Entry requirements

The Graduate School for the Humanities only offers positions for graduate fellowships. Research masters (ReMA) programmes currently have their own structure, application procedures and organisation which you can find here.

PhD positions

In order to meet the requirements for admission to a graduate fellowship (i.e. a PhD position for which you will receive a salary) you need at least have an internationally recognized Master's degree of an accredited university. Other requirements will be specified in the announcement of available positions.

If your preliminary education is not comparable to the required Dutch preliminary education, your diplomas will be subject to assessment.

In the case of non-native users of English, a statement of competence/certification in written and spoken English must be submitted. This official documentation should include an official test result, e.g. IELTS score, TOEFL score or Cambridge Certificate. This does not apply for Dutch candidates who plan to write their thesis in Dutch. The minimum scores required are:

IELTS:

• Overall score of 7.0, and no lower than 6.5 on parts.

TOEFL iBT*:

• overall score 100 (min. 25 in Speaking and Writing)
• overall score 5 (min. 5 in Speaking and Writing)

Other standardized tests:

• Similar level to acceptable IELTS and TOEFL results. This will be determined by the GSH Admissions Board.

Exemptions:

Candidates are exempt from proving proficiency in English if they completed a Bachelor or a Master degree programme fully taught in English.

More information on UG policy about the English language requirement can be found here.