KU Master of ChemistryKU Leuven · Leuven, Belgium

Program Overview

Degree: Master's
Duration: 24 months
Tuition: To be confirmed
Fields: Chemistry

Application Cycle

Dates and tuition are specific to the 2027 intake

Application opens: To be confirmed
Application deadline: Mar 1, 2027

Multiple application rounds (other deadlines: Jun 1, 2027).

Documents Required

Please check the official program website (link below) for specific writing guidelines

Motivation letter

Recommended length: one A4 page.

CV or resume

Curriculum vitae required as a core application document.

Recommendation letters

Optional

KU Leuven provides a recommendation letter template under additional documents; confirm programme-specific requirement on the admission page.

Diploma and transcripts

Higher-education diploma and transcripts; certified translation into English, Dutch, French, or German if not issued in those languages. Include grading table if not on transcripts.

Published Score Requirements

Academic: Bachelor's degree; Or equivalent. No hard GPA cutoff published; international degrees assessed individually.
Prerequisites: Relevant academic background; Bachelor of Chemistry or Bachelor of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (chemistry minor) or equivalent; individual assessment. Provide English course descriptions for relevant preparatory courses.
IELTS: 7.0 overall (R6.5, L/S/W 6.0); IELTS Academic. Exemptions for prior university degrees taught in English in Australia, English-speaking Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, or USA.
TOEFL: New scale: 4.5 overall (R4, L4, S3.5, W4.5) | Old scale: 94 overall (R19, L18, S19, W21); New TOEFL score scale as published on Faculty of Science programme admission pages.; Old TOEFL iBT scale. New scale published alongside on the programme admission page.

Historical admission data is not published.

Source

Visit the official program source