Fees, discounts and scholarship

Fees, discounts and scholarship

• Fees

  Tuition fee

  • For 1 ECTS courses:

  Students, PhD students and employees of VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC or an Aurora Network Partner	€450*
  Students and PhD students	€550*
  Professionals	€750*
  Applications received before 15 October	-€50 (Early Bird Discount)

  ^{* Auditor participants receive €100 discount. Not available for all courses. Early Bird Discount is not valid on the auditor fee. Find out more under the section: Type of participation}

  • For 2 ECTS courses:

  Students, PhD students and employees of VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC or an Aurora Network Partner	€500*
  Students and PhD students	€600*
  Professionals	€800*
  Applications received before 15 October	-€50 (Early Bird Discount)

  ^{* Auditor participants receive €100 discount. Not available for all courses. Early Bird Discount is not valid on the auditor fee. Find out more under the section: Type of participation}

  • For 3 ECTS courses:

  Students, PhD students and employees of VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC or an Aurora Network Partner	€550*
  Students and PhD students	€650*
  Professionals	€850*
  Applications received before 15 October	-€50 (Early Bird Discount)

  ^{* Auditor participants receive €100 discount. Not available for all courses. Early Bird Discount is not valid on the auditor fee. Find out more under the section: Type of participation}

  The tuition fee includes: 

  • Application and registration
  • Exclusive course content for a limited number of participants
  • Individual/group guidance from the course organiser
  • Access to all online VU facilities such as the library and online learning environments
  • A certificate of attendance after completing the course 
  • A transcript of records, including the grade and the obtained ECTS
  • The full support of the winter school team
  • Optional social activities

  Invoice request
  If you or your department wish to pay via an invoice, please request the invoice by contacting us at: graduatewinterschool@vu.nl.

• Type of participation

  Certified participant: As a certified participant, you will have access to all the lectures and workshops of you winter course. In addition, you will also complete assignments which are graded, so that you can get a certificate for participating in the winter course. Available for all courses.

  Auditor participant: As an auditor participant, you will have access to all the lectures and workshops of your winter course for a discounted price (-€100). You will, however, not participate in assignments and will therefore not receive a transcript of records or study credits after completing the course. 

• Equal Access Scholarship

  We would like to offer all those interested in joining our VU Graduate Winter School the opportunity to do so, regardless of background or status. To make this possible, we offer a scholarship that covers the full tuition for a single course.

  To apply for this scholarship you will need to upload the following:

  • Curriculum Vitae (CV) including: contact information, work experience, education, skills, languages, and any additional relevant information.
  • Answers to these questions: Why are you interested in joining VU Graduate Winter School?, What’s your motivation for selecting this course?, How will you use the knowledge you acquired to make a positive impact for both yourself and your community? and Why do you deserve this scholarship? 
  • Professional/Academic Letter of Reference including:  
    -    The advisor’s, supervisor’s or employer’s experience working with you experience working with you (either in an academic, professional, or volunteer setting) 
    -    Their motivation for recommending you for the scholarship 
    -    Contact information 
  • Proof of enrolment, diploma or transcript of records 

  The questions will be graded according to this system, that takes into consideration the potential, originality, enthusiasm, and overall suitability of the student. We suggest you read through our Grading System document before you apply.

  Application procedure 

  The deadline to apply for the scholarship was 15 November. It is therefore no longer possible to apply for the scholarship. The results of the scholarship selection will be announced mid-December latest.

  Since we have a limited number of scholarships available and a large volume of applicants, we suggest - if possible - that you make the payment the moment you apply to guarantee your place in the course. If you are granted the scholarship, your tuition fee will be reimbursed. 

  However, if you can’t attend the winter school without the scholarship, you can wait until the announcement.