• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Semester Program with IES Abroad
• Center housed in the Orange-Nassau Kazerne, former milirary barracks now turned into offices and apartments, and located opposite the Artis Zoo

• IES Abroad "Psychology & Sciences" program*
• Courses in psychology and earth, life, human, and computer sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU)
• Extensive field trips and cultural events
• This program has unique course restrictions. Students should meet with a study abroad advisor (see program contacts) prior to applying to confirm that the program is a good academic fit.

Course Load

• 15-17 IU credits per semester
  • 3-5 VU courses 
  • Option of one course offered at the IES Abroad Center

Fall semester students are encouraged to enroll in a VU minor and to select courses offered within that minor.

Course Equivalencies: Please see the Amsterdam-IES course equivalency list for program enrollment requirements and a list of IU course equivalencies that students have received in the past.

*Note: IU selectively co-sponsors IES Abroad program offerings, including the one described on this page, but not all IES Abroad tracks/offerings. Please contact Overseas Study for clarification.

• Program Website
• Getting Started Handbook
• Diversity, Identity, and Accessibility Resources

• Single room with private bathroom in VU campus residence hall located about 5-10 minutes by bike to the VU academic buildings
• Single room in a mixed gender apartment suite

You may apply if you:

• are an undergraduate student at any Indiana University campus who is making normal academic progress
• are in at least your fourth full-time semester of college
• have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA

VU admissions committee will not review applicants with cumulative GPAs below 2.9.

Students must be able to demonstrate flexibility, resilience, and self-reliance.

Complete eligibility criteria and selection criteria are outlined within the Academic Policies and Procedures of the Office of Overseas Study. Selection is based on maturity, seriousness of purpose, and appropriateness of match between program and applicant. Students on disciplinary probation during program period are ineligible.

Fall 2021

• IU portion of fee: $237.21
• IES portion of fee*paid to IU bursar: $19,486 (IES academic fees, housing, health insurance, orientation, non-optional field trips)
• Meals: $3,430
• International Airfare:  IES estimates $540 - $1,160
• See IU Fee Sheet for an additional cost and payment details.

*Program fee reflects discounted fee for IU students after benefit of the $2,000 IES Public University Grant. Based on published IES materials. Indiana University cannot guarantee the prices charged by IES and is not responsible for any price increase or change. 

Airfare, personal expenses, and vacation travel additional. Initial prepayment of $500 due March 22, 2021.

Spring 2022

Financial Aid and Scholarships:

• IU scholarships, grants and loans applicable to program costs with some exceptions. Please carefully check these exceptions before you commit to a program.
• IES Abroad Merit-based, Diversity Scholarships, Legacy Scholarships and Disability Grants available.

Please see our financial aid page for general information and links to additional scholarship opportunities.