To be considered for admission, applicants must submit a completed Programme Application Form along with:

• a Curriculum Vitae that summarises educational career and working experience, and that also indicates that mathematics and statistics have been mastered at the level of a Bachelor’s degree in social sciences;
• a certified copy of a diploma that proves the required entry level for the Programme (minimal Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in an academic field);
• a statement of the applicant that comprehensively describes motivation to participate;
• evidence that proves sufficient fluency in the English language (for example a minimum score of 550 on the paper-based TOEFL test or 213 on the computer-based TOEFL test or a minimum score of 6.5 on the IELTS) in the case of a non-English mother tongue;
• letters of recommendation from two references, with addresses, including telephone numbers, fax numbers, or E-mail addresses,

to:

Mr. Jan Nelissen

University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural Sciences
PO Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands
Phone :  + 31-53-489-3588
Fax :     + 31-53-489-1104
E-mail:   nelissen@edte.utwente.nl

Apart from these formal requirements, applicants need basic skills in computer use and should at least have practical experience in working with Windows 98 or Windows NT. Participants who opt for the distance or mixed delivery mode need to have a multimedia computer at his or her disposal.

The Faculty reserves the right to decide whether an applicant’s background is appropriate for admission to the programme.

The application form should be received by the programme Management preferably before 15 March (and certainly no later than the 1st of May) preceding the start of the Programme in August. Candidates will be notified of the Admission Committee's decision within one month after receipt of the application. For foreign candidates, acceptance is official only after the candidate meets all financial conditions and the conditions for visiting the Netherlands according to Dutch legal regulations.

Fees

The tuition (in Euro) for the on-campus or mixed-delivery modes of the Programme is € 11,000 (€ 5,000 for the Core Phase, and € 6,000 for the Specialisation Phase).

The tuition fee for the distance-delivery mode of the Programme is € 7,800 (€ 3,600 for the Core Phase, and € 4,200 for the Specialisation Phase).

In accordance with Dutch regulations on taxation and education, no taxes are applied to these fees.

These fees are payable in advance, but may also be paid in two installments, with the Core Phase payment due prior to the start of the Programme, and the Specialisation Phase payment due prior to the start of the Specialisation Phase. Participants will receive timely invoices.

The tuition fee for the on-campus programme includes direct and personal counselling, (technical) assistance, an e-mail account, free access to Internet, the use of course materials, full access to the University of Twente libraries, and use of the audio-visual and computer facilities in the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences.
The tuition fee for students in the distance delivery mode includes the use of course materials, and remote access to the University of Twente libraries.

Costs for delivery formats other than those of the regular on-campus, mixed-delivery or distance modes of the Programme are available on request.

The costs do not include travel, insurance, accommodation, food, and other living and incidental expenses.

A basic budget for housing, food, and other elementary living expenses is estimated to require a minimum of € 630 per month. This estimate includes € 395 per month for on-campus housing facilities (furnished single apartments), and € 37 per month for health insurance.

The designated fees must be paid before participating in the Core Courses. On written request, received at least fourteen days before the start of the first Core Course, participants withdrawing from the programme may receive a full refund, minus administrative costs. Similarly, formal notice may be given to withdraw from the programme before the Specialisation Phase. Such written notice must be given fourteen days before the Specialisation Phase starts. In this case, fees paid for the Specialisation Phase of the Programme can be refunded, minus an administrative fee.

Fellowships

The Faculty of Behavioural Sciences provides annually two scholarships of € 2,500 each. The Management of the Master’s Programme is happy to provide full information and assistance in this regard.

In addition, the applicant is invited to contact the Cultural Attaché at the Dutch Embassy in his or her own country, or the Training and Fellowships Desk of the Netherlands Organisation for International Co-operation in Higher Education (NUFFIC) in the Netherlands (phone + 31-70-426-0177 / fax + 31-70-426-0189) for further information with respect to:

• the Netherlands Fellowships Programmes (mainly for nationals from developing countries);
• STUNED fellowships (for nationals from Indonesia);
• Huygens Scholarships Programme (mainly for nationals from China, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, Czech Republic, and South Africa);
• Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (http://www.fordfound.org)
• European Community (EC) scholarships;
• UN and World Bank fellowships.

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