How to apply
Direct admission
- Registration for the Master’s programme in Studielink is open until 31 May at the latest.
After registering in Studielink you’ll receive login data for your VU Dashboard.
- Finish your application in the portal. As your admissibility doesn’t have to be assessed, you don’t need to add any documents (just tick the box “I upload this later”).
- Arrange payment of the tuition fee and complete your registration before 31 August at the latest.
- Upload a scan of the result of your English language test to your application in the portal before 31 August at the latest.
Before the beginning of the programme you’ll receive practical information about starting your studies.
An application is not the same as enrolment. If you register for a programme in Studielink (before 31 May), you will not immediately be enrolled. You will only be enrolled once you have been notified by Studielink. To this end, you must have submitted all the required documents a.s.a.p. after registering (preferably before 1 June) and have arranged for payment of the tuition fees before 31 August.
An application does not commit you to anything and can be cancelled free of charge until 31 August.
More information about the registration procedure.
Conditional admission
To apply for the programme, you need to register in Studielink before 31 May at the latest. After completing your registration in Studielink, you will receive log in details for your VU Dashboard. Please complete your application a.s.a.p. by uploading the application document (in English) which can be found here.
The Admissions Committee will determine whether you are directly admissible to the Master’s programme or whether you first have to follow a bridging programme and if so, which courses you should take.
The Committee might contact you for additional information.
Please upload a scan with the result of your English language test to your VU Dashboard before 31 August at the latest.
Registration procedure
- Registration for the Master’s programme in Studielink is open until 31 May at the latest.
After registering in Studielink you’ll receive login data for your VU Dashboard.
- Finish your VU Dashboard a.s.a.p. by uploading the application document.
- After your application has been processed and assessed you’ll receive notice about your admissibility.
- Arrange payment of the tuition fee and complete your registration before 31 August at the latest.
- Upload a scan of the result of your English language test to your VU Dashboard before 31 August at the latest.
Before the beginning of the programme you’ll receive practical information about starting your studies.
An application is not the same as enrolment. If you register for a programme in Studielink (before 31 May), you will not immediately be enrolled. You will only be enrolled once you have been notified by Studielink. To this end, you must have submitted the application document a.s.a.p. after registering (preferably before 1 July) and have arranged for payment of the tuition fees before 31 August.
An application does not commit you to anything and can be cancelled free of charge until 31 August.
More information about the registration procedure.
Applying with a Dutch diploma? If you want to know if you are admissible, register (this is without obligation) in Studielink and add the required application form to your application in your VU application portal. The Admissions Committee will provide you with a decision based on your application. Do you have a question about your eligibility? Please use the telephone consultation hour of the Admissions Office. The Admissions Board can be reached on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 15.00-16.00 via +31(0)20 59 81071.
The Student Desk answers questions about pre-master's assessment, tuition fees, Studielink, VU Student, etc.