How to apply

Master of Science in Health Sciences | 70 ECTS

You should fit each of the following criteria:

• You have a relevant Master’s degree from a discipline in or related to clinical medicine, public health, health sciences, clinical technology, nutrition, (medical) biology, pharmacy, human movement sciences, psychology, health economics.
• You have experience with performing research and have interest in performing quantitative research.
• You have already (co-)authored a few scientific publications.
• You have a good working command of the English language, both oral and written. For more information please click here.

Research Master in Health Sciences | 2 Years | FULL-TIME | 120 EC points

You should fit each of the following criteria:

• You have a relevant Bachelor or Master degree from a discipline related to clinical medicine, public health, health sciences, clinical technology, nutrition, (medical) biology, pharmacy, human movement sciences, psychology, health economics, or a broad Bachelor’s education (e.g. university college) with subjects in these disciplines.
• You have affinity with research, as demonstrated by your motivation letter.
• You have a good working command of the English language, both oral and written. For more information please click here.
• If you are a medical student at Erasmus MC, you may apply for this Research Master programme, when you receive an invitation from the Dean, or when you feel you qualify for participation in this programme. Read more.

Research Master in Clinical Research | 2 Years | FULL-TIME | 120 EC points

You should fit each of the following criteria:

• You have a Bachelor degree from a school of medicine, biomedical sciences or medical biology, or a broad bachelor education with sufficient basic subjects in medicine and/or biomedical sciences and/or medical biology.
• You have affinity with research, as demonstrated by your motivation letter.
• You have a good working command of the English language, both oral and written. For more information please click here.
• If you are a medical student at  Erasmus MC, you may apply for this Research Master programme, when you receive an invitation from the Dean, or when you feel you qualify for participation in this programme. Read more.

If you are a medical student at  Erasmus MC, you may apply for the Research Master in Health Sciences or Clinical Research. These programmes are accustomed to your Bachelor and Master in Medicine. Read more.

For PhD candidates at the Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, a customized application procedure exists.

Note that the procedure changed from the academic year 2022-2023.

PhD candidates can start their programme only at the start of the academic year. However, you are allowed to sign up for courses that belong to the master programme before the start of your programme. The mandatory courses of the master programme can be found in the study guide. At the end of fall, the list of electives will also be available under downloads. You will be able to find more information about the application procedure for courses in section above.

As soon as you are accepted in the master programme, you can request the examination board to have these courses count towards your degree. The current Teaching and Examination Regulations allow course exemptions with a maximum of 14 EC.

Please note that the application deadline for Erasmus MC PhD candidates is 1 May. For applications received after 1 May no guarantees can be made about following all courses in the first year of study. We will continue to assess newly received applications until 1 July. Note that applications will not be processed during the months of July and August.

1. Are you eligible?

Make sure you are eligible by carefully checking the “Are you eligible?” requirements in the information about the programmes or courses.

2. Prepare your application

The online application form includes fields to upload your documents. Please prepare the following documents:

• Your curriculum vitae (résumé), which should be extensive and include the following information:
  • full contact details of your supervisor(s) and promotor;
  • a list of educational departments attended and corresponding dates;
  • degree(s) obtained or expected to obtain;
  • work experience and corresponding dates of employment for each position held;
  • research experience and a complete list of publications;
  • all other relevant information.
• Collect full contact details of your PhD supervisors (promotor(s) and/or copromotor(s)) to enter in the online application form (step 3).
• Scans of official transcripts of diplomas and reports (lists of grades) translated into English and with original stamp and/or certification from the institute concerned. If you have not yet graduated when submitting your application, please provide a graduation statement. This statement should be stamped and signed by your university, certifying your expected date of graduation, and your transcripts (list of grades obtained thus far).
• Scans, if relevant, of a valid test score of an official English proficiency test: an IELTS test score, a TOEFL test score (TOEFL Institutional Code: 8462), or a Cambridge Proficiency score. Please note, IELTS or TOEFL test results cannot be older than two years, whereas Cambridge Proficiency results have no expiration date. To see whether the scans of the English proficiency tests are relevant for you, please check the English requirements. The Nuffic certificate is not necessary.
• You can complete your application following the general Application Procedure from step 3. Make sure to fill in that you are a PhD student at Erasmus MC.
• Make sure you are registered as PhD at Erasmus MC in Hora Finita. More information can be found in STIP – Registration process (erasmusmc.nl)

Executive Master of Science in Health Sciences | 2 Years | PART-TIME | 70 EC points

You should fit each of the following criteria:

• You have a relevant Master’s degree from a discipline in or related to clinical medicine, public health, health sciences, clinical technology, nutrition, (medical) biology, pharmacy, human movement sciences, psychology, health economics.
• You have experience with performing research and have interest in performing quantitative research.
• You have already (co-)authored a few scientific publications.
• You have a good working command of the English language, both oral and written. For more information please click here.

Please carefully read the steps of the application procedure before submitting your application.

Application submission deadlines:

• Non-EU applicants: 1 March
• EU applicants or non-EU applicants that do not need housing or visa: 1 May

1. Are you eligible?

Make sure you are eligible by carefully checking the “Are you eligible?” requirements in the information about the programmes or courses.

2. Prepare your application

When you apply online you should prepare the following documents:

• A letter of motivation in English (max. 500 words!), explaining your wish to apply and the career you wish to pursue.
• An extensive curriculum vitae (résumé) in English (using Europass format, see Europass), including:
  • a list of educational institutes attended and corresponding dates;
  • degree(s) obtained or expected to obtain;
  • work experience and corresponding dates of employment for each position held;
  • research experience and a complete list of publications;
  • all other relevant information.
• Collect full contact details of two referees to enter in the online application form (step 3); their letters of recommendation should be included in your application form and your application package (see step 4).
• Scans of official transcripts of diplomas and reports (lists of grades) translated into English and with original stamp and/or certification from the institute concerned.
• Two recent letters of recommendation. References should include the following information:
  • If the referee knew you as a student: details of your academic performance, referee’s opinion of your suitability for the chosen area of study and an estimate of your English language ability.
  • If the referee knew you as an employee: an outline of your responsibilities, an assessment of your competence and initiative and an estimate of your English language ability.

