How to apply
How to apply
All applications for our programmes have to be conducted via www.studielink.nl. Studielink is an online portal that allows applicants to apply and maintain their registration whenever they want to.
The Master of Music application process may differ for EU and Non-EU students, please read below what applies for you.
Admission Support
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Audition process
- To take part in the audition you first have to apply. See the link "How to apply for admission above what the 2 steps are for application.
- Candidates living in the Netherlands, Belgium and western Germany will be invited to participate in a live audition.
- Candidates living in other countries can upload a video audition after receiving an email with a link to their personal file. The deadlines for uploading a video audition are 29-01-2024, 15-04-2024 and 20-05-2024.
- Both the live audition and the online audition will be assessed on the same dates. The auditions will take place in the following weeks: 5-9 February 2024, 22-26 April 2024 or 27-31 May 2024 (the last one is not accessible for Non-EEA candidates because of the Visa procedure) The exact dates per main subject can be found here (download).
- After this audition weeks it is still possible to audition for EEA candidates; after applying we will contact you about the date.
- Read the Admission Requirements below for details about what to prepare for your live or online audition.
- All candidates have to submit a Personal Development Plan (PDP), outlining their professional goals for the years of study, and a CV. The deadlines for uploading the PDP and CV are 30-01-2023, 20-03-2023 and 22-05-2023. You can upload these in your personal file.
- The deadline for the auditions of Master of Music-Pop is 1 February!
- The deadline for the preselection of Master of Music-Music Theatre is 12 May. The audition for selected candidates is on the 4th of June.
- The educational support office will send you the result of the audition.
- If you are admitted, the student administration will send you an email about your enrollment and will ask you to send your diploma / degree certificate.
- Make sure you apply in time! If you are accepted early on you can start looking for a room, your place is guaranteed and you don't have to be on a waiting list, you will receive all the information on time, you can already participate in activities, you can already make contact with the teachers etc.
Admission requirements
To be admitted for the auditions, specific entry requirements should be met. Check all the admission requirements via the button below.
Advice
The longer you wait with your application and enrolment, the harder it will be to find a room in Tilburg. Tilburg is a real student city, so from July/August, it isn't easy to find a room.
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Application procedure
Step 1: Go to Studielink
Go to www.studelink.nl and create an account. You can switch language at top right.
Step 2: Fill out your details and select M Music at Fontys Hogescholen
Step 3: Confirmation from Studielink
In this confirmation you will be asked to send your diploma / degree certificate / languague certificate, but this is not necessary yet! In case we already need your passport you will be informed.
Step 4: Invitation for audition
From January onwards the educational support office will send you an invitation for a video audition and will ask you to send a personal development plan & CV
Step 5: Result of audition
The educational support office will send you the result of the audition.
Step 6: Information enrollment (if admitted!)
The student administration will send you an email about your enrollment and will ask you to send your diploma / degree certificate.