When do applications close? If you wish to enrol in a master's, submit your application before the given date.
Still need to graduate?
Even if you have not yet graduated, you can still apply at any time. However, you need to graduate before the start of the academic year.
Application Deadlines
The application deadline is based on nationality. Your current nationality is leading, even if you have a Dutch or European residence permit. For example: if you have a Mexican nationality and hold a Dutch residence permit, your nationality is Mexican (not Dutch). As your residence permit needs to be verified, if it is valid to study at the University of Twente. Or that the University of Twente needs to request a new study visa on your behalf. Check the Dutch government website whether you have an EEA or visa nationality.
Please note that your application will only be reviewed if requested documents are uploaded and submitted before the application deadline. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. For example, if you do not have an English language test yet, your application will not be reviewed.
What applies to you? Check out the deadlines for your specific situation.
Students with a Dutch nationality These deadlines apply if you have a Dutch nationality. Your current nationality is leading, even if you have a Dutch or European residence permit. For example: if you have a Mexican nationality and hold a Dutch residence permit, your nationality is Mexican (not Dutch). As your residence permit needs to be verified, if it is valid to study at the University of Twente. Or that the University of Twente needs to request a new study visa on your behalf. Check the Dutch government website whether you have an EEA or visa nationality.
| September intake | February intake |
You can start your application from | 1 October | 1 March |
Deadline completed application with all the required uploads submitted via Osiris * | before 1 August | before 1 January |
Deadline for accepting Offer of Admission (after admission) * | before 25 August | before 25 January |
Deadline to submit the final certified photocopies ** | before 1 September | before 1 February |
* Due to the selection procedure, and deviating deadlines apply for a master’s programme in Psychology with a specialisation in Positive Clinical Psychology & Technology. Please refer to the website for more detail about the deadline.
** Please be aware that the application will not be finished as long as the final certified photocopies are not provided. The sooner the documents are provided the sooner your application file will be completed.
Students with an EEA nationality (non-Dutch) These deadlines apply if you have a nationality of one of the European Economic Area (EEA), the Dutch nationality excluded. Your current nationality is leading, even if you have a Dutch or European residence permit. For example: if you have a Mexican nationality and hold a Dutch residence permit, your nationality is Mexican (not Dutch). As your residence permit needs to be verified, if it is valid to study at the University of Twente. Or that the University of Twente needs to request a new study visa on your behalf. Check the Dutch government website whether you have an EEA or visa nationality.
| September intake | February intake |
You can start your application from | 1 October | 1 March |
Deadline completed application with all the required uploads submitted via Osiris * | before 1 July | before 1 December |
Deadline for accepting Offer of Admission (after admission) * | before 1 August | before 1 January |
Deadline to submit the final certified photocopies ** | before 1 September | before 1 February |
* Due to the selection procedure, and deviating deadlines apply for a master’s programme in Psychology with a specialisation in Positive Clinical Psychology & Technology. Please refer to the website for more detail about the deadline.
** Please be aware that the application will not be finished as long as the final certified photocopies are not provided. The sooner the documents are provided the sooner your application file will be completed.
Students with a non-EEA (VISA) nationality The dates below apply if you need a residence permit for the Netherlands / visa when you wish to live and study here. Your current nationality is leading, even if you have a Dutch or European residence permit. For example: if you have a Mexican nationality and hold a Dutch residence permit, your nationality is Mexican (not Dutch). As your residence permit needs to be verified, if it is valid to study at the University of Twente. Or that the University of Twente needs to request a new study visa on your behalf. Check the Dutch government website whether you have an EEA or visa nationality.
| September intake | February intake |
You can start your application from | 1 October | 1 March |
Deadline completed application with all the required uploads submitted via Osiris.
Deviating deadlines apply for: | before 1 May | before 1 October |
Deadline for accepting Offer of Admission (after admission) | before 1 June | before 1 November |
Deadline to submit the final certified photocopies. Take note that the application will not be completed until the last certified photocopies are submitted. The sooner you submit the documents, the sooner your application file will be complete. | before 1 September | before 1 February |
The visa/residence permit procedure only starts after accepting your Offer of Admission, be aware of those deadlines as well. Every non-EEA student must go through the process, including students with a residence permit, as we need to verify this. |
Subsidiary students (in Dutch: doorstroomminor, Kies op Maat of bijvakkers) The dates below apply if you are an HBO student that uses the minor space to do courses at the University of Twente in order to transfer to a master's.
| September intake | March intake |
Deadline completed application with all the required uploads submitted via Osiris | 30 June | 30 December |
Currently studying at an HBO? There are different transfer routes and opportunities to bring your knowledge and skills up to the level required for admission to an academic master’s.
External students have to make sure that the learning agreement, agreed upon by their examination board, is in the hands of the UT contact person before the end of the subscription period.
Questions regarding starting dates, tuition fees, scholarships, deadlines or visa & residence permits? Shortly, anything you need to know about applying for your study? Our chatbot Sam is ready to help you! This useful, guided chat tool will help you browse through all the information you need to sign up for your master's.
Deviating deadlines
There are different deadlines for a few master's. Visit the pages of the programmes:
February or September intake?
All (pre-)master's have an intake of 1 September, which means the academic year starts on 1 September. Your first day of class is often on another day. For some (pre-)master's - and also for specialisations within the master's - you can start in February. Check the website of the master's of your interest whether the pre-master’s or master's specialisation starts in September and/or in February.
If you miss the deadline, you have to wait for the next intake period.
Do I have to sign up for a pre-master's?
There's no need to apply for a pre-master's. You always enrol for the master's of your choice. Following your application, UT will assess it and let you know if you need to follow a pre-master first. After you have successfully completed the pre-master’s, i.e. obtained sufficient ECTS, you can continue with the master’s.
