APPOINTMENT 1st ADMISSION ROUND BASICYEAR FULLTIME (EU/EEA)

ONLY DUTCH & OTHER EU/EEA (& Swiss) Basicyear applicants do our 1st admission round via online consultation interview,
and are obliged to book a consultation appointment!

All non-EU/EEA Basicyear candidates, and all candidates applying for the 2nd/3rd bachelor year full-time:
must do the 1st admission round through our online portfolio machine (without online interview).

All Basicyear consultations for EEA-applicants 2026-2027 are online via Teams.
YOU DON'T have to come to our academy for the 1st admission round!

BASICYEAR ENTRANCE EXAMS are face-to-face at our academy in Amsterdam, scheduled on 1 morning or afternoon in:
- week 12: 16-20 March 2026 (for candidates who do the interview before beginning/mid-February);
- week 16: 13-17 April 2026 (for late candidates who do the interview after mid-February).

Appointments can be booked maximally 3 weeks in advance only!
New dates are usually added to the appointment form on Friday mornings, before noon (CET)

Select a week
(no consultations in week 52 or week 1) *

Select a date
(NOTE: we use Amsterdam time - CET-time here) *

NOTE: Don't you see any dates after clicking the Select a date-field? This means all consultations in that week are fully booked!

NOTE2: If you can't make your appointment after all, cancel by e-mail to apply[at]rietveldacademie.nl,
or run the risk of being excluded from further participation in our admissions procedure.

Confirm your application *

NOTE: applicants for the 2nd/3rd year entry must submit a portfolio pdf through our closed application portal for the 1st round.
If you didn't submit a registration requeest in Studielink for "Advanced year", but for 1st year by mistake...
please change your application in Studielink and wait to receive a new info-mail with new instructions about the 1st round.

How did you come across our academy and programme? *

Your first name *

Your surname *

Your Osiris student number (ID-code) *

Date of birth *

Your pronouns
*

She/her

He/him

They/them

City of residence *

Country of residence *

Nationality
(EU/EEA only!) *

Which option applies to you? *

I'm an EU/EEA national

I'm a non-EU/EEA national, with valid Dutch residence permit (on other grounds than studies)

I'm a non-EU/EEA citizen with no Dutch residence permit*(*submit portfolio on application portal instead!)

E-mail *

Confirm e-mail *

NOTE: make sure your e-mail address is filled out correctly, otherwise you will not receive the e-mail confirmation of your appointment.

Select the highest level of your education *

Completed? *

Yes

No, expected to complete in June/July 2026

No, will not be completed

Did/Do you attend a precourse
at the Rietveld Academie? *

Yes, I did the GRA Orientation Course before

Yes, I'm in the GRA Orientation Course now * NOTE

Yes, I did the GRA Preparatory Course before

Yes, I'm in the GRA Preparatory Course now ** NOTE

No, but I did a precourse/foundation at another art academy before

No, but I'm doing a precourse/foundation at another art academy now

* NOTE: If you're in the Orientation Course now, DON'T BOOK a consultation appointment!
Ask your tutor about the in-house consultations scheduled in February.

** NOTE: if you're in the GRA Preparatory Course now, DON'T BOOK a consultation appointment!
Your final assessment in April will also be the admission interview for the bachelor - ask your tutors about this!

NOTE: your appointment will only be accepted if the * fields are completely filled out!

* = Input is required