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:
*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.
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
Please note that:
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.