How to Apply

Applicants must submit their application for a SwB scholarship directly to CAPES in Brazil. Students who are granted a scholarship by CAPES will be contacted by the University of Bergen and informed about our application procedures. For more information on how to start your application process, see the Science without Boarders website.

Please refer also to the general information website for SwB-applicants to Norway.

Courses

The subjects covered by Science without Borders are mainly within the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).

Fields of study

The University of Bergen offers courses in Natural Sciences, Mathematics and a few health and clinical subjects for SwB applicants:

Bachelor’s courses: mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, geophysics, geoscience, informatics, petroleum and process technology, statistics.

Master’s courses: mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, molecular biology, geoscience, geophysics, informatics, international health, pathology, biomedicine, human nutrition, a few clinical subjects (gynecology, obstetrics, pediatrics).

List of courses

A full overview of courses offered in English at the University of Bergen, is available here: Courses for exchange students. Here you will also find courses in study fields such as humanities and social sciences. We do however expect that you choose courses within the described study fields above.

Academic pre-requirements

You can read about the academic pre-requirements by clicking on each course. It is important that you read these carefully before choosing the courses you wish to apply for.  You must meet the pre-requirements to qualify for admission to a course.

General Requirement

Students must have completed at least two years of their degree. Please note that this is only the minimum requirement and that admission to several courses will require more than two years of study. Please see "Courses" for more information.

English Language Requirements

For admission to courses on bachelor‘s/undergraduate level:

TOEFL test with a minimum score of 500 on paper-based test or 170 on computer test or 60 on Internet test or 500 on the TOEFL ITP test, or IELTS with a score of 5.0 or better

For admission to courses at master’s/postgraduate level

English language test: TOEFL with a minimum score of 550 on paper-based test or 213 on computer test or 80 on Internet test or 550 on the TOEFL ITP test, or IELTS with a score of 6.0 or better

Contact Information

General requests may be directed to  exchange-students@uib.no.  

Questions regarding courses should be directed to the department/faculty administering the course. Contact information is available at the bottom of each course description.

Practical Information

You will find information about practical matters such as housing and residence permit/visa on our website.