• Your UM account
• How to apply and register at Maastricht University
  • Bachelor's programme: registration and enrolment
  • Selective master's programme: application and registration
    • Required documents
  • Continuing master's programme: application and registration
  • Re-registration for a bachelor's or master's programme
  • Important to know if you're starting a master's in 2012!
• Tuition fees
• Suspension / termination of studies or graduation
• Cancellation of the registration
• Maastricht University regulations and manuals

Required documents when applying for a selective master

Please note:

Last year, the bill Ruim baan voor talent (‘Make way for talent’) was introduced. This new legislation includes the introduction of the harde knip (‘clear cut’) between the bachelor’s and master’s phases, which means that from 1 September 2012, you can only begin a master’s programme once you have successfully completed your bachelor’s.

 

If you expect to complete your bachelor’s programme this academic year, you may now already apply for a master’s programme. If you do not manage to complete your bachelor’s on or before 31 August due to unforeseen circumstances, in September you will still be able to re-register for the bachelor’s programme in order to complete it.

You can find more information about the new legislation on the webpage "Important to know if you’re starting a master’s in 2012!"

 

What to do when applying

When you apply for a Maastricht University programme, you will need to upload the following documents via the My UM portal.

• Your degree certificate and latest grades transcript
• A copy of your passport (valid as at the starting date of the programme)
• A recent passport photo that meets the guidelines listed here the guidelines listed here

 

On the basis of these documents, the relevant faculty will check whether you can be admitted to the programme. You may also need to submit additional documents; in this case, please contact the relevant faculty.

 

Please note that you can only be registered once you have submitted all the required documents and we have received your tuition fee payment or direct debit authorisation. You will not be able to start your programme unless you are properly registered.

NB: Please follow these guidelines for uploading documents:
- Permitted formats: zip, doc, docx, txt, pdf, jpg and jpeg.
- Maximum size of 10 MB per document.

How do you complete your application?

To finalise your application, you must submit the following documents in hard copy:

• Certified copy of your bachelor’s degree.
  NB: ‘Certified’ means that the copy is signed or stamped by the programme’s Board of Education. You can also bring the original diploma and grades transcript to the Visitors' Centre at the Student Services Centre. The desk staff there will make a copy of the original, which will be certified by a UM staff member as a true copy.
  If you do not yet have your diploma, you can submit a certified copy of your graduation statement (afstudeerverklaring); that is, a letter indicating that you have met all the requirements of your programme to date.
• Proof of registration with your local council:
  • If you live in the Netherlands, you will need to submit your proof of registration in the Municipal Personal Records Database (GBA), unless you have received an email stating that Studielink has checked and approved your GBA registration. 
  • If you live within the residence area but outside the Netherlands, you will need to submit proof of registration with your local council to the Student Services Centre.
• If you intend to pay your tuition fee in instalments: the signed direct debit authorisation.
  N.B: You may only pay in instalments if you have a Dutch bank account. If you have questions about paying your tuition fees, please check the website or contact the Student Services Centre.  
• If you are already paying tuition fees at another institution: your proof of tuition fee payment (Bewijs van Betaling Collegegeld)
• If applicable: your language exam results. It may be that you do not receive the results of your language exam in time. In this case, you will still be allowed to start the programme on the condition that you pass the exam before 1 September of the relevant academic year. This conditional admission will be replaced by a definitive admission as soon as you have submitted your exam results demonstrating sufficient language proficiency. If the exam result is insufficient, you will be denied access to the programme. Please contact the faculty of the programme you are applying for to find out more about the required results of the language exams. 

You can submit the above documents by post or in person at the desk of the Student Services Centre.

Postal address:
Attn: Admission and Registration Office
Student Services Centre (SSC)
Maastricht University
PO Box 616
6200 MD Maastricht

Visiting address:
Bonnefantenstraat 2, Maastricht

More information

If you have more questions about application and registration, please contact the Student Services Centre.

If you have questions regarding admissibility, please contact the faculty of the programme you are applying for.

NB: You can submit your application for study financing via the website of the DUO–IB-groep.