Fees and discounts

Fees and discounts

• Fees

  Tuition fees

  Online Courses	Courses equivalent to 2 ECTS	Courses equivalent to 3 ECTS	Courses equivalent to 4 ECTS
  Students, PhDs and employees of: - VU Amsterdam - Amsterdam UMC - UNSDSN Network Partner - Aurora Network Partner	€580	€630	€680
  External students & PhD candidates	€740	€790	€840
  Industry researchers & practitioners	€940	€990	€1,040
  Applications received before 20 October 2025	-€50 Early Bird Discount

  ^{* Auditor participants receive €100 discount. Not available for all courses. Early Bird Discount is not valid on the auditor fee.}

  In Person Courses	Courses equivalent to 2 ECTS	Courses equivalent to 3 ECTS	Courses equivalent to 4 ECTS
  Students, PhDs and employees of: - VU Amsterdam - Amsterdam UMC - UNSDSN Network Partner - Aurora Network Partner	€630	€680	€730
  External students & PhD candidates	€790	€840	€890
  Industry researchers & practitioners	€990	€1,040	€1,090
  Applications received before 20 October 2025	-€50 Early Bird Discount

  ^{* Auditor participants receive €100 discount. Not available for all courses. Early Bird Discount is not valid on the auditor fee.}

  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 & transcript after course completion
  • Full support of the winter school team

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

• Certified vs Auditor participation

  Certified participant: As a certified participant, you will have access to all the lectures and workshops of your 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 winter school courses.

  Auditor participant: Some courses allow academic audits. 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.

  *Auditor participation is not possible for all courses.