Use the links below to choose a programme and view the application information for that programme.

The UvA also offers several European language Master's programmes, which can be found in the list of  English-taught Master’s programmes.

Check the specific entry requirements and deadlines for the programme of your choice.

Studielink is the national online registration system for students who wish to pursue a degree programme at a Dutch university. The first step in the application process is submitting an enrolment request in Studielink.

After submitting your enrolment request in Studielink, you will receive an email with your UvAnetID (username and password). Follow the instructions in the email to activate your UvAnetID immediately, for you will need it to complete your application. Please note that after submitting your enrolment request in Studielink, it may take up to 48 hours before you receive your UvAnetID. So make sure to register in Studielink at least one week before the application deadline.

After registering in Studielink, you will receive emails with your UvA student number and instructions for the next step of the enrolment process.

All students applying for a Master’s degree programme with an international bachelor’s diploma are required to pay a non-refundable €100 application fee*. Only after you have paid this fee the UvA can start to process your application.

Paying the application fee at Amsterdam Law School, Faculty of Science, Graduate School of Child Development and Education, Graduate School of Communication, Graduate School of Humanities, Graduate School of Psychology or Graduate School of Social Sciences
If you apply for a master’s programme at one of the faculties above, you first need to pay your application fee in SIS. You can pay your €100 application fee by credit card (Mastercard, Visacard), GooglePay, ApplePay, Bancontact or iDEAL.

Only after paying the fee, you can start your application in MyInfo or DataNose. It is not possible to start your application without first paying your non-refundable application fee.

Note that it can take up to 24 hours for your fee payment to be registered in SIS and you are able to submit your application in MyInfo or Datanose. Make sure to pay your application fee in time and at least 24 hours before the application deadline of your programme.

Paying the application fee at Economics and Business (FEB)
If you apply for a programme at FEB, you will be asked to pay the fee when submitting your filled out application form in Embark. Submitting the form without paying the application fee is not possible. You can pay your €100 application fee by credit card.

Applying for programmes at multiple Graduate Schools?
It can take up to 24 hours for your fee payment to be registered in SIS and you are able to submit your application in MyInfo or Datanose. Make sure to pay your application fee at least 24 hours before the application deadline of your programme.

You don't have to pay the application fee:

• If you have of will obtain a bachelor’s degree from a Dutch research university or university of applied sciences (HBO).
• If you have already applied and have paid the application fee for another master’s programme at the UvA for the academic year 2025-2026.
• If you are an exchange student.
• If you are applying through the Foundation for Refugee Students (UAF).
   

*The application fee is non-refundable. You are not entitled to a refund even if you do not submit your application form, or if you submit an application form after the deadline (which will not be taken into consideration) or if you submit an incomplete application.

By Dutch law, you must obtain your Bachelor’s (and/or Master’s) degree prior to the start of the (Pre-)master's programme. The Admissions Office needs to verify whether you have successfully completed your previous education. We need to receive digital copies of your final transcripts and degree certificates, so we can check them. 

What is a certified document?

A certified document is an official copy of the original document provided by an authorised department of your institution of higher education or an authorised notary.

1) I have a Dutch degree

If you will complete or have completed your previous education at the University of Amsterdam or another Dutch institution of higher education, the Admissions Office will verify your graduation in SIS or DUO. You do not have to send us your certified documents, unless stated otherwise in your conditional admission letter. Once your graduation has been checked, your conditional admission will be converted into an unconditional offer.

It may take several weeks for your university to register your graduation.

Have you completed all courses of your Bachelor's (and/or Master’s) programme, but is your graduation not yet officially registered? Then we also accept a graduation statement, sent by an authorised department at your institution of higher education.

Below, you can find more information regarding the graduation statement.

2) I have a non-Dutch degree

What kind of certified documents do you need to send us?

• Digital copies of your original higher education diploma(s)
• Digital copies of your original final transcript(s)

Please note that:

• Documents that are not written in Dutch, English, German or French, must be accompanied by an official translation to English made by a sworn translator or a notary.
• You have to send in certified documents of all previous (Bachelor's and/or Master's) programmes that you applied with. More information on which documents to send and what deadline applies to you can be found in your conditional admission letter sent by the admissions office.

Graduation statement
If your diploma will not be issued before the deadline you can submit a graduation statement instead. In this graduation statement your home institution needs to declare that you have met all graduation requirements and have graduated from your Bachelor's and/or Master's degree, stating your exact graduation date.

The document should be on official letterhead of your home institution and has to contain the following information:

• First (given) name and Last name;
• Date of birth;
• Country of birth;
• Current Bachelor’s education;
• That you have completely met all graduation requirements of your Bachelor’s and/or Master’s;
• Firm graduation date;
• Stamp and signature from a representative of your home institution.

How to submit your certified documents?

Through a secure portal:

We accept certified documents sent to us through a secure portal, such as: Parchment, Digitary, Hear, E-Script, Gradintelligence, or CSSD (formerly CHESICC).

The email address can be found in your conditional admission letter sent to you by the admissions office.

Via email:
We accept certified documents sent to us by an authorised department of your institution of higher education (such as the Registrar’s Office). Please ask the authorised department to send your certified documents to the email address mentioned in your conditional admission letter.

We do not accept digital documents sent to us by students and/or from a student email address.

What happens after we have received your documents?

Once we have received your certified documents, we aim to verify them within 3 weeks. Upon successful verification, you will promptly receive an email confirming your unconditional admission.

What is the deadline for submitting your documents?

Please note that this can vary per student, as some are in need of assistance with an entrance visa or resident permit. You can find the deadline that applies to you in your conditional admission letter.

After you have been admitted to a degree programme, you will be asked to pay your tuition fees. In order to be enrolled for your programme you must meet the requirements for each step in the enrolment process.

Information for refugees

Refugees wishing to follow a Master's programme at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) can find more information about the admission process via the link below.

Refugees wishing to follow a Master's programme at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) can find more information about the admission process via the link below.