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Application deadlines Master's degree programmes

The application deadlines vary per programme and may depend on your nationality. In addition, there may also be specific deadlines for scholarship candidates.

What happens when the deadline has passed?

Although you will still be able to apply for the programme in Studielink, your application will not be processed after the deadline has passed. However, you are welcome to apply for the next intake. Some of our Master's programmes have a February intake. Please check the deadline section of the programme of your interest for more information.


Overview deadlines per programme per faculty

You can also find the deadlines on the programme pages.

Faculty of Arts

You can find the application deadlines on the programme pages of the Master's degree programmes.

Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences
Degree programme
EU*
Non-EU*
Behavioural and Social Sciences - research master
1 May
1 May
Educational Sciences
- Learning in Interaction
1 June
1 May
Pedagogical Sciences
- Deafblindness
1 June
1 June
- Ethics of Education: philosophy, history and law
- Youth 0-21, Society and Policy
1 December or 1 June
15 October or 1 May

Psychology

- All tracks

1 October or 1 March

Exceptions:
The following tracks only have a September intake:
- Applied Social Psychology,
- Talent Development & Creativity
- Clinical Forensic Psychology & Victimology
- Environmental Psychology
1 October or 1 March

* Depending on the starting date of the Master degree programme.

Faculty of Economics and Business
Degree programme
EU* **
Non-EU*
Accountancy and Controlling
1 May or 15 October
1 May or 15 October
Business administration
- Change management
- Health
- Management Accounting and Control
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Strategic Innovation Management
1 May or 15 October
1 May or 15 October
Econometrics, Operations Research and Actuarial Studies
1 May or 15 October
1 May or 15 October
International Economics and Sustainable Development
1 May or 15 October
1 May or 15 October
Economics
1 May or 15 October
1 May or 15 October
Economic Geography
1 May
1 May
Finance
1 May or 15 October
1 May or 15 October
Human Resource Management
1 May or 15 October
1 May or 15 October
International Business and Management
1 May or 15 October
1 May or 15 October
International Financial Management
1 May or 15 October
1 May or 15 October
Marketing
1 March or
15 October
1 March or
15 October
Supply Chain Management
1 May or 15 October
1 May or 15 October
Technology and Operations Management
1 May or 15 October
1 May or 15 October
Research Master in Economics and Business
1 May
1 May

* Depending on the starting date of the Master degree programme.
** Students with a diploma from a Dutch institution other than the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen; 1 May and 15 October

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Degree programme
EU*
Non-EU*
Applied Mathematics
1 May or 15 October
1 May or 15 October
Applied Physics
1 May or 15 October
1 May or 15 October
Artificial Intelligence
1 May
1 May
Astronomy
1 May or 15 October
1 May or 15 October
Behavioural and Cognitive Neurosciences - research
1 May
1 May
Biology
1 May
1 May
Biomedical Engineering
1 May
1 May
Biomedical Sciences
1 May
1 May
Biomolecular Sciences
1 May
1 May
Chemical Engineering
1 May or 15 October
1 May or 15 October
Chemistry
1 May
1 May
Computing Science
1 May
1 May
Ecology and Evolution
15 March
15 March
Educatie en Communicatie in de Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen (Education track taught in Dutch)
1 May or 15 October
1 May or 15 October
Energy and Environmental Sciences
1 May
1 May
Industrial Engineering and Management
1 May
1 May
Marine Biology
15 March
15 March
Mathematics
1 May or 15 October
1 May or 15 October
Mechanical Engineering
1 May
1 May
Medical Pharmaceutical Sciences
1 May
1 May
Nanoscience
1 May
1 February
Pharmacy (taught in Dutch)
1 May or 15 October
1 May or 15 October
Physics
1 May or 15 October
1 May or 15 October
Systems & Control
1 May or 15 October
1 May or 15 October
Water Technology - joint degree
15 June
1 April

* Depending on the starting date of the Master's degree programme.

Faculty of Medical Sciences
Degree programme
EU*
Non-EU*
Clinical and Psychosocial Epidemiology - research
1 May
1 March
Dentistry (taught in Dutch)
Please contact the faculty for more information
Please contact the faculty for more information
Human Movement Sciences
1 May
1 May
Molecular Medicine and Innovative Treatment
1 May
1 May
Medicine (taught in Dutch)
Please contact the faculty for more information
Please contact the faculty for more information
Sport Sciences
1 May
1 May

* Depending on the starting date of the Master's degree programme.

Faculty of Law

Degree programme
Deadline
Energy and Climate Law
1 May
European Law in a Global Context
1 May
Global Criminal Law
1 May
International Commercial Law
1 May
International Human Rights Law
1 May
Public International Law
1 May

Faculty of Philosophy
Degree programme
EU*
Non-EU*
Philosophy
1 May
1 May
- Philosophy and Society (taught in Dutch)
Philosophy of a specific discipline (partially taught in Dutch)
1 May
1 May
Philosophy - research
* Dutch students: 1 June or 1 November
1 May or 1 November*
1 May
Philosophy - teacher training (taught in Dutch)
* Dutch students: 1 February
Philosophy, Politics and Economics
1 May
1 May

* Depending on the starting date of the Master's degree programme.

Faculty of Spatial Sciences
Degree programme
EU*
Non-EU*
Economic geography (taught in Dutch)
- Master's track: Regional Competitiveness and Trade
1 May
1 May
Environmental and infrastructure planning
- DDM Development planning and infrastructure management
- DDM Urban Governance within a Global Environment
- DDM Water and coastal management
1 May
1 May
Population studies
- DDM Demography and Social Inequality
- DDM Social Demography
1 May
1 May
Research Master Spatial Sciences
- Master's track: Islands and Sustainability
1 May
1 May
Society, Sustainability and Planning (partially taught in Dutch)
- DDM Urban Governance within a Global Environment
* Dutch students: 15 August
1 May
1 May
Real Estate Studies
1 May
1 May
Opleiding tot leraar voortgezet onderwijs van 1e graad in Aardrijksunde (taught in Dutch)
* Dutch students: 15 August or 15 January

* Depending on the starting date of the Master's degree programme.

Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society
Degree programme
EU*
Non-EU*
Theology and Religious Studies
- Spiritual care (taught in Dutch)
- Religion, Conflict and Globalisation
- Heritage and Religion
- Religion and Pluralism, ancient and modern
- Werk en Zingeving (taught in Dutch)
1 May
1 May
Theology and Religious Studies - research
- Religion and Culture - Research
1 May
1 May

* Depending on the starting date of the Master's degree programme.

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