Application & admission procedure

Want to apply to the Master Jazz Double Bass & Electric Bass at the Royal Conservatoire? Find out how to apply by following the step-by-step guide below.

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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. Recordings (see below)
      2. Motivation form (see below)
      3. Master Project Plan/Master Study Plan (see below)
      4. Curriculum vitae
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      Recordings

      1. Check the entry requirements to get an idea of the level/works we are looking for.
      2. Record videos that showcase your musical and technical level and abilities. Put the recordings on YouTube/Vimeo.
      3. Create a Word/PDF document with a list of the repertoire and all the activated links.
        You will upload the Word/PDF document at the appropriate question in Osiris Apply later in the process.

      Click here for instructions on how to record your video.

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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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      Entrance Exam

      The entrance exam consists of a practical part and a discussion of your Master Project Plan or Master Study Plan. The entrance exam has two rounds: an online pre-selection and a live (or real-time online) entrance exam.

      • You must choose between a live audition or an online real-time audition.
        More information and dates are added later.
        Practical information about the online, real-time exam can be found here.

      All parts must be passed in order to be considered for a place. The admission requirements are listed under 'entry requirements'.

      For further information about the admission dates, the theory test, and updates, please check Entrance Exams.

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      After the entrance exam

      In the weeks following your entrance exam, you will receive the results. There are three categories: Rejected, Eligible, and Admitted.

      Eligible means that your level is sufficiently high to be admitted, but it is not yet certain whether we can actually offer you a place, for example because there may not be enough places available in the programme. Only if you have heard that you are Admitted can you be sure of a place.

      For further information about entrance exam dates, the theory test and updates, visit koncon.nl/entrance-exams.

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      English language proficiency

      Bachelor’s and Master’s students and participants in a Preparatory Course must have sufficient command of both written and spoken English to follow their study programme at the Royal Conservatoire.

      More information about language proficiency, courses and the tests.

      Students from EU/EEA countries or Switzerland or Surinam whose proficiency in English is inadequate are obliged to follow a language course. If it is found during the admission procedure that your command of English is insufficient, you will be required to follow a course and obtain a certificate of proficiency during the first year of the course.

      If you have been admitted for a Bachelor’s or Master’s programme or Preparatory Course and you are from a country outside the EU/EEA (with exception of Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, South Africa, Surinam, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain or United States of America), you must demonstrate – before 1 September - that your level of English is sufficient to follow the study programme. You can demonstrate your command of English with your score on any of the following English language proficiency tests: IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC or Cambridge English (FCE/CAE/CPE). The test scores are valid for two years and your score must be valid as of 1 September.

      The minimum standard is a score of 6.0 in the IELTS test or level 80 in the TOEFL.

      Certificates from the Institutional TOEFL test, the TOEFL ITP test or other language proficiency tests will not be accepted.

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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.

      Portfolio and documents in order? Submit to Studielink, starting from 1 October.

      Go to Studielink