Statutory tuition fee
The statutory tuition fee for a full-time course of study at the Maastricht Academy of Music is EUR 1713. It is payable by students:

1. who, according to the Central Register of Students in Higher Education, when registering for a Bachelor’s degree programme have not already gained a Bachelor’s degree or when registering for a Master’s degree programme have not already gained a Master’s degree;
2. who are resident in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, or one of the German federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony, or Bremen;
3. who belong to one of the groups of persons within the meaning of Section 2.2 of the Student Finance Act 2000 [Wet studiefinanciering 2000], or hold Surinamese nationality.

Condition 1 above does not apply to students who are taking a programme in education or healthcare for the first time.

Institutional tuition fee for Zuyd University
The institutional tuition fee for a full-time programme at the Maastricht Academy of Music is EUR 6800 for a Bachelor’s degree programme and for a Master’s degree programme.

The institutional tuition fee is payable by anyone wishing to register for a full-time programme to whom the statutory tuition fee does not apply, with the exception of non EU/EEA students who entered the Academy prior to the 2009–2010 academic year.

Tuition fee for EU/EEA students
The Ministry of Education has set the statutory tuition fee for EU/EEA students in the 2011-2012 academic year at EUR 1713.

Students currently enrolled at the Maastricht Academy of Music
Important! Nothing will change for students who started their programme at the Maastricht Academy of Music in the 2008-2009 academic year or earlier and/or who wish to go on to study for a Master’s degree after obtaining their Bachelor’s degree. This applies to all such students. They are all required to pay the EUR 1713 tuition fee set for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Tuition fee for new non-EU/EEA BACHELOR’s students
The Executive Board of Zuyd University has determined that new Bachelor’s students from outside the EU/EEA must pay a tuition fee of EUR 6800. To indemnify you for part of the cost, the Maastricht Academy of Music offers you a “Zuyd Excellence Scholarship” [Kennisbeurs] of EUR 4000, reducing the tuition fee to EUR 2800.
The Maastricht Academy of Music gives non-EU/EEA students extra support by assisting them in obtaining a visa, helping them find somewhere to live, and providing extra tutoring and group instruction in English. You can submit an application for a Zuyd Excellence Scholarship to Leentje Clijsters. You will be notified of the outcome within a month of submitting your application.

Tuition fee for new non-EU/EEA MASTER’s students
The Executive Board of Zuyd University has determined that new Master’s students from outside the EU/EEA must pay a tuition fee of EUR 6800. To indemnify you for part of the cost, the Maastricht Academy of Music offers you a “Zuyd Excellence Scholarship” [Kennisbeurs] of EUR 4000, reducing the tuition fee to EUR 2800.
The Maastricht Academy of Music gives non-EU/EEA students extra support by assisting them in obtaining a visa, helping them find somewhere to live, and providing extra tutoring and group instruction in English. You can submit an application for a Zuyd Excellence Scholarship to Raïssa Reintjens, executive secretary to Harrie van den Elsen. You will be notified of the outcome within a month of submitting your application.

• Zuyd University’s ING bank account number: 66.26.78.508 (IBAN NL27 INGB 066267808 - BIC: INGBNL2A)

Administrative fee
The administrative fee for the entrance examination is EUR 50.
You must transfer this amount in advance to

• ING Bank account number 66.26.83.323 (BIC : INGBNL2A),
• in the name “Hogeschool Zuyd, faculteit Conservatorium Maastricht” [Zuyd University, Maastricht Academy of Music].
• Please also give your name and include the words 'administratiekosten toelating' [administrative fee entrance examination].
• Payments transferred from a foreign bank must be accompanied by the IBAN number: NL02INGB0662683323.

This fee will not be refunded.

Fees for Preparatory Class
The fee for the Preparatory Class [Voorbereidende Klas, VK] is EUR 1000. This class is not considered part of Dutch higher professional education [Hoger Beroeps Onderwijs, HBO].
It is therefore not possible to apply for a student grant or loan.

Other charges
In addition to the tuition fee, students at the Maastricht Academy of Music should set aside extra money to purchase music, books, specialist journals and concert tickets, to make copies, and to cover other miscellaneous expenses.