Application
Application for the Preparatory Course is only available to Dutch and other EU/EEA applicants (with maximum age of 25).
You can apply for the Preparatory Course 2026-2027 by filling out the application form here on our application portal.
The extra round of admission interviews is scheduled on:
- Monday, 7 September 2026, between 9.30 AM and 4.00 PM (deadline to submit your application = 16 August 2026).
- Can't make it on 7 September? On the appointment form, you can select the option for an 'individual online appointment between 18-30 June, 2026'. Then the head of the course will contact you to schedule your appointment.
After submitting the application form, you'll receive an automatic e-mail confirmation with the home assignments and other relevant info.
NOTE: applications from non-EEA candidates will not be considered. The Gerrit Rietveld Academie cannot arrange a visa application for non-EEA candidates for the Preparatory Course. This means non-EEA candidates can only apply for the Preparatory Course if they already have a valid residence permit for the Netherlands on other grounds than studies.
Proof of English proficiency
A copy of your European high school diploma, with English as exam subject, is considered sufficient proof of English proficiency. If you are a native speaker and currently in your graduation year of high school you can submit your high school diploma as soon as you obtain it (but before the start of the course).
Attending admission interview at the academy
The Preparatory Course is preceded by a selection. After submitting your application form, you will receive home assignments that have to be completed in preparation for the selection day.
Besides these home assignments, candidates are invited to attend an admission interview in person at our academy in Amsterdam, and to bring a selection of works to the interview.
The portfolio/work you show may consist of sketches, doodles, photographs, videos or three-dimensional work – in short, visual information in order to see if you are going to benefit from our programme, anything that provides information on your visual capacities. We would also like to know about your views on studying with us!
Course fee
The course fee for 2026-2027 is € 3,000.-.
NOTE: the course fee has to be paid in full before the start of the course.
Attending the Preparatory Course does not give you the right to apply for Dutch student support (Studiefinanciering).
Information about the applicable Course Participant Charter for our preparatory trajectories can be found on this link (where you can also download the charter).
Start of the course
The Preparatory Course 2026-2027 starts with:
- an introduction on Wednesday afternoon 23 September 2026;
- followed by the first class on: Friday 25 September 2026.
More information
For more information on the application process, contact: apply[at]rietveldacademie.nl .
For information about the curriculum of the course, kindly contact the head teacher of the course, Tarja Szaraniec, at tarja.szaraniec[at]rietveldacademie.nl .