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Self-financing Master's Degree Applicants
Application deadline:
- Academic year 2008-2009: 1 March 2008
- Academic year 2009-2010: The online application system opens 1 September 2008. Application deadline: 1 March 2009.
Self-financing Master’s degree students are students who apply for English Master’s Degree Programmes and provide own funding for their studies. Students may apply from any country – Norway included.
Admission requirements
To be eligible, self-financing Master’s degree students must document
Application form and procedures
Self-financing master’s degree students apply through an online application system:
- Online Application Form for Master’s degree students
(opens on 1 September 2008)
In order for your application to be processed, all relevant qualifications (see above) and a verified transcript of records in English should be documented and enclosed your application.
Only original transcripts/ documents or certified copies are accepted. Please note that due to verification of educational documents, we do not accept faxed or e-mailed applications/documents/transcripts.
Send your application to:
University of Tromsø
Department of Research and Academic Affairs
International Office
9037 Tromsø Processing your application
Your application is sent to the faculty in which you wish to study for processing. The faculties base their decision regarding admission on the applicant’s academic performance and his/her complete application.
When you have been accepted as a Master’s degree student, the International Office sends you an information package including your “Letter of Admission” and “Student Contract”. The latter has to be signed and returned to us within a given deadline.
If you want to check the status of your application, please click here.
Financing of studies
Admission as self-financing master’s degree student does not include any financial support from the University of Tromsø or Norwegian authorities.
According to the rules set by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI), students from outside EU/EEA must document at least
- NOK 42 500 per semester (approximately US$ 8000 / 5500 Euro) at his or her disposal in a Norwegian bank account.
The money garantees, that a student is able to cover accommodation and other living costs in Norway. Only when finance is proved a student residence permit will be issued.
The Student Welfare Organisation (SWO) at the Unversity of Tromsø offers a temporary bank account for foreign students where the needed amount of money can be deposited. More information about the procedure can be downloaded here.
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