Anthropology and Development Studies

Entry requirements

Admission requirements

For additional information on the admission requirements, please visit our website.

Months of entry

September

Course content

How do bottom-up initiatives of people striving for racial justice, political change or climate change awareness arise and evolve? This Anthropology and Development Studies Master's expands your knowledge and research skills. Let’s contribute to society!

Something for you?

• You want to open up your horizon as a critical anthropologist and development scientist with a global view.
• You will develop a valuable field research project in line with your personal interest.
• You get the chance to collaborate closely with our expert, and approachable, staff and a diverse group of peers from around the world.
• You want to build a professional (international) network and contribute to present-day academic debate.
• After obtaining your Master's degree you are equipped for a position as a researcher or policy advisor at an established NGO, governmental organisation or company.
• Pursue the possibility of a dual degree with the University of Glasgow.

What will you learn?

In this Master’s programme you develop your critical, analytical, reflective and academic skills to contribute to society by conducting qualitative research. In the first semester, you choose and design your research project fitting in one of three thematic tracks:

• Decolonising diversity in a polarised world
• Ecological livelihoods and environmental justice
• Grassroots initiatives, development and the state

During three months of fieldwork you will find answers to your questions within your area of interest. Concluding the Master’s programme, you will sum up your findings, not only in the form of an academic thesis, but also as a policy brief or other type of output that you can share with relevant stakeholders to increase your impact.

Future career opportunities

Possible jobs are that of a policy officer, advisor, or researcher for the central or local government, an advisor at aid, welfare and civil society organisations such as the UN, Cordaid or the Dutch Council for Refugees, a researcher at a university or NGO, trade union, consultancy firm or private institution or as a journalist or communication officer.

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Information for international students

Application deadlines

Non-EU/EEA students

• The deadline for non-EU/EEA students who wish to apply for a scholarship is 31 January prior to the September intake. For the requirements and selection procedure for scholarships, please check our scholarship overview.
• The deadline for those not applying for a scholarship is 1 April for non-EU/EEA nationals for the September 2026 intake. You can apply for the September 2026 intake from 1 October 2025.

EU/EEA students

• The application deadline for EU/EEA students with housing assistance for the September 2026 intake is 1 May, and the deadline without housing assistance is 1 July. You can apply from 1 October onward for the 2026/2027 academic year.

The application deadlines for Master’s starting in February are 1 November for non-EU/EEA citizens and 1 December for EU/EEA citizens.

Fees and funding

Radboud University offers 3 different scholarships that are open to prospective Master's students from non-EU/EEA countries and who want to follow an English-taught Master's programme.

Radboud Scholarship Programme

The Radboud Scholarship Programme offers talented, highly motivated, non-EU/EEA students with outstanding study results the opportunity to be awarded a partial scholarship for an English-taught Master’s programme.

NL Scholarship (for prospective students)

The NL Scholarship (formerly known as Holland Scholarship) is a partial scholarship for non-EU/EEA students who want to do their Master’s in the Netherlands.

Fulbright-Radboud Scholarships

The Fulbright Commission, sponsored by Radboud University, is offering scholarships for talented American students to study at Radboud University.