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MASTER'S SCHOLARSHIPS AT UNIVERSITY OF OSLO - NORWAY

MASTER'S SCHOLARSHIPS AT UNIVERSITY OF OSLO
The 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.

Who may apply?
Courses offered
Application Deadline
Funding
Criteria for application
How to apply?
Student life
Frequently asked questions
Contact information


Who May Apply?
Applicants for admission under the Quota Scheme must fulfill certain criteria in order to be considered for admission. Admission is limited and therefore extremely competitive.

Nationality
Only applicants from countries included in the list of countries eligible for Quota Scheme funding will be considered. Please note that applicants who live in another country than their country of citizenship, either temporary or permanently, cannot apply. Applicants must have lived at least one year in their home country before they apply. Applicants from an eligible country, who are residing in another country on the list, may in some cases be considered. Quota Scheme students are expected to return home on completion of their studies in Norway.

Institutional Cooperation
Applicants should come from institutions with which the University of Oslo has a cooperation agreement. Potential applicants should check with their home institution to determine whether they have a cooperation agreement with the University of Oslo.

Women
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 2009 is 1 December 2008.
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 2008.
at https://nettskjema.uio.no/answer.html?fid=27447&lang=en

Funding
The Quota Scheme is a scholarship programme, but the funding is given as part loan/part grant. Students receive money from the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund. After completing the programme and providing documentary evidence of return to his/her home country, the student's outstanding loan is converted to 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.

Criteria for application

Required Educational Background
The Quota Scheme is aimed at postgraduate students. Applicants must fulfil the basic entrance requirements for matriculation at a Norwegian institution of higher education. In addition to the basic entrance requirements, applicants for the Quota Scheme must provide documentary evidence of the following:

For Master's Degree programmes,
The minimum requirement is three (3) years of study at university level, i.e. minimum Bachelor's Degree level (or equivalent).

For doctoral programmes,
Applicants must have a minimum of five (5) years of university-level studies in their chosen subject. For further information, click here.
For the one-year advanced Norwegian language programme, the minimum requirement is two (2) years of study at university level; however, applicants with a completed first degree will be given priority.

Grade requirement
Admission to these programmes is very competitive, and only applicants with excellent grades will be considered (minimum B+/ Upper second/GPA 3.0).


Proficiency in English
Documentation of English language skills is required for admission to any of the programmes offered under the Quota Scheme.

TOEFL minimum score 550 (paper-based) / 213 (computer-based) / 80 (iBT)
IELTS minimum band 6.0 academic test.
For more information regarding the English language requirement, see page about English Proficiency Requirements. All applicants must have their English test results sent directly to the University of Oslo from TOEFL or IELTS.

Subject knowledge
Applicants must have completed prior university studies in the subject of the programme to which they are applying. Please note that some of the Master's Degree programmes have additional admission criteria. For further information go to the website of the specific Master programme.


How to Apply
Due to the large number of Quota applicants to a limited number of Quota scholarships available, potential applicants must submit the online 'Request for Application Form' before they can receive the formal application form. The requests for application forms will be processed by the International Education Office and only applicants that fulfil all the formal Quota requirements will receive the application form. The deadline for submitting the online 'Request for Application Form' is 1 November 2008, in order for the students to have sufficient time to submit the Quota Scheme application and the required documents before the 1 December application deadline.

Enter the online 'Request for Application Form' here. https://nettskjema.uio.no/answer.html?fid=27447&lang=en

After submitting the online 'Request for Application Form', you can expect to receive a reply in late August 2008.

Students address their Quota application directly to the International Education Office at the University of Oslo.

Doctoral programme applicants must in addition send in their research proposal and application for admission to doctoral studies to the relevant faculty.

The Quota application deadline for enrolment in August 2009 is 1 December 2008. This is also the deadline for all supporting documents. Late applications will not be considered.

If you want more information about the Quota Scheme, you can download the Prospectus 2009-2010 in pdf-format. This requires that you have (or download) Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Transcripts
We strongly advise applicants to order their academic records to be send directly from their home university to the University of Oslo. Applicants from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and Sudan must have their academic records sent directly to the University of Oslo from their home institution.

Notification
Applicants can expect to receive a reply in April 2009. Applicants for doctoral studies can expect a reply in May 2009.

Student life For information about student life and various services offered by the University of Oslo, visit our Student Life pages.

Frequently Asked Questions
If you have further questions about the Quota Scheme, please take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions.

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

international@admin.uio.no


Please note that we receive many e-mail and therefore it may take a few days before you get an answer.




SOURCE:
http://www.uio.no/english/academics/admission/quota/index.html

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Editors: International Education Office, international@admin.uio.no
Document created: 24.06.2000, modified: 25.06.2008
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3 Comments

Anonymous said…
they didnt mention which courses is actually provided.

im a tamzanian but ı studied my first degree of electric electronic in turkey.

can i have a chance to win this scholarship?
Amareg said…
Your scholarship is an eye opening program for developing nations.You are the only window to the life of millions.Leave alone paying School fee,I found it difficult to support my large family because of the current inflation.please I want to get recent information on how and when to apply for your scholarship award.I have Bachelor Degree in History with years of experience in teaching.

God bless you,

Amare Gebru/ETHIOPIA/
Betty Ndeleki said…
May you send me your qouta scheme so i could study for my masters at oslo university. i have a degree in education and would like to study multicutural and international studies form my masters.bcndeleki@yahoo.com