External participants


Under certain conditions and subject to approval by the Director of Graduate Studies, individuals not affiliated to Tinbergen Institute or one of its partners are welcome to attend courses. This category also includes PhD students working primarily outside of academic instutions. External applicants will be admitted if they meet some equivalent of the TI course entrance criteria. Capacity restrictions apply to all courses, and are particularly relevant for core courses. 

Prospective external participants register for courses by filling out the registration form. Please include a transcript of relevant earlier coursework (with grades). 

From January 2025, the fees are 2.000 euro for a core course (one block of eight weeks including one exam week) and 1.500 euro, for a field course (one block of eight weeks including one exam week). 

External PhD students

Special rates apply for external full-time PhD students: see under PhD students.

Please sign up four weeks before the start of the block. Late applications will incur an additional fee of 100 euro. 

If you would like to register for our Lecture Series, click here

Courses 2024-2025

Course Catalog