The ASB admission requirements are at least a Master's degree based on 5 years of study (3-year Bachelor degree + 2-year Graduate degree = 300 ECTS).    

Apart from that you are requested to document your English language skills by submitting evidence that you have passed a TOEFL test (or another of the tests mentioned) with a score of not less than B level:

• TOEFL score: at least 83 (internet-based), 220 (computer-based) or 560 (paper-based),
• IELTS score: at least 6.5
• Cambridge Advanced Test

Your application must be accompanied by an outline of a research project, which must be deemed suitable by an academic assessment committee. Further, the research project must fall within the subject areas within which ASB can provide qualified supervision. Applications will normally be submitted in reply to the advertising of a PhD fellowship, and the relevant subject area(s) will normally be stated in the advertisement. Fellowships currently advertised can always be found here.

The assessment committee's recommendation is an overall assessment of the applicant and his or her qualifications. Particular weight is attached to the project proposal, the grades obtained by the applicant during his or her studies, and to whether the applicant, during his or her studies or in any other manner, has displayed special skills in writing major papers, e.g. a dissertation.