Graduate programme -CLOSED-
At this moment the EPS graduate programme is closed for applications. A new call will open end of 2025.
How to enter the EPS Graduate Programme
If you would like to participate in the EPS Graduate Programme, please send your application to the executive secretary of EPS, Ingrid Vleghels and include in your application:
- A CV with BSc and MSc grades;
- A recommendation letter from a university staff member (of one of the in EPS participating universities);
- A letter with your motivation.
Deadline for application: 23 January 2025
Selection will be based on motivation, references and your grade list. An interview will be part of the selection procedure.
Participation is possible if:
- You are an MSc student at one of the in EPS participating universities (WU, UU, UvA, LU, RU, VU and RUG), an Erasmus student or exchange student;
- You expect to graduate early 2026 at the latest.
Time schedule
- Application deadline EPS: 23 January 2025;
- Interview selection: 4 & 6 February 2025;
- Selection between 6 February and 15 February 2025;
- EPS meeting Egmond aan Zee: 14 & 15 April 2025;
- Deadline to inform EPS about writing course participation: 17 April 2025
- Writing course EPS Research Master Cluster: May 12 – July 4, 2025;
NB! The EPS graduate will prepare you for the TKI call ‘Graduate Programme Green Top Sectors’. Irrespective of the opportunity to apply to a call, the programme is an opportunity to learn how to write a PhD proposal and a valuable addition to your MSc programme.




