Required documents for COSSE

1. A signed cover sheet (generated from the web-based application)
2. A correctly certified copy of your Bachelor’s degree in original language and translated into English. (Read more about  conditional acceptance in case of ongoing studies).
3. A correctly certified copy of your transcript of records in original language and translated into English. All courses taken must be included. Please also provide the university course descriptions from your university study guide or the university website.
4. Proof of English proficiency.
5. A Curriculum vitae including details on your academic career.
6. A letter of motivation including an indication of which specialization you wish to take and why, an indication of your preferred mobility track, a brief summary of your thesis work, stating the credits and grade.
7. A copy of your passport or some other kind of identification in English.
8. Two letters of recommendation from professors of the most recently attended higher institution or from employers if relevant.

Send your documents to the address on the cover sheet and keep an eye out for the link to the Erasmus Mundus Complementary Information form. It will be sent to you via e-mail when we have received your application documents. Your application is not complete without it.

Document requirements

Copies of degree certificates, transcript of records and statements should be stamped and signed by the degree administration’s office of the issuing institution, or by a Notary Public. The documents must be both in original language and in officially certified translations into English. Applications that are not supported by officially certified documents will not be processed. Applications with fraudulent documents will invariably be rejected.

Country specific documentation requirements

For degrees awarded in Cameroon, Canada, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria or USA an official transcript of records must be sent in a sealed envelope directly from the issuing university.

Degrees awarded in Pakistan need to be attested by the Higher Education Commission in Pakistan. Each page of the transcript of records as well as the degree certificate has to be stamped and signed by HEC. We only accept documents attested after 1 March 2009 for reasons of verification.

Further country specific documentation requirements are published at studera.nu. Please read carefully whether they apply to your situation.

Students with Chinese nationality considering to do part of their studies in the Netherlands should submit a Nuffic certificate.