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Application deadlines 2025/2026

Application Deadlines:

• Early Review Deadline: February 28, 2025
• Non-EU Nationalities: March 31, 2025
• EU-Nationalities: May 30, 2025

Admission requirements

• Prerequisite for admission is a Bachelor degree (preferably in the arts or in a related artistic practice).
• As the Master program is taught in English, students have to prove having sufficient command of the English language. Foreign students are required to prove English proficiency at IELTS level 6.0. After application, we will inform you if an English proficiency test is required in your case.
• Visa requirements (applies to Non-EU students only): Master Performing Public Space is a blended program: partly distance learning (online) and partly on-site in the Netherlands. 2 weeks in October, 2 weeks in January, 2 weeks in May.
  As a Non-EU student you have two visa options:
  Option 1: STUDENT VISA: long-stay visa
  If you want to move to the Netherlands for an entire year. In case you choose this option, Fontys will help you to apply for this visa.
  Option 2: SCHENGEN VISA - Short stay Multi Entry
  If you want to stay in your home country and only travel to the Netherlands for the on-site workshops (three times per year). You can arrange this yourself.
  
  Please note the following EU visa regulations.

Additional short stay visa information for Non-EU students

• Apply for a  Short-stay Schengen visa (90 days or less)​ Select "Multi Entry Visa" on application form.

• Apply for a visa (by first selecting your country).

Add new enrolment via Studielink

Your enrolment for this Master’s program begins at www.studielink.nl.

Application

Via the online admission form, artists can hand in a copy passport/ID, highest obtained diploma and transcript/grade list. The candidate must submit a letter of application (motivation) together with the following:

• • Project and research plan (explaining what you want to explore, develop and research)*
  • Letter of motivation (should include your vision on the value of art in public space)*
  • Curriculum Vitae*
  • Portfolio of artistic experience (should include visuals like photos, videos, audio, sketches, reviews)*
  • References and/or recommendations

  *Required

Online workshop
Applicants who have submitted their application materials before the application deadline will be invited to an online workshop. During this workshop you will improve your understanding of the program and how to do artistic research.

Interview
Following the workshop, you will be invited to an individual online interview.

Early review
The Master PPS offers the opportunity for an early review. If you send your Project and research plan to faa-publicspace@fontys.nl before the early review deadline of February 28, 2025, you will receive individual feedback on your plan. You can apply this feedback to your plan before uploading the final version.

Important dates

Non-EU Nationalities:

February 28, 2025: Early review deadline
March 31, 2025: Application deadline
April 7, 2025 03:00 – 04:30 p.m. (CEST): Online workshop
Week of April 14: Online interviews

EU Nationalities*:

February 28, 2025: Early review deadline
May 30, 2025: Application deadline
June 9, 2025 03:00 – 04:30 p.m. (CEST): Online workshop
Week of June 16: Online interviews

*If they wish, EU Nationalities can also apply for the Non-EU application round