Norwegian Quota Scheme Online Scholarship Form

The Online Scholarship Form institutions involved are allocated a number of students under this program every year. This scheme usually includes courses in the Master's and Ph.D. a certain degree in addition to professional / Bachelor '. Most Norwegian institutions offering courses and educational programs in English.

Nationality

Online Scholarship Form Applicants from countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and developing countries are entitled to apply for funding quotas. Applicants who live in another country than their country of citizenship, either temporary or permanent, can not apply.
List of countries :

Online Scholarship Form Development countries :
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Djibouti, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Korea, Pakistan, Palestinian territories, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Phillipines, Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, South Africa, Tanzania, Tchad, Thailand, The Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Samoa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Yemen
Countries in the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Institutional Cooperation

Online Scholarship FormApplicants from institutions with which the University of Oslo has a formal cooperation agreement are eligible to apply. Preference is given to applicants who are linked to active and ongoing formalized cooperation/projects within the specific subject area.

Study programmes

Quota applicants may apply for selected Master's degree programmes and PhD programmes. Applicants studying Scandinavian studies in their home countries may also apply for a one-year advanced Norwegian language programme.

Quota funding

Quota funding covers student housing and basic living expences for one person during the study period. The funding is given as part loan/part grant by the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund. After completing the programme and returning to the student’s home country, the loan part is converted to a scholarship. If residence is taken in Norway within ten years after termination of studies, the scholarship is converted back to a loan and must be repaid.

Admission requirements

Formal admission requirements for Master's degree programmes
As admission is extremely competative, applicants should have excellent academic records (minimum B+/Upper second/GPA 3.3/4)
Linkage to an institution with a formal cooperation agreement with the University of Oslo
Comply with the rules and regulations set by the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund

Application deadline

1 December

How to apply

All documents must reach our office by 1 December. Late or incomplete applications will not be processed.

Required supporting documents.

Source of the Norwegian Quota Scheme