• If relevant, a scan of your EEA residence permit.
• Scans, if relevant, of a valid test score of an official English proficiency test, either: an IELTS test score or a TOEFL test score (TOEFL Institutional Code: 8462).
  • IELTS or TOEFL test results cannot be older than two years, whereas Cambridge Proficiency results have no expiration date.

To see whether the scans of the English proficiency tests are relevant for you, please check the English requirements.

3. Complete your application form

The online application form includes fields where you should upload all the documents you have prepared in step 2 (above).

In the field “Comments student” please mention “executive programme”.

N.B. When filling in the application form, please note that your invoice address needs to be correct. If you change your invoice address after completing your application form an administrative fee of €25,- will be charged.

For the Executive Master of Science in Health Sciences | 2 year | part-time 70 EC points:
Application form via Studielink

Please make sure to select the programme Health Sciences (not research).

4. Assessment of your application

NIHES aims to confirm receipt of your application as soon as it has reached us. All complete applications that reach us before the deadline, will be carefully assessed by an Admissions Committee.

Within four to six weeks after the confirmation of receipt, all applicants will be informed about the outcome of the assessment with an official letter of admission or rejection.

If you have been admitted to the programme of your choice, you will be provided with further details about your enrollment and relevant formalities and practicalities. Depending on the programme you have been admitted to and your nationality, you will also receive an invoice for the tuition deposit and instructions regarding the visa application procedure, etc.

You can find an overview of the available NIHES courses in the Academic calendar. On the course page, you will find more information about the fees, prerequisites and participants profile. If a course is not available in the course catalogue, it could be that it’s fully booked at the moment or that it is available for the NIHES Master Programme students only. We do not manage a waiting list, but advise you to check the course catalogue regularly to see if a spot has become available.

Click here to open the course catalogue and register for one of the NIHES courses. Please note that you can register for one course at a time and that you need to pay the course fee directly, unless you are employed by Erasmus MC and prefer to arrange payment via the cost centre of your department. Erasmus MC PhD candidates can participate in courses free of charge. In these cases a payment of €1.00 is required for administrative purposes. All (international) PhD candidates without formal appointment, can participate with 25% reduction on the course fee. Read more on the reduction of fees here.

If you have a student ERNA-account, but you are unable to login, please send an email to nihes@erasmusmc.nl to request a reset of your account. You will not be able to login and register with an EMC-employee ERNA-account.

External PhD candidates are required to upload a proof of enrollment as a PhD candidate, to be eligible for a discount.

Note that you will receive an automatic confirmation of your registration on your student ERNA account email address. Once your application is processed by NIHES, an additional confirmation will be sent to the email address you have used to register for the course.

Application deadline: two weeks before the start of the course.

The course registration allows you to attend the course sessions only once. If applicable, you are entitled to two examination opportunities to pass the course.

Are you are a student who is currently enrolled in a government-funded Master’s programme at a Dutch university accredited by the NVAO(**)? And would you like to register for one or more short courses which should count as ‘keuzevak’ towards your Master’s degree? Then please carefully read step 1 to 4 of the application procedure before submitting your application.

1) Prepare your application

Deadline for application: 3 weeks before the start of the course.

When you apply online you should prepare the following documents:

• A letter of motivation in English (max. 500 words!), explaining why you would like to attend the course(s).
• An extensive curriculum vitae (résumé) in English (using Europass format, see Europass), including:
  • a list of educational institutes attended and corresponding dates;
  • degree(s) obtained or expected to obtain;
  • work experience and corresponding dates of employment for each position held;
  • research experience and a complete list of publications;
  • all other relevant information.
• A scan of the letter of the Examining Board of your Master’s programme that they approve of your participation in our course(s).

2) Complete your application

For students at Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR):

Share the prepared documents by sending an email to nihes@erasmusmc.nl

For all other Dutch students (non-EUR):

Please follow the instructions at:

https://www.eur.nl/en/education/elective-courses, choose ‘An elective course at EUR as a non-EUR student’.

3) Assessment of your application

NIHES aims to confirm receipt of your application as soon as it has reached us. All complete applications that reach us before the deadline, will be carefully assessed by an Admissions Committee.

4) Outcome of the assessment

You will be informed about the outcome of the assessment with an official letter of admission or rejection. If you have been admitted to the course or courses you registered for, you will be provided with further details about your registration and relevant formalities and practicalities.

Please note that to fulfill the course you need to attend the course and pass the exam (when included).

(**) The NVAO (Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatie organisatie) is the Accreditation Organisation of The Netherlands and Flanders.

NIHES charges a cancellation fee of €75 for all cancellations made more than 22 days before the start of the course. 50% of the course fee is due for cancellations made between 21 and 10 days before the starting date. The full course fee is due for cancellations made less than 10 days before the starting date, or in case of no show without cancellation. For external participants, the invoice will be sent to the e-mail address provided upon registration, for Erasmus MC PhD students, or Erasmus MC participants who chose to pay via the cost centre of their department, the invoice will be sent to the head of department.

Cancellations must be sent by email to nihes@erasmusmc.nl

If additional information is required to process your course registration, you will receive an email with a request to upload the information via OSIRIS Case. If the required information is not uploaded within 7 working days after the day on which the request is sent, we will cancel your course registration. Please note that the cancellation policy will apply based on the full course fee.