruth, Bob Martin, and Jamie Schwaberow.

BENEFIT:

7 photographers will be chosen to receive $5,000 grants to be spent on career development. They will also receive an expenses-paid trip to the 2026 DPPF Sports Photography Gathering.

Additional Opportunities:

Up to 3 of those seven grant recipients will be chosen to receive a year-long mentorship with leading industry professionals on the DPPF Advisory Board.

Up to 3 additional applications may be chosen for Development Grants of $2,500 and an expenses-paid trip to the 2026 DPPF Sports Photography Gathering.

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