Application

To apply to any of the one-year MA courses at the Utrecht Graduate School of Visual Art and Design, please:
  • fill in the application form
  • write a project proposal
  • send it all in with the required enclosures
Application and admission are possible throughout the year.

Fill in the application form
Download the application form for the Fine Art Course or Design courses in the right column. Fill in the appropriate form, print and sign it.

Write a project proposal
On page five of the application form you are asked to describe your project proposal, stating the main subject area you wish to research and how you propose researching it. To give you an impression of what a project proposal may look like, here are real examples (pdf) written by students.
Fine Art 
Editorial Design
Fashion Design
Interior Design 
Public Space Design

Send it all in
Send the application form, your proposal and the required enclosures to:
Utrecht Graduate School of Visual Art and Design (MaHKU)
Ina Boudier-Bakkerlaan 50
3582 VA Utrecht
The Netherlands

Then what?
Based on your application, the admissions committee will decide whether you meet the entry requirements. If you live in the Netherlands, the admissions committee may select you for an interview. If you live outside the Netherlands, you may be contacted for additional information. As soon as the admissions committee has made a selection, you will receive a letter stating whether or not you have been admitted to the programme. If so, you will receive a registration form with which you can formalise your registration.

Application deadline: 30 May 2010
Please apply as soon as possible. Overseas students will need extra time to arrange for visa and funding. More information: Student Service Centre.

Course fee: € 9250
There are no institutional grants or scholarships available. For information about scholarships and grants, please check the grantfinder on the website of the Netherlands organization for international cooperation in higher education: www.nuffic.nl  
The MA Design and MA Fine Art programmes are eligible for the Netherlands Fellowship Programme

International students
If either Dutch or English is not your native language, you need to be able to demonstrate sufficient command of the English language through a TOEFL (score of 233+ needed) or IELTS  (score of 6,5+ needed).







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MA_Fine_Art_Application_10_11.doc