Application Deadlines
08 Feb 2010
The deadlines for admission to master’s degree programmes vary and can change throughout the year. You should contact the Dutch institution directly for further information.
Letter of admission
It may occur that the Dutch institution's deadline for applying for admission to a programme is later than the NFP deadline for fellowship applications. Nevertheless, fellowship applications can not be taken into consideration without a letter of admission to a master’s degree programme. On the master’s degree programmes overview, each entry includes the application deadlines for academic admission.
Download the overview of master's degree programmes starting in 2010 (274 kB)
Download the changes on the 2010 course list (8 kB)
Please note that the master’s degree programmes offered by Leiden University with a starting date of 1 September 2010 has an academic application deadline of 12 December 2009. The deadline mentioned in the NFP brochure is therefore incorrect! If you applied after the deadline, Leiden University cannot guarantee that your file will be reviewed in time to meet the embassy deadline.
Fellowship application deadlines
There are two fellowship application deadlines for master’s degree programmes; one for programmes starting in the first quarter of 2010 and one for programmes starting in the third quarter of 2010. The specific embassy deadlines for NFP applications can be downloaded.
Download the application deadlines 2010 (26 kB)
A letter of admission should be in the candidate’s possession well before the embassy’s deadline for submitting fellowship applications. Therefore, candidates are strongly advised to start the application procedure for admission as early as possible.
There is a good reason why NFP deadlines are scheduled so far in advance. Candidates need time to prepare for a long stay abroad. It takes at least three months to obtaina visa, for example, and other logistical arrangements also take time. The Dutch institutions will inform all candidates of their decisions.
