Submit your online application
Completing and submitting your application
After registering in Studielink (the previous step), you have to take the next step in the application process and submit a complete application before the deadline in our online application system. You will automatically receive a link to our online application system within 48 hours after registering in Studielink
If you cannot complete your application at once, you can save it and log in later to make any changes until you are ready to submit your application before the application deadline. Only after receiving a complete application the Admissions Office can evaluate your application and determine your eligibility for the programme.
Are you eligible?
The Admissions Office can only come to an informed decision about your eligibility by reviewing your complete application. They will determine your eligibility based on the entry requirements of the programme. The outcome of your eligibility will only be communicated per email after receiving a complete application in SIS.
How to submit a complete application in SIS in 3 steps:
1. Create a account
You have to create an account in SIS ‘my applications”. You will receive an automatic email with the details how to apply and upload your documents. Use your personal email address (not your UvA email), as updates are not always delivered correctly to UvA mailboxes.
2. Upload all documents to complete the form
Please note that we will not evaluate your application if it is not complete. How to start your online application when you have all the required documents as mentioned below.
| 1.UvAnetID/student number | You receive this via email within 48 hours after registration in Studielink. After this you can start filling out your portal in ‘my applications’. |
| 2. Bachelor's diploma | If you have already graduated, including an official translation to English or Dutch. Please note that your graduation date cannot be later than 31 August 2027. |
| 3. Most recent Bachelor’s transcript | If you have not yet obtained your diploma, please submit all grades obtained until the moment of application, including the courses you still need to follow in your final year. Make sure to include an official translation to English or Dutch. |
| 4. Course descriptions | A self-made summary of relevant courses you took during your Bachelor’s for the programme you are applying for. Please include per course: topics covered, amount of credits earned, method(s) of examination and the compulsory literature list. |
| 5. English proficiency test | Upload a test score result that meets the entry requirements as stated on the programme page. Be aware that we won't evaluate your application when your test result is missing. Sufficient test scores received after the application deadline are accepted, as long as your English proficiency test was taken before the application deadline. |
| 6. GMAT/GRE test result | Students with an international degree need to upload a GMAT/GRE score that meets the entry requirements of the specific programme. Sufficient test scores received after the application deadline are accepted, as long as your test was taken before the application deadline. |
| 7. Grade Point Average (GPA) calculation |
One of the selection criteria is the Grade Point Average (GPA). You can use this GPA calculation. For the Master's programme Finance, please use the following GPA calculation. |
| 8. Extra documents | Upload any other relevant obtained Masters and/or followed exchange semesters.
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| 9. Motivation letter | Max. 1 A4. |
| 10. Curriculum Vitae (CV) | The CV allows you to describe basic information about yourself, your skills, qualifications and experiences. It is mostly used as a clear overview of your previous education. Please note that we do not take work experience into consideration during the evaluation of your application. For a format example, refer to Europass CV. |
3. Submit your complete application
A complete application needs to be submitted before the application deadline. Make sure that you press the submit button in your application to be considered as an applicant and the Admissions Office can assess your application.
Pay the application fee before submitting (non-Dutch diploma)
If you apply for a programme at UvA - Economics and Business, with an International (non-Dutch) diploma, you will be asked to pay the non-refundable fee when submitting your filled out application form. Submitting the form without paying the application fee is not possible. You can pay your €100 application fee by credit card.
You don't have to pay the application fee:
- If you have of will obtain a Bachelor’s degree from a Dutch research university or University of Applied Sciences (HBO).
- If you have already applied and have paid the application fee for another Master’s programme at the UvA for the academic year 2027-2028.
- If you are an exchange student.
- If your tuition fees for the academic year 2027-2028 will be paid by the Foundation for Refugee Students (UAF). If so, your application fee will be refunded;
Admissions process
The admissions office has a rolling admissions process. This means that only complete applications will be evaluated on eligibility for the programme upon receiving them.
You will most likely receive your results within 4-6 weeks after we have received a complete application, but in peak moments (January till June) evaluating your application may take a few weeks longer.
Incomplete application
If your file is not complete or if documents are missing, the Admissions Office will send you an email explaining which document(s) are missing, or which tasks you still need to complete. You then have 10 working days to correct this. If you do not complete your file on time, your application will be closed.