International Development: Global Trends via Local Case Perspectives

Application process

• Applying and paying via our form

  Applying to VU Amsterdam Summer School is as easy as clicking the blue 'Apply now' button at the top of any page of your chosen course and filling in our online application form and submitting your payment. 

  Before we can finalise your application, payment must be made. After you complete the application form you will be taken to a secure payment page. We accept most major credit cards.

  Required documents
  
  In the application form you will be asked to provide the following two documents (no larger than 1 MB per document):

  • Curriculum Vitae/Résumé (mostly important for us to understand your educational background)
  • Transcript of records (a print screen of your most recent grades is sufficient and needs to include your name and the name of your university)

  These documents will be shared with the professors before the start of the course.

  Find out more about the application process.

• Applying via invoice

  Under some circumstances we allow payments via invoice. To apply and pay by invoice, please contact us first at amsterdamsummerschool@vu.nl

• Application deadlines

  The standard application deadline is 01 May 2025 (23:59 CET)

  To benefit from a €50 'early bird' discount, please submit your form before 14 March 2025 (23:59 CET). This discount will automatically be deducted from your total when completing the application form.

• Tuition fees

  Tuition for two-week courses

  Students, PhD candidates and employees of VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC or an Aurora Network Partner	€765
  Students and PhD candidates at partner universities of VU Amsterdam *All Dutch universities and hogescholen are partners of VU Amsterdam.	€1035
  Students and PhD candidates at non-partner universities of VU Amsterdam	€1140
  Professionals	€1360

  Tuition for one-week courses

  Students, PhD candidates and employees of VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC or an Aurora Network Partner	€545
  Students and PhD candidates at partner universities of VU Amsterdam *All Dutch universities and hogescholen are partners of VU Amsterdam.	€705
  Students and PhD candidates at non-partner universities of VU Amsterdam	€815
  Professionals	€1035

  Find out more about our fees, discounts and scholarships.