Student admission

-- Application open between October 15 and December 15, 2024 (only for self funding students) --

Check our FAQs if you have questions about the application or admission process.

Required qualifications

Candidates should have at least three years of higher education (BA, BSc or equivalent) with an emphasis on one or more of the following:

In addition, candidates must have a high proficiency in English (see below), as the programme is taught in English.

Required documents

Proof of necessary English skills

Please note that only native speakers (UK, Ireland, Australia, New-Zealand, Canada, USA) do not need to hand in such proof.

The proof of English skills may not be older than 2 years.

Application process for admission

First you need to register in Studielink: https://www.studielink.nl/account/aanvragen/personalia, then in our online application system Progress: (link tba). You will receive login details for the Online Application System via e-mail after you have applied in Studielink. Look for an e-mail titled: "University of Groningen - Complete your application". Please make sure you complete all the steps in Progress until your application has the status "Submitted".

In addition to submitting the other required documents (see above, "Required documents"), you will need to ask your two academic referees to send their reference letter on letterhead to this email address: emcl@rug.nl. Please make sure your referees mention in the subject title the following: your NAME, EMCL and STUDENT NUMBER (which you receive after registration in Studielink). Without this information the EMCL administration is not able to add these letters to your application package.

Application form

The application form is available in DOC (Microsoft Word) format here.

Deadline

Applications need to be submitted no later than December 15, 2024.

You can apply for the programme starting with the Studielink registration October 15, 2024. We recommend to submit your application with the additional documents as soon as the link becomes available, so that the EMCL office can verify whether your application contains all the required documents.

Consortium fee

For the 2025-2027 cohort, the following consortium fees apply:

Programme country students

These are students who hold a passport from one of the European Union or EEA countries. They pay a consortium fee of €9,000 for the entire programme.

Partner country students

These are students who do not hold a passport from one of the European Union or EEA countries. They pay a consortium fee of €18,000 for the entire programme.

NOTE: In both cases, the consortium fee covers: registration costs at each of the consortium partners, university administration and diploma costs, insurance, excursions, lab costs and participation in one edition of the Science of Aphasia conference (including accommodation).

Required literature, accommodation, travel costs and other study related costs are NOT included in the above-mentioned consortium fee.

The consortium fee will be paid in two installments to the consortium coordinator (RUG).

Selection results

Applications are reviewed by a selection committee. The committee rates every single eligible application on the basis of the following criteria:

The review leads to a ranked list. Students will then be informed that they either

Candidates who fail to meet the minimum admission requirements are declared ineligible and their applications are not further reviewed by the selection committee.

Appeal procedure

All applicants have the right to appeal against the selection decision. This has to be done within a period of 15 days starting from the day after the notification of the outcome of the selection. Appeals, including supporting information, may be sent via e-mail to the selection committee at emcl@rug.nl. Please mention Appeal in the header of your e-mail. The selection committee will respond to the appeal within one month after its reception.