The Quota Programme

Student Information Centre

Candidates from developing countries or Central and Eastern Europe who intend follow master programmes held in English or PhD studies, may apply for financial support under the Quota Programme.

Application form for Master's:
- Application form for Quota-students (doc) / (pdf)

- Application form PhD

Relevant Master's programmes:
1. Agroecology
2. Appllied Aquaculture
3. Development and Resource Economics
4. Development Studies
5. Feed Manufacturing Technology
6. Management of Natural Resources and Sustainable Agriculture
7. Tropical Ecology and Management of Natural Resources

The application deadline for support from the Quota programme is March 1, 2006 for the Master's programmes. Application for support for a PhD study should reach UMB by December 1st, 2006 for admission in 2007.

The scheme was implemented by the Ministry of Education and Research (UFD) in the autumn 1994 as a Norwegian Governmental Assistance Scheme to promote capacity building in the students' home countries and encourage participation of students from these countries in the process of internationalisation of higher education.

The Quota Programme covers living expenses while studying in Norway, travel allowances according to fixed national rates at minimum student costs, support to cover field work in the student's home country as part of the study in Norway.

Approximately 70% of the Quota scholarship is provided as a loan and 30% as a scholarship, a total amount of NOK 80.000 pr. year (2006/2007).

If the student follows normal study progression, the financial support will normally be renewed every year until the limit of 3 or 4 years has been reached. If the student permanently settles in his/her home country after completing the degree, the loan will be waived after one year. If the student settles in another country, he/she has to repay the loan on the same conditions as Norwegian citizens.

As mentioned above, the Quota scholarship also includes support for family living with the student in Norway. The monthly support is based on the number of children as follows: one child: NOK 1290 p.m., 2 children: NOK 2580 p.m., each additional child: NOK 850 p.m.. No support is provided solely for spouses. No support is available to cover travel expenses for family members. You can get information on www.lanekassen.no or from the scholarship administrator at UMB after your arrival.

To be considered for financial support under the Quota Programme students must have stayed at least one year in their home country prior to the planned education at the Norwegian university/college. Candidates applying directly from another Western country will therefore not be considered for financial support.


Updated: 27.09.06
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