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UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN ERIC BLEUMINK FELLOWSHIP

Application Deadline: before 1st of December, 2026

LOCATION: The Netherlands

The University of Groningen Admission Office, in consultation with the Admission Boards of its faculties, is offering a scholarship for the Eric Bleumink Fellowship programme.

ELIGIBILITY:

Purposes: Master (MSc/MA/LL.M.)

Countries of Origin: 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 programme 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

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.

For detailed information regarding the scholarship programme, please see applying for the grant or Eric Bleumink Fellowship.

BENEFIT:

Grant information: The grant is awarded for 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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2026-27 ISEP POSTGRADUATE TRAINING FELLOWSHIP IN MEDICAL STATISTICS

Application Deadline: 5pm GMT on 31 March 2026

LOCATION: England

Two fellowship places funded by the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) are available to support fellows to study for the MSc degree in Medical Statistics at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) in the UK, followed by a placement year. The Fellowships will start in September 2026.

ISEP is working to strengthen capacity through its network of applied statisticians at several African institutions. The ISEP Fellowship Scheme in Medical Statistics is for students from Sub-Saharan Africa to undertake a one-year in-person MSc at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) in London, followed by a one-year placement at an ISEP partner research center in Africa: The Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit in Uganda; Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit (MITU) in Tanzania; Zambia AIDS Related Tuberculosis (ZAMBART) in Zambia; THRU-Zim Biomedical Research Training Institute in Zimbabwe; African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) in Kenya; The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at LSHTM.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible, candidates must:

Be a resident and a national of a country in Sub-Saharan Africa (list).

Be in possession of a 2:1-equivalent degree or above with a background in mathematics, statistics, or a closely related subject.

Have at least one year of work experience in medical statistics or epidemiology.

Be able to meet the English language requirements as set out in the English language requirements policy.

English Language Requirements – Successful applicants must provide evidence to the Admissions team that they meet the English Language proficiency requirement by Monday, 15 June 2026. Failure to do so may result in any scholarship offer being withdrawn and offered to a reserve candidate instead.

Support will not be given as a supplement to other funding, nor to students who have funding from other sources.

BENEFIT:

Each fellowship funds MSc tuition fees, an annual stipend, and return air travel.

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