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Graduate Admissions

Information regarding graduate admissions at the Norwegian Academy of Music (NMH). The application deadline is 15 December.

New deadline for application: 15 April 2026

Dates and deadlines for application to Mas­ter of Music Education and Master of Music Therapy 2026

15 March 2026: Online application (Søknadsweb) portal opens

You will receive an email with a link to an electronic application form for admission to the 2026/2027 academic year once you have registered your application in Søknadsweb. This form must be completed within 15 April 2026 for your application to be considered complete.

15 April 2026: Application deadline

Your application will only be complete once the application in Søknadsweb and the electronic application form have been submitted.

May 2026: Auditions

Auditions, as described in the dropdown menu over.

Approx. 1 June 2026

Application result is published.

How to apply Mas­ter of Music Education and Master of Music Therapy 2026

  1. Register your application on Søknadsweb.
  2. Upload certified copies of degree certificates/transcripts to Søknadsweb. You do not need to include degree certificates/transcripts for courses completed at the NMH after 2005.
  3. Upload other required documents, see each study programme over.
  4. Fill out the information form that you can find as a link in your email receipt from Søknadsweb. Søknadsweb will assign you an application number that you must include in the information form. Applicants who do not submit the information form before the deadline will be rejected.

NB: Be aware that emails sent from Søknadsweb might be identified as spam. This applies especially to Hotmail addresses.

Dates and deadlines 2026 - other Master programmes

  • 15 October 2025: Information about the auditions for 2026 will be published.
  • 1 November 2025: Søknadsweb and the application form open for new applications.
  • 15 December 2025: Deadline for registering your application in Søknadsweb and submitting the application form. You must also upload all supporting documents (in Søknadsweb) before the deadline expires. The submission closes at 23:59 (UTC+1).
  • 16–20 February 2026 (week 8): Live auditions and online interviews for the Graduate programmes.
  • 25 February 2026 at 15.00 (UTC +1): Graduate admission decisions are made available in Søknadsweb and primary offers of admission are sent to accepted applicants.
  • 15 April 2026: Application deadline for the Master of Music Education and the Master of Music Therapy.
  • May 2026: Auditions and interviews for the Master of Music Education and the Master of Music Therapy.
  • Approx. 1 June 2026: Admission decisions for the Master of Music Education and the Master of Music Therapy are made available in Søknadsweb and primary offers of admission are sent to accepted applicants.
  • 1 August 2026: Deadline for submission of academic records of studies completed in spring 2026.

Application and auditions: Master of Music Performance

Application and auditions: Other study programmes

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Published: May 5, 2020 — Last updated: Mar 6, 2026