NORAD’s Programme for Master Studies (NOMA) Scholarship

NOMA is a programme providing financial support to develop and run Master Degree Programmes in cooperation between higher education institutions in the South and corresponding institutions in Norway. NOMA financed by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad).

The overall aim of the NOMA is to contribute to the education of staff in all sectors in Norway`s main development cooperation countries* and other selected countries through building capacity at the Master level in higher education institutions in the South.

Masters programmes supported through NOMA are established and developed in the South in close collaboration with Norwegian institutions. The needs and priorities of the countries in the South is the basis for cooperation between the partners in the South and in Norway.

The objectives of the NOMA are  
To achieve, in a longer term perspective, sustainable capacity of institutions in the South to provide the national workforce with adequate qualifications within selected academic fields of study.

To stimulate South-South-North cooperation through supporting the development of regional Master programmes.

To enhance gender equality in all programme activities.

To strengthen and further develop the competence of Norwegian higher education institutions to integrate global, as well as developmental perspectives, in their professional work.

Norwegian universities are now in the process of composing new education programmes that will be launched through the NOMA programme in 2007.

Available programmes at the University of Oslo:

Integrated Master’s in Health Informatics – Tanzania and Ethiopia
University of Dar-es-Salaam (UDAR)
Tanzania

Higher Education Master in Africa
University of the Western Cape (UWC)
South Africa

Graduate program in Democracy Studies
Gadjah Mada University (UGM)
Indonesia

Integrated Masters Programmes (M.Phil.) in Public Health Research in Asia
Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM)
Bangladesh

The Quota SchemeScholarship at University of Oslo

The Norwegian Quota Scheme is a funding scheme offered by the Norwegian Government to students from developing countries, Central and Eastern Europe, and former Soviet states for studies at institutions of higher education in Norway. This funding scheme aims at offering specially designed, research-based Master’s Degrees taught in English. The Quota Scheme also offers funding for Ph.D.-programmes and a one-year course in advanced Norwegian Language. Quota Scheme applicants should come from universities/institutions with formal cooperation agreements with the University of Oslo.

Who May Apply?
Applicants for admission under the Quota Scheme must fulfill certain criteria in order to be considered for admission. Admission is limited and therefore extremely competitive.

Nationality
Only applicants from countries included in the list of countries eligible for Quota Scheme funding will be considered. Please note that applicants who live in another country than their country of citizenship, either temporary or permanently, cannot apply. Applicants must have lived at least one year in their home country before they apply. Applicants from an eligible country, who are residing in another country on the list, may in some cases be considered. Quota Scheme students are expected to return home on completion of their studies in Norway.

Institutional Cooperation
Applicants should come from institutions with which the University of Oslo has a cooperation agreement. Potential applicants should check with their home institution to determine whether they have a cooperation agreement with the University of Oslo.

Women
Women are encouraged to apply. The University of Oslo gives priority to female applicants under the Quota Scheme.

Courses Offered
The Quota Scheme at the University of Oslo offers specially designed, English-taught Master’s Degrees and a one-year programme in advanced Norwegian language studies. The Quota Scheme also offers funding to doctoral programme students.

Master’s Degrees
Doctoral programmes
1-year programme in Advanced Norwegian

Application deadline
The Quota application deadline for enrolment in August 2009 is 1 December 2008.
This is also the deadline for all supporting documents. Late applications will not be considered.
The deadline to submit the online ‘Request for Application Form’ is 1 November 2008.

Funding
The Quota Scheme is a scholarship programme, but the funding is given as part loan/part grant. Students receive money from the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund. After completing the programme and providing documentary evidence of return to his/her home country, the student’s outstanding loan is converted to scholarship. If residence is taken in Norway within ten years after termination of studies, the scholarship is converted back to a loan and must be repaid.

Criteria for application

Required Educational Background
The Quota Scheme is aimed at postgraduate students. Applicants must fulfil the basic entrance requirements for matriculation at a Norwegian institution of higher education. In addition to the basic entrance requirements, applicants for the Quota Scheme must provide documentary evidence of the following:

For Master’s Degree programmes, the minimum requirement is three (3) years of study at university level, i.e. minimum Bachelor’s Degree level (or equivalent).
For doctoral programmes, applicants must have a minimum of five (5) years of university-level studies in their chosen subject. For further information, click here.

For the one-year advanced Norwegian language programme, the minimum requirement is two (2) years of study at university level; however, applicants with a completed first degree will be given priority.
Grade requirement
Admission to these programmes is very competitive, and only applicants with excellent grades will be considered (minimum B+/ Upper second/GPA 3.0).

