NORSTIP scholarship at the University of Oslo

This award is tied to a nomination. You cannot apply for it yourself. It is only for students who are nominated and admitted to a master's programme through partnerships that take part in the NORSTIP scheme. The scheme is run with HK-dir, the Norwegian Agency for Higher Education and Skills.

Once you are nominated and admitted, the University of Oslo administers the scholarship. That means UiO handles the payments and any questions you have about them. Your contact person at UiO is the one to ask about payment schedules and similar matters.

The money is meant to cover reasonable costs for living and studying in Norway. You are personally responsible for making sure the payments meet your housing, fees and general living costs. The right to receive the scholarship belongs only to you and cannot be transferred to anyone else.

There are conditions you must keep meeting to stay eligible. These include holding a valid residence permit from UDI, accepting enrolment and keeping your student status, arriving on campus to start your studies, and keeping the study progression set by UiO. The page also says it is expected that you return to your home country after completing the master's programme.

• You must be nominated and admitted to a master's programme through a partnership participating in the NORSTIP scheme.
• You must obtain and continuously uphold a valid residence permit from UDI.
• You must accept enrolment into the master's programme provided by UiO and continuously meet UiO's requirements for upholding your student status and right to attend the programme.
• You must arrive at UiO's campus in Norway and commence your studies in accordance with the master's programme.
• You must keep the study progression set by UiO for the master's programme.

• Tuition fees.
• Living costs for the duration of 22 months.
• Residence permit and visa costs of NOK 5400.
• A start-up grant of NOK 15 000, paid once when you arrive in Norway. It is intended to cover part of the deposit in the halls of residence and initial expenses such as semester fees, household goods and warm clothing.
• A (return) ticket to and from Norway from the airport nearest to your place of residency in your home country, up to a maximum of NOK 15 000.
• Fieldwork costs up to a maximum of NOK 29 000.
• Other costs to cover unforeseen expenses (not part of the monthly scholarship paid to you).

The scholarship does not cover family members or children in your home country or in Norway, or the cost of shipping extra luggage to or from Norway.

There is no open application for this scholarship. The page states that it is only available for students nominated and admitted to a master's programme through partnerships participating in the NORSTIP scheme. If you are nominated through such a partnership, these are the steps that follow from the page.

1. Accept enrolment into the master's programme provided by UiO.
2. Obtain a valid residence permit from UDI.
3. Arrive at UiO's campus in Norway and commence your studies in accordance with the master's programme.
4. Keep the study progression set by UiO for the master's programme.
5. Until you have a Norwegian identification number and a Norwegian bank account, receive payments from UiO by payment checks or other appropriate means used at UiO.
6. Once you have your identification number, open a personal bank account with a Norwegian bank and give the account details to your contact person at UiO. All later payments go to that account.
7. Direct any questions about the scholarship and payment schedules to your contact person at UiO.

Confirm every detail on the official page before you act on anything here.