Please upload a copy of the page(s) in your passport containing your personal details and photograph. If you are from the EU/EEA, you can submit a copy of your identity card instead. Please upload copies of both sides.

If you are a non-EU/EEA national already living in the Netherlands, upload copies of both sides of your Dutch residence permit.

Your CV (curriculum vitae) must be written in English and should contain your basic personal data, as well as a clear overview of your educational and professional history to date.

You can apply for admission before receiving the results of your English language test. However, a sufficient result will then be a condition of your eventual admission. Of course, if you already have your English language test results, you can upload them directly.

• Digital copies of diplomas and transcripts are initially required. Once you have been admitted, we will inform you how to submit certified copies.
• The documents must be in the original language. If they are not in English, Dutch, German or French, they must be accompanied by official translations into one of these languages.
• If you have not yet completed your current programme, state your expected graduation date and submit copies of all transcripts obtained to date plus an official list of subjects still to be completed.

As stated in the admission requirements, in your previous education you have completed at least 80 ECTs in courses in Political Science or a related discipline. If your bachelor programme was not in Political Science, but in a related discipline, please use one of these forms in your application to illustrate that you meet this requirement:

› Overview of courses taken in Political Science or relevant subjects (Microsoft Word document)

› Overview of courses taken in Political Science or relevant subjects (rich text file) 

A personal statement must be submitted explaining why you want to follow the programme, why you have chosen to do so at Leiden University, and what makes you think you are a good candidate. The statement should be between 700 and 1,500 words.

If your previous education does not include one of the Political Science BSc’s at Leiden University, you need to send in two letters of recommendation. At least one letter must be from an academic staff member.

• The letter must be printed on letterhead paper, signed and bearing the full contact details of the referee (for verification purposes).
• Your referee should describe your skills, qualities and competencies.