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Transart Institute Application Form

Deadlines, application fee and tuition:
Application fee (non-refundable): 25 USD (PayPal transaction ID required, see below)
Application deadline MFA: rolling admissions
Application deadline Certificate program: July 1st
Tuition MFA: 4800 Euros per semester (four semesters)
Tuition Certificate: 2400 Euros (no scholarships available)
We recommend that you keep a copy of your application as a text document. Form does not save.


Personal Information

First Name Last Name
Phone number(s) Gender: M/F
E-mail Alternate e-mail
Permanent mailing address: Current mailing address if different:
Street Street
City City
State/Province State/Province
Postal code Postal code
Country Country
Academic degree(s) Date of birth: MM/DD/YYYY
Date conferred Place of birth: City, country
By: Institution, Country Citizenship
Other programs applied to, if any. Emergency contact: name
Where did you hear about the program? Emergency contact: phone
If on the internet, please indicate site. Emergency contact: e-mail

Application Material

Specify program: MFA or non-degree Certificate
Part A (required of all applicants)
1. Portfolio: website/s or digital files by e-mail

Portfolio should contain documentation of recent artistic practice. Include work which will give an indication of the direction you see your work heading. Send link to your website or send files (approx. 10-20 images or time based media, not more than 10 MB in all) to: admin[at]transartinstitute.org. Please prepare your files for screen resolution, no larger than 1200x1600 pixels, Macintosh readable and in any standard file format: JPG, PDF, MOV etc.

Website or date when portfolio was emailed:
Part B MFA applicants only

3. Curriculum vitae: Please include all post high school or baccalaureate study work undertaken.

2. Personal statement: 300-600 words (approx.)

What are the themes and interests and guide your artistic praxis? How do you see your work in relation to contemporary culture? What do you want your art work to communicate? How you would like your praxis to develop? What are your plans for your first year in the program?


4. Transcripts and diplomas: Transart requires transcripts (can be inofficial) or, where unavailable diplomas to be sent by fax to: +1 (508) 682 2853 or by e-mail from all applicants to the MFA program. Donau University requires accepted students to submit originals of their diplomas. For transcripts not in English or German please provide a translation.

Date sent:


5. First year project plan: Outline for your first year. Describe your art and research project. Please include a list of books and other resources you intend to use for your first research project. Briefly describe how your research project will inform your art work.

Part C (MFA applicants only, if requesting)

Advanced standing:
If applying give the following details of courses you want to have considered: course title, credit hours or ECTS, content, grade. It is possible to get credit for one semester of graduate work from other graduate level institutions pending transcript review.
Part D (MFA applicants only, if requesting)

Professional Equivalency:
If applying without a first degree: Danube University requires a minimum of 4 years of professional experience in art and/or media and a minimum age of 24 years. List relevant professional experience including employment, exhibitions, courses, publications and curatorial work.

Tuition, fees and scholarships

Please read the tuition information here and the the scholarship information here.


Please make your payment here.
Then submit your PayPal transaction ID here
I understand that there are no full tuition scholarships and no scholarships for certificate students.

NOTE: An e-mail confirmation will be sent when your application has been received. If you do not hear back from the Institute within 48 hours please notify admin[at]transartinstitute.org.