When to apply?

Below you will find the general recommended dates for applying for admission to programmes offered at KU Leuven.

Note that specific faculties and programmes (such as Erasmus+, VLIR-ICP Scholarships, PhD scholarships for researchers from the South etc. ) may have fixed deadlines, so do check the specific deadline of your programme of choice and the specific programme requirements or the corresponding websites of the programmes to see if this is the case for your programme of interest.

Bachelor's, Master's programmes and Postgraduate study programmes taught in English

Applications for 2024-2025 are now open.

Our admissions process works on a rolling basis. However, we advise you to apply in time to start in the following academic year.

Note that some specific programmes have a strict deadline. Therefore, it is advisable to check the specific deadline of your programme of interest.

Note that a refund of the application fee is not possible for applications submitted after a strict deadline.

Bachelor's, Master's and Postgraduate Programmes taught in Dutch

Applications for 2024-2025 are now open.

Our admissions process works on a rolling basis. There is no fixed deadline for students who are already proficient in Dutch. However, in order to ensure that you can start in the programme of your choice at the beginning of the academic year, we do recommend you apply before:

For those who first wish to follow the Dutch Preparatory Language Year, there is a strict deadline:

Exchange students

The application deadline is

Predoctoral and doctoral programmes

There is no application deadline.

It is possible, however, that an individual promotor (supervisor) or project does have deadlines.

Our admissions process works on a rolling basis, so we advise you to apply on time in order to secure your desired starting date.

International scholars
(non-degree seeking)

There is no application deadline.

Our admissions process works on a rolling basis, so we advise you to apply on time in order to secure your desired starting date.

Specialisation students
(non-degree seeking)

There is no application deadline.

Our admissions process works on a rolling basis, so we advise you to apply on time in order to secure your desired starting date.