Apply to MFA Programme in Fine Arts
This page provides information for applications for autumn 2027.
How to apply
You need to complete the following three steps:
1. Apply to the programme
Apply to the MFA Programme in Fine Arts on universityadmissions.se.
Application deadline: 15 January 2027
2. Submit your portfolio
Submit your portfolio through SlideRoom.
Portfolio deadline: 15 January 2027
3. Document your eligibility
Submit the required documents through universityadmissions.se to show that you meet the entry requirements. Make sure your documents are correct and submitted by the deadline.
Documentation deadline: 1 February 2027
If you have studied in Sweden, you normally do not need to upload documents. Check that your qualifications are correctly registered under My pages on universityadmissions.se.
Entry requirements
To be eligible for the MFA Programme in Fine Arts, you must have:
- a Bachelor's degree in Fine arts or other relevant field of of at least 180 credits or equivalent.
- English 6 or equivalent.
You can apply even if you have not yet completed your Bachelor's degree.
Final year of Bachelor's studies
Prior learning
If you don't meet the formal entry requirements, you may be considered eligible through the following:
- other relevant educational qualifications
- relevant work experience or other practical experience
- relevant artistic skills and abilities
Submit official, certified documentation of your qualifications or experience on universityadmissions.se by the application deadline: 15 January.
Exemptions are not granted for the English language requirement (English 6).
Portfolio instructions
Your portfolio must include:
- Written Statement 1
- Written statement 2
- Work samples
Important things to consider
- Your application must be written in English.
- If you include projects or work in your portfolio created in collaboration with others, briefly describe the nature of the collaboration and your individual contribution.
- If you have used generative AI to create or process images, sound, or text we ask that you describe how you used it.
Instructions
- Written statement 1 - Max 3000 characters including spaces.
List your previous education and qualifications then describe your current artistic practice to contextualize your work samples.
- Written statement 2 - Max 3000 characters including spaces.
State why you are applying to this Fine Art programme. Describe your future study aims and explain how this programme’s description and education plan may fit with them.
- Work samples- 5-7 examples. Limit video/sound to a 15-minute total. Give titles, media, dimensions and dates
Each sample may include numerous images etc. Upload any combination of video, sound, still images, text etc. Limit video/sound to a 15-minute total. Give titles, media, dimensions, and dates. If you are trained in a discipline other than Fine Art, use samples (artistic or otherwise) of previous projects relevant to the programme description and education plan.
Submit your portfolio
Submit your portfolio through SlideRoom
Before the deadline
- You can start your application at any time during the application period.
- You can save your progress, log out and return later.
- SlideRoom closes at midnight (CET) on the day of the application deadline.
- You will receive a confirmation email when your portfolio has been submitted.
- We recommend uploading your materials at least 24 hours before the deadline.
- Portfolios cannot be submitted after the deadline.
Assessment
Your application will be assessed based on the following criteria:
- Capability to describe your role as an artist as demonstrated via the work samples and the artist statement.
- Demonstrate skill with the specific Fine Art media used in the work samples.
- Capability to describe the relevance of your future study aims to this specific programme’s description and programme syllabus.
The assessment is made by an admissions jury consisting of the Programme Director and representatives from the department.
Interviews
The highest-ranked applicants will be invited to a digital personal interview. Invitations will be sent to to the email address registered with universityadmissions.se.
Your interview will be based on the following criteria:
- Ability to articulate, critically reflect on and develop ideas about artistic practice and inquiry.
The final assessment is based on the application and the interview.
Key Dates
| 16 October 2026 | Application round opens | |
| 15 January 2027 | Last day to apply on universityadmissions.se | |
| 15 January 2027 | Last day to submit your portfolio in SlideRoom | |
| 1 February 2027 | Last day to submit documentation of BA Degree/English 6 on universityadmissions.se | |
| 1 February 2027 | Last day to pay the application fee or provide proof you are exempted from paying. Note: Swedish citizens normally do not have to upload anything. Read more on antagning.se | |
| February 2027 | Invitations to interviews will be sent out. The invitation is sent to the e-mail address registered on universityadmissions.se | |
| February 2027 | Interviews are held | |
| 1 April 2027 | Admission results are published on universityadmissions.se | |
| 23 August 2027 | All documentation submitted to verify a Bachelor's degree must be registered at universityadmissions.se. This only applies to applicants who have previously submitted documentation confirming their ongoing Bachelor's studies | |
| 30 August 2027 | Start of semester |