Register in Studielink (see step 2 of the application process)
8 May 2024, 23:59 CET

Submit complete application (see step 4)
15 May 2024, 23:59 CET

If you wish to apply for housing

Register in Studielink (see step 2 of the application process)
23 February 2024, 23:59 CET

Submit complete application (see step 4)
1 March 2024, 23:59 CET
 

If you do NOT wish to apply for housing

Register in Studielink (see step 2 of the application process)
8 May 2024, 23:59 CET

Submit complete application (see step 4)
15 May 2024, 23:59 CET

Register in Studielink (see step 2 of the application process)
23 February 2024, 23:59 CET

Submit complete application (see step 4)
1 March 2024, 23:59 CET

If you are interested in a scholarship, you need to apply for both the Master's programme and the scholarship before 15 January, and register in Studielink by 8 January. Learn more at:

To gain admission to the Master’s programme in American Studies you must hold a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in:

• History
• American Studies (RUG, Radboud)
• European Studies with a major in European History (UvA) 
• the humanities, liberal arts or social sciences, with a minimum of 30 ECTS (equivalent to a full-time semester of academic studies) taken in the field of history or American Studies. The interdisciplinary minor in American Studies at the UvA is an ideal preparation for this Master’s, too, and automatically meets the 30 ECTS requirement.

Student profile

As a student in the Master’s programme in American Studies, you will be expected to have the following knowledge, skills, and insights:

• You have a strong academic interest in American history, society, culture, literature, media, and/or politics.
• You are eager to grapple with scholarship in different fields. By following an interdisciplinary programme based within a history department, American Studies students can pollinate their historical sense with the approaches of other disciplines, and bring a historical sensibility to bear on the present and future.
• You know how to formulate inquiries into primary sources, how to gather materials, and how to make your way to an original argument. You are also committed to good and lively writing.

Pre-Master's

If you do not meet the entry requirements above, for example if you have a degree from a Dutch University of Applied Sciences (HBO) or an equivalent thereof, you may be eligible for admission after completing the pre-Master's programme History / Geschiedenis.

English language requirements

New Master's students should be able to speak, read, write and understand English at an advanced academic level. Please check carefully on the page below whether:

• you already meet the English language requirements based on your prior education; or
• you need to arrange to take an official English language test. If you have serious reasons to believe you should be exempted from taking an official English language test, you will need to file a strongly motivated, official exemption request at the Graduate School of Humanities’ Examinations Board. Please note that there is a strict deadline in place for such a request, which is one month prior to the Master's application deadline.

All students applying will need to start their application by submitting an enrolment request in Studielink, the Dutch online system for students applying for a degree programme at a Dutch university.

Applicants for American Studies need to submit an enrolment request in Studielink for the Master's in History or Geschiedenis. Please note: if you will be doing the pre-Master's programme, you need to start your application by submitting an enrolment request for the Master's in History, and not for the pre-Master's programme. 

It is extremely important that you register in Studielink at least 48 hours before the application deadline (see above). This is to ensure that you receive your login information (UvAnetID) in time to fill in your UvA application in MyInfo (see next step). 

All students applying for a Master’s programme with an international degree must pay a non-refundable application fee of €100. The UvA cannot start processing your application until this fee has been paid. You can pay the application fee by credit card (Master or Visacard) or iDEAL. 

You do not have to pay the application fee:

• If you have obtained or will obtain a Bachelor’s degree from a Dutch research university or university of applied sciences (HBO);
• If you have the Dutch or Surinamese nationality;
• If you have already applied and paid the application fee for another Master’s programme at the UvA for the academic year 2024-2025;
• If you have already applied and paid the application fee for a Master's programme at the Graduate School of Humanities for the academic year 2023-2024;
• If you have started a UvA Master’s programme in 2021, 2022 or 2023;
• If you are applying through the Foundation for Refugee Students (UAF) and/or have an official refugee status in the Netherlands (as stated on your residence permit).

After enrolling in Studielink, you will automatically receive an email with a link to your MyInfo UvA application form. To log in to MyInfo you need your UvAnetID. Please fill out the application form, upload the required documents and submit your MyInfo application form before the application deadline. 

Application documents

Make sure you are well prepared before you start your application, and you have all necessary documents ready. You are asked to upload the following documents:

• curriculum vitae;
• proof of language proficiency (if required, see language requirements);
• transcript of records, up-to-date and issued by your home institution (if you are already a student at the UvA, a screenshot from SIS is sufficient);
• diploma (if already obtained)* or list of courses yet to complete;
• translation of your diploma and transcript of records (if they are not in English, Dutch, German or French).

This programme does not require additional programme-specific documents.

*Please note: If you have not yet obtained your diploma but are in possession of all other application documents, you may proceed with your application - as long as you obtain your Bachelor's degree before 1 September. If you have a non-Dutch prior education, please bear in mind that you must submit your certified documents before 1 May (non-EEA students) or 1 August (EEA students).