For the academic year 2011/ 2012, there are 14 available Quota seats for PhD students. Applications are sent to collaborating universities/partner institutions.
The Quota Scheme was implemented by the Ministry of Education and Research in the autumn 1994 as a Norwegian Governmental Assistance Scheme to promote capacity building in the students' home countries and encurage participation from these countries in the process of internationalization of higher education.
The available PhD seats are distributed as follows: Developing Countries Department name Seat(s) Semester Start Dept. of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences (IHA) 1 Autumn 2011* Dept. of Mathematical Sciences and Technology(IMT) 1 Autumn 2011* Dept. of Ecology and Natural Resource Mgt (INA) 1 Autumn 2011 Dept. of Plant and Environmental Sciences (IPM) 1 Spring 2012 Noragric 1 Spring 2012 *available either autumn 2011 or spring 2012 depending on when the seat becomes available Eastern Europe/West Balkan and Central Asia Department name Seat(s) Semester Start Dept. of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences (IHA) 1 Autumn 2011 Dept. of Chem., Biotech. Food Sciences (IKBM) 2(1+1*) Autumn 2011 Dept. of Mathematical Sciences and Technology(IMT) 1 Autumn 2011 Dept. of Ecology and Natural Resource Mgt (INA) 1 Autumn 2011 Dept. of Plant and Environmental Sciences (IPM) 2(1+1*) Autumn 2011 Dept. of Economics and Resource Management (IØR) 1 Autumn 2011 Noragric 1 Autumn 2011 *available either autumn 2011 or spring 2012 depending on when the seat becomes available
The Quota Scheme covers living expenses while studying in Norway, travel allowances according to fixed national rates at minimum student costs and 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 loan and 30% as a scholarship; total amount of NOK 106.800 per year for PhD students.
If the student follows normal study progression, the financial support will normally be renewed every year. 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 must repay the loan on the same conditions as Norwegian citizens.
As mentioned above, the Quota Scholarship also includes family support for living with the student in Norway. The monthly support is based on the number of children as follows: one child: NOK 1400/ month 2 children: NOK 2800/ month each additional child: NOK 900/ month.
No support is provided for spouses solely, and no support is available to cover travel expenses for family members.
You can read the regulations for the Quota scholarship here.
Institutional collaboration required for application for a Quota scholarship
To apply for a Quota scholarship the applicant must document that he or she is an employee at one of the following institutions or organisations:
Albania Agricultural University of Tirana
Afganistan Kabul University
Bangladesh Bangladesh Agricultural University Dhaka University
Brasil Universidade de Sao Paulo
Bosnia & Herzegovina University of Banja Luka - Faculty of Agriculture - Faculty of Forestry University "Dzemal Bijedic" of Mostar - Faculty of Agriculture University of Mostar - Faculty of Agriculture University of Sarajevo - Faculty of Agriculture - Faculty of Forestry Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Cambodia Royal University of Agriculture
China Chinese Academy of Science, Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Chinese Agricultural University
Costa Rica CATIE, Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center EARTH University
Croatia Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek - Faculty of Agriculture
Ethiopia Addis Ababa University Hawassa University Mekelle University
Ghana Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
India Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University
Kenya Egerton University Kenya Forest Research Institute
Kosovo University of Prishtina - Faculty of Agriculture
Laos National University of Laos
Macedonia University of S. Cyril and Methodius of Skopje - Faculty of Agriculture
Malawi University of Malawi, Bunda College of Agriculture
Nepal Kathmandu University Tribhuvan University
Pakistan Karakorum International University COMSATS Institute of Information Technology University of Peshawar
Russia Perm State Technical University Tambov State University
Serbia University of Belgrade - Faculty of Agriculture - Faculty of Forestry - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture
Sri Lanka Eastern University of Sri Lanka University of Ruhuna University of Jaffna
South Africa University of KwaZulu-Natal University of Pretoria University of Western Cape
Tanzania Dar es Salaam University Sokoine University of Agriculture
Uganda Makerere University
Vietnam Hanoi Agricultural University and National Institute of Animal Husbandry Hue Agricultural and Forestry University Research Institute for Aquaculture No 1 (RIA1) Research Institute for Aquaculture No 2 (RIA2)
Zambia University of Zambia
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