Please follow the instructions given in Studielink. In order to apply for the premaster Biomedical Sciences, choose  in Studielink for Bachelor Biomedische wetenschappen (NOT first year) After taking the first step, you will receive an email with the following information (bear in mind that it can take a few days): 

• Confirmation that you have started the application process in Studielink
• Login details for Leiden University’s online application portal (uSis)

In the online application portal, Leiden University will guide you through all necessary steps to complete your registration, as well as informing you about what you have to do after applying. Indicate that you wish to follow a “premaster”.

See also Part 2: Admission to Leiden University.

In our online application portal (uSis) you can finalise your application by uploading the necessary documents and answering a few questions. This portal provides an overview of what you need to do to complete your admission application. Please follow the instructions carefully and make sure to include all the items that are asked for. We strongly recommend that you complete your application well in advance of the application deadline.

After you have submitted your application, the online application portal (uSis) will, if applicable, ask you if you want to apply for student housing, a visa/residence permit or a scholarship. Be sure to make a careful note of the relevant deadlines for these options.  

The Admissions Office will check whether all the necessary documents have been uploaded and they will inform you by email whether any further items are required. The Board of Admissions of the faculty will then:

• decide whether you meet the admission requirements for the premaster programme; 
• to issue a decision on your completed application within four to six weeks of the University receiving it.

Once a decision has been reached you will be informed by email. You can also view your admission status in the online application portal (uSis).

There are two possible outcomes:

1. You are conditionally admitted; in other words you will be admitted, provided you meet certain conditions. The condition(s) will be given in the decision letter. Please note: The premaster programme has a limited number of places. This means that admission to the premasteris not equivalent to a place in the premaster. If more than 10 candidates are admissible, a selection procedure will be initiated. (see Part 3: Qualitative selection below).
2. You are not admitted, because you do not meet the programme’s entry requirements.
   The reasons will be clearly stated in the decision letter.

Based on your ranking in the selection procedure, you are offered a place in the Premaster’s programme. You will have 14 days to accept this offer. If you accept the offer, you can proceed to finish your registration as a student of the Premaster Biomedical Sciences. If you do not accept the offer within 14 days, you will forfeit your place.

Based on your ranking in the selection procedure, you are not offered a place in the Premaster’s programme. However, if a candidate, mentioned above, declines the offer, the highest ranking candidate on the admission list will be offered this place.

To accept the offer, please reply to the email send by the master programme in which a place if offered.

Furthermore, the Admissions Office will ask you if you want to accept the offer of (conditional) admission. Please respond via the online application portal (uSis), by going to ‘Application study programme(s)’ then accessing the ‘Confirm’ screen, where you will have two options:

1. Accept
2. Decline

Check in the online application portal (uSis) whether you need to submit any documents to meet the conditions of your admission. Instructions on how to do so will be provided in uSis.