Scholarship: The Norwegian Quota Scheme

The Norwegian Quota Scheme is a funding scheme offered by the Norwegian Government to students from developing countries, Central and Eastern Europe, and former Soviet states for studies at institutions of higher education in Norway. This funding scheme aims at offering specially designed, research-based Master's Degrees taught in English. The Quota Scheme also offers funding for Ph.D.-programmes and a one-year course in advanced Norwegian Language. Quota Scheme applicants should come from universities/institutions with formal cooperation agreements with the University of Oslo.


Women are encouraged to apply. The University of Oslo gives priority to female applicants under the Quota Scheme.

Courses Offered
The Quota Scheme at the University of Oslo offers specially designed, English-taught Master's Degrees and a one-year programme in advanced Norwegian language studies. The Quota Scheme also offers funding to doctoral programme students.

• Master's Degrees
• Doctoral programmes
• 1-year programme in Advanced Norwegian

Application deadline
The Quota application deadline for enrolment in August 2010 is 1 December 2009.
This is also the deadline for all supporting documents. Late applications will not be considered.
The deadline to submit the online 'Request for Application Form' is 1 November 2009.

Contact information
The Quota Scheme
University of Oslo
International Education Office
P.O. Box 1081 Blindern
N-0317 Oslo
Norway

international@admin.uio.no

Get the full lengh details of this scholarship at: http://www.uio.no/english/academics/admission/quota/