Who may apply

Only students at Master and doctoral levels will be financed by the Quota Scheme.

Nationality

Applicants from certain developing countries, countries in Central and Eastern Europe, and Central Asia are eligible for funding.

Priority

Only applicants who are affiliated with institutions with a formal, active collaboration agreement with the University of Bergen will be considered for admission. 

Currently, the University of Bergen has formal collaboration agreements with the following institutions:Collaborating Institutions

Special conditions

As a general rule applicants must have resided in their home country for at least one year prior to the intended study period in Norway.

Applicants residing in Norway can apply if they have been financed by a Norwegian state scholarship or research grant, and if they have not been in Norway for more than two years when the programme starts.

Academic requirements

Applicants must normally have obtained an undergraduate degree or Bachelor's degree of 4 years' duration, or have an equivalent educational background. For information regarding equivalency, see country list.

The degree must include courses equalling at least 1.5 years of full-time studies in a subject relevant to that of the programme applied for.

Admission is extremely competitive, applicants should have excellent academic records. Minimum 2 nd Class, Upper Division/B or the equivalent is normally required in order to be considered for admission.

Please note that some Master's degree programmes may have additional admission requirements specific to their programme. Please refer to the website of each programme for more information.

English language proficiency

Documented proficiency in English is required for admission.

What may I apply for

Master's degree programmes

The University of Bergen has established a number of 2-year Master's degree programmes taught in English and only candidates admitted to these programmes are eligible for financial support by the Quota Scheme.

Please note that some programmes are not offered every year.

New students are admitted every second year to the programmes in Health Promotion and Anthropology of Development (2012, 2014, etc) and Gender and Development (2011, 2013, etc).

Please note that subjects NOT offered at the University of Bergen include:

• Agriculture
• Architecture
• Business Administration and Accounting
• Veterinary Science

• Law studies: The Faculty of Law deals predominantly with the Norwegian legal system, and the professional degree is intended to train lawyers to work in Norway. Law studies require a very good command of the Norwegian language.

PhD - Doctoral Education

Students admitted to a Master's degree programme may qualify for admission to doctoral studies during or upon completion of their master programme. Only rarely are candidates admitted directly to a doctoral degree on the basis of a non-Norwegian degree unless they have an established agreement with the relevant department and have submitted an approved thesis proposal as the major part of the application.

Please note that only applicants from institutions with a formal collaboration with University of Bergen will be elegible for admission under the Quota Scheme

For more information about admission and funding  for PhD and Quota Scheme

How do I apply

The application periode is between 1 October - 1 December.

All applicants must submit the online application form through the University of Bergen online application system "Søknadsweb".

• Detailed information about admission and documentary requirements will be given at the “Søknadsweb” online application site and in the Application Guideline
• Please make sure that the scans of the documents you have uploaded are readable and of good quality.
• If the scans of the required documents are not readable, we will not be able to process your application.
• Quota scheme applicants do not have to submit documentation of financing.

Documentation:

• You must upload all the relevant documents. We require all documents to be scanned from original documentation.
• Allowable document types are PDF, DOC, DOCX or TXT.
• The maximum file size limit for an uploaded document is set to 15 MB.

We do not accept faxed or e-mailed applications/documents /transcripts.

Please note: If you are also applying for a Master's Degree Programme as a self-financed master student, you must register a separate application.

Admission Process

Contact address:

E-mail: quota@uib.no