If you wish to apply for a Master’s programme, you need to make sure that you submit your enrolment request via Studielink before the application deadline. Students can apply from 1 October onwards for the September intake; or from 1 May onwards for the February intake.
Application deadlines for Master’s programmes that use a placement procedure
The deadline for most of the Master’s programmes that use a placement procedure is 1 April for non-EU/EEA students, and 1 May for all other students. But there are exceptions. Please see the pages for each of the Master’s programmes for the correct deadlines. Students will need to apply via Studielink before this deadline.
Application deadlines for regular Master’s programmes
International students
The application deadlines for Master's programmes that do not use a placement procedure are:
With scholarship application (September intake only)
31 January for non-EU/EEA students who wish to apply for a scholarship (September intake only)
Students need to apply via Studielink before the deadline.
For the requirements and selection procedure for scholarships, please check our scholarship overview.
Without scholarship
1 April for non-EU/EEA students for Master’s programmes with September intake
1 November for non-EU/EEA students for Master’s programmes with February intake
1 May for EU/EEA students (with housing assistance) for Master’s programmes with September intake
1 July for EU/EEA students (without housing assistance) for Master’s programmes with September intake
1 December for EU/EEA students for Master’s programmes with February intake. This excludes the 1- and 2-year Master's in Teaching, Cognitive Neuroscience and Gezondheidszorgpsychologie, which have a deadline of 1 November for the February intake.
Students will need to apply via Studielink before the deadline.
Dutch students
1 July for students starting in September
1 December for students starting in February. This is a guarantee deadline. This means that you can still apply after this date, but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process your application in time. This excludes the 1- and 2-year Master's in Teaching, Cognitive Neuroscience and Gezondheidszorgpsychologie, which have a deadline of 1 November for the February intake.
Students will need to apply for these programmes via Studielink before the deadline.
Enrolment deadlines
Find your deadline for completing the enrolment procedure:
International students
1 June for non-EU/EEA students for the start in September
1 December for non-EU/EEA students for the start in February
15 August for EU/EEA students for the start in September
15 January for EU/EEA students for the start in February
Dutch students
31 August for the start in September
31 January for the start in February