The Economics of Cities

How to apply

• Applying and paying via our form

  Applying to VU Amsterdam Summer School is as easy as clicking the blue 'Apply now' button at the top of any page of your chosen course and filling in our online application form. 

  Before we can finalise your application, payment must be made. After you complete the application form you will be taken to a secure payment page. We accept most major credit cards.

  Required documents
  
  In the application form you will be asked to provide the following two documents (no larger than 1 MB per document):

  • Curriculum Vitae/Résumé (mostly important for us to understand your educational background)
  • Transcript of records (a print screen of your most recent grades is sufficient and needs to include your name and the name of your university)

  These documents will be shared with the professors before the start of the course.

• Applying via invoice

  Under some circumstances we allow payments via invoice. To apply and pay by invoice, please contact us first at amsterdamsummerschool@vu.nl

• Tuition fees for 2026

  Tuition fees for two-week courses:

  Your situation	Rate	Fee
  Student or PhD candidate	Student	€1250
  Student or PhD candidate at any Dutch university or partner university of VU Amsterdam	Student -10%	€1125
  Student, PhD candidate or employee of VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, or an Aurora Network Partner	Student -25%	€938
  Non-student	Full	€1500

  Tuition fees for one-week courses:

  Your situation	Rate	Fee
  Student or PhD candidate	Student	€1000
  Student or PhD candidate at any Dutch university or partner university of VU Amsterdam	Student -10%	€900
  Student, PhD candidate or employee of VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, or an Aurora Network Partner	Student -25%	€750
  Non-student	Full	€1200

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

  Applications completed before midnight on 31 March receive a €50 early bird discount. This is automatically deducted from your total when completing the application form.

  The new extended application deadline is 15 May 2026 (23:59 CET).

• Short-stay accommodation

  We offer different short-stay accommodation options for summer school students in different parts of Amsterdam. Rooms are limited and allocation is not guaranteed, so we must work with a first-pay, first-serve system. VU Amsterdam Summer School applicants will be informed about the rooms available in newsletters. Sign up now to stay informed.