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To begin your application, go to the Applicant Portal.

The online portal is only available during the application period from February 15 to April 1 of each year.

Please refer to the overview of application periods for the deadlines

You can find all important information about the application process under “Online Application.”

IMPORTANT: The application for admission must be received by the university no later than April 1.
Please refer to the user guide for the HfMT Hamburg applicant portal: https://www.hfmt-hamburg.de/fileadmin/u/pdf/bewerbung/Anleitung.pdf

Information on the Application Process

• In addition to the written application, the online application is mandatory pursuant to Section 7 of the HfMT Enrollment Regulations.

Please submit the following documents in digital form (via upload) on the applicant portal under “Documents”:

Documents to be submitted (digitally):

• Upload the demo recordings for the first stage of the entrance exam via the applicant portal
• A tabular resume detailing your musical activities to date
• A certified copy of your most recent school transcript
• A passport-sized photo
• if applicable, proof of academic achievements and exam results already completed
• For applicants from non-German-speaking countries, officially certified translations of the submitted documents
• A medical-phonetic evaluation (Jazz Vocal only)

The Bachelor’s program in Jazz begins annually in the winter semester. The entrance exams for this program take place annually in early June. To participate in the entrance exam, a complete application must be submitted to the university by the deadline.

Eligibility to apply requires proof of a general university entrance qualification or prior education recognized as equivalent by the competent authority. After the entrance exam has been administered, the entrance exam committee may waive the requirement for proof of the general university entrance qualification if the applicant has demonstrated artistic ability far above average. When selecting students for admission to the Bachelor’s program in Jazz and Jazz-Related Music, the allocation of instruments takes into account the need to form playable ensembles during the course of study.

In general, most lectures and seminars are conducted in German. Therefore, it is advisable to have a good command of the German language before beginning your studies in order to be able to follow the lectures. The specific regulations for applicants without a good command of German can be found here (http://www.hfmt-hamburg.de/studium/deutschkenntnisse/)