Application & admission procedure

Are you interested in applying for admission to the Master Artistic Research at KABK? Find out how to apply by following the step-by-step guide below.

1

Check the requirements

Read first about the eligibility & admission requirements before starting your application.

2

Start your application

Applications open: 1 October to 2 March

You start your application in Studielink, the national registration system for Dutch university programmes.

Go to Studielink

Detailed instructions are provided on the website of Studielink to assist you with the procedure.

Please note!

Registration in Studielink only is not sufficient to be considered for admission to this programme. Make sure you also complete the next step before the deadline mentioned.

3

Digital submission incl. portfolio

Deadline: 2 March

After your enrolment in Studielink is confirmed, you will receive an e-mail from the Student Administration of the Royal Academy of Art with the subject "Upload the required documents".

In this e-mail, you’ll find your personal login info, which will grant you access to the Academy’s online application system Osiris.

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If you haven’t received the email with your personal login info after one day, contact us at studentadministration@kabk.nl

With your personal login info, you can access your own student account at the Academy’s online application system Osiris. Here you can upload the required materials, with the instructions and specifications as mentioned in the email you received, incl. your

  • Portfolio
  • Letter of Motivation
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Research proposal (if requested)

Your BA diploma  (and for non-EU/EER candidates only, your English language test), can be submitted later on in the process, in case you don’t have obtained them yet.

Experiencing issues with logging in or uploading materials?
Contact us at studentadministration@kabk.nl

You receive the results by email

in the third week of March

If the selection committee has assessed your application positively, you will be invited to the next phase of the admission.
4

Admission days/interview

Shortlisted applicants are invited for a personal online interview.

The admission interviews are scheduled on the following dates:

  • 30 March 2026
  • 31 March 2026
  • 2 April 2026

The interview is a 20-minute conversation with members of the MAR-teaching team.

You will be asked to briefly describe your artistic interests in relation to your portfolio and to explain your research plans for the programme.

Wait for decision

about a month after the interview

You will be informed by email whether or not you will be admitted to our programme or placed on our waiting list.
5

Residence permit arrangement

for non-EU/EEA students only

All newly accepted non-EU/EEA students will receive information and instructions about the application for a residence permit (VVR) for study purposes in the framework of their registration.

For the application, students should submit all the relevant documents by uploading these to their Osiris Online Application.

We will start the procedure of your study residence permit as soon as we have received all the required documents and the payment of your tuition fee, residence permit handling fee and living fee.

    More information about the residence permit procedure

    6

    Complete your enrolment

    Deadline: 1 July

    All students who are offered a place in our programme need to upload supporting documents to complete their admission folder, unless the documents have already been verified by Studielink.

    These documents include:

    • Copy of your passport (a scanned version of pages with photo and personal information).
    • Copy of your bachelor diploma and grade list.
      If your diploma/transcript is NOT in Dutch, English, German, French or Spanish, please make sure to upload an official English translation of your diploma as well (in one attachment).
    • A profile picture (to print on your student card).
    • Proof of English proficiency (for non-EU/EEA students only).

    You upload these documents to your Osiris Online Application.

    Verification of documents

    Once your documents are verified, you will receive an email to go to Studielink and pay your tuition fees.
    7

    Official enrolment

    Deadline: 17 August

    Your official enrolment at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK) is completed upon payment of the tuition fees.

    Proof of enrolment

    Once your payment is processed, you will receive a proof of enrolment via email