Admissions

How to apply

Before starting the application procedure, please check the admission requirements.

Start your application process in Studielink, (the Dutch national education application system). Our joint degree program is administered by Erasmus University (EUR): you must continue your application in the EUR application system. Please read more details about the application process in the FAQs. Non-EU nationals, especially if requesting financial support, are strongly advised to apply in the December round.

Admissions for Cohort 2026-2028 open in Studielink on October 1, 2025.

Deadlines 

• December 1, 2024; Deadline for non-EEA students; for all students who are interested in applying for University of Amsterdam, VU Amsterdam or, Erasmus University scholarships 
• February 1, 2025; Deadline for non-EEA students at UvA/EUR/VU; highly recommended for EEA students applying for our scholarship program;
• May 1, 2025: for EEA students only (for later applications students must first contact the admissions office).
  
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Please note

• Start your online application early to give your recommenders time to upload their letters before the admission deadline.
• All documents, including test scores and recommendation letters, must be received by midnight (Central European Time) on the day of the deadline.
• Incomplete files will not be considered.

Admission decisions

Only complete files will be reviewed. You can expect to hear from us within eight weeks of the respective application deadline.
Admission offers are always conditional on verification of diplomas and test results. 

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