Application & admission procedure

Want to apply to the Master Composition at the Royal Conservatoire? Find out how to apply by following the step-by-step guide below.

1

Check the requirements

Read the entry requirements (see above) before starting your application.

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Sign up via Studielink

Deadline: 26 February

Studielink is the online registration system for higher education in the Netherlands. When you register, you will also automatically be registered with DUO (Dienst Uitvoerend Onderwijs), the agency that arranges student financing, among other things.

    To Studielink

    Note: you will now leave the website of the Royal Conservatoire. You are not done with the admission process after registering with Studielink. Please read the further instructions below first.

    If you are a Dutch student, log on with your DigiD. If you do not yet have one, it can be requested at www.digid.nl. It could be several days before you receive the log-in codes.

      If you are an international student, log on with a user name and password that you will be able to create for yourself in Studielink.

      Apply for the course of your choice (the first step in your ‘to do’ list) under Royal Academy of Art/Royal Conservatoire The Hague. Complete each step in the screen. Detailed instructions and help with the process is available on the website of Studielink.

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      What do we need from you?

      Start by collecting all the documents you will need to register for your entrance exam and your course.

      1. Scores (see below)
      2. Motivation form (see below)
      3. Master Project Plan/Master Study Plan (see below)
      4. Curriculum vitae
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      Submitting scores

      The scores of at least three (and preferably four) of your own compositions, together with audio recordings of the works. Midi recordings are permitted.

      Recordings of exclusively electronic compositions (intended to be played via electronic media) can be submitted without a score.

      If there are no recordings of a score or none can made, the score can be sent without a recording.

      Create a Word document with a list of all the links to the recordings and videos. If you have your own YouTube or Vimeo account (or a SoundCloud account in the case of audio) or an account with a similar online platform, we would prefer that you post your recordings on that platform and include the link to it in the Word document. You will upload the Word document at the appropriate question in Osiris Online Application later in the process.

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      Motivation form Master

      Answer the questions in the motivation form and upload the document in Osiris Apply.

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      Master Project Plan

      You are required to write a realistic Master Project Plan. Please refer to the guidelines document.

      Master Project Plan Guidelines for Classical Music, Early Music, Jazz, Vocal Studies, Conducting (excl NMO), New Audiences and Innovative Practice (NAIP), Composition, Art of Sound, The Musician Educator.

      You can also find these guidelines in the Entry Requirements section.

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      After admission

      Deadline: 1 September

      Only when you have fulfilled all registration requirements will you be enrolled as a student. So make sure that you have submitted all requested documents before 1 September.

      Non-EU/EEA students who have been admitted to a Bachelor’s or Master’s programme or Preparatory Course have to submit the proof of their English language proficiency (see step English proficiency) before 1 September.

      If you are admitted you will receive information via e-mail and Studielink about payment of tuition fees.

      More information on the fees and payment

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      Extra note for international students

      Non-EU/EEA students who are admitted to the programme they applied for need an entry visa and/or residence permit. You also need to make other practical arrangements before you come to the Netherlands and when you arrive here. Please check the website for international students coming to the Netherlands for all procedures, information and contact info.