How to apply

You can find an overview of the available 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 current 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 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.

If you have a student ERNA-account, but you are unable to login, please send an email to graduateschool@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, an additional confirmation will be sent to the email address you have used to register for the course.

Registration for courses in the Winter/Spring semester opens on 1 December, or the first working day after. Application deadline for each course: two weeks before the start of the course.

Registration for courses in the Fall semester opens on 14 August. Application deadline for each course: 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 graduateschool@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

Erasmus MC Graduate School 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.

Please view the cancellation policy here