Proficiency in English
Documentation of English language skills is required for admission to any of the programmes offered under the Quota Scheme.

TOEFL minimum score 550 (paper-based) / 213 (computer-based) / 80 (iBT)
IELTS minimum band 6.0 academic test.
For more information regarding the English language requirement, see page about English Proficiency Requirements. All applicants must have their English test results sent directly to the University of Oslo from TOEFL or IELTS.

Subject knowledge
Applicants must have completed prior university studies in the subject of the programme to which they are applying. Please note that some of the Master’s Degree programmes have additional admission criteria. For further information go to the website of the specific Master programme.

How to Apply
Due to the large number of Quota applicants to a limited number of Quota scholarships available, potential applicants must submit the online ‘Request for Application Form’ before they can receive the formal application form. The requests for application forms will be processed by the International Education Office and only applicants that fulfil all the formal Quota requirements will receive the application form. The deadline for submitting the online ‘Request for Application Form’ is 1 November 2008, in order for the students to have sufficient time to submit the Quota Scheme application and the required documents before the 1 December application deadline.

Enter the online ‘Request for Application Form’ here.
After submitting the online ‘Request for Application Form’, you can expect to receive a reply in late August 2008.

Students address their Quota application directly to the International Education Office at the University of Oslo.
Doctoral programme applicants must in addition send in their research proposal and application for admission to doctoral studies to the relevant faculty.

The Quota application deadline for enrolment in August 2009 is 1 December 2008. This is also the deadline for all supporting documents. Late applications will not be considered.

If you want more information about the Quota Scheme, you can download the Prospectus 2009-2010 in pdf-format. This requires that you have (or download) Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Transcripts
We strongly advise applicants to order their academic records to be send directly from their home university to the University of Oslo. Applicants from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and Sudan must have their academic records sent directly to the University of Oslo from their home institution.

Notification
Applicants can expect to receive a reply in April 2009. Applicants for doctoral studies can expect a reply in May 2009.

Student life For information about student life and various services offered by the University of Oslo, visit our Student Life pages.

Frequently Asked Questions If you have further questions about the Quota Scheme, please take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions.

Contact information The Quota Scheme
University of Oslo
International Education Office
P.O. Box 1081 Blindern
N-0317 Oslo
Norway

international@admin.uio.no

Please note that we receive many e-mail and therefore it may take a few days before you get an answer.

Norwegian Government Scholarships at University of Oslo

This is a short-term scholarship programme offered to students and young researchers from countries with which Norway has reciprocal scholarship agreements. Applications are handled by the Research Council of Norway. All questions regarding the application process must be directed to the Research Council.

Courses offered
The programme is open for applications in all academic fields. See our list of courses offered in English

Please note that the Norwegian Government Scholarships are designed to promote contact and mobility between Norwegian and foreign students or researchers and institutions of higher learning and research. The scholarships are intended to finance a temporary stay, and not a complete education in Norway, and are therefore normally limited to a maximum of one academic year.

It is therefore not possible to apply for such a scholarship to support a master’s degree at the University of Oslo.

Who may apply
See The Research Council of Norway’s website for information about scholarships and list of countries which currently have reciprocal agreements with Norway

Where to apply
Get in touch with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in your home country.

Further information
All questions regarding the scholarship and application procedure must be directed to the Research Council of Norway.

The Research Council of Norway expects students to have an acceptance letter from an educational institution in Norway before applications are processed. If you wish to apply for such an acceptance letter from the University of Oslo, you must contact the relevant department or faculty. (See the list of units at the University of Oslo for links and contact details.) Send an email, where you clearly state in the headline that you are a Research Council of Norway applicant, attach your professional CV, and explain in as much detail as possible which subject area you are interested in. Be prepared to fax your application papers and other documents if asked for them.

Please note that you must have started the application process with the Research Council of Norway before you send a query to the University of Oslo. The University of Oslo cannot help you to start this process.

Phd in Migration, NTNU- Norway

Phd in Migration, NTNU- Norway

NTNU Samfunnsforskning AS is a Research Company owned 100% by Norwegian
University of Science and Technology (NTNU). The activity is project based
and the majority of the approx. 100 employees are working with social
science research.

Vacancies: 1 Research Position (PhD fellowship)
NTNU Social Research Trondheim invites application for one three years
research position as PhD fellow in social anthropology. The position
provides the opportunity to work in an international research institution
with high academic standards and a cross-disciplinary environment. The PhD
fellowship is financed by the Research Council of Norway for a research
project on international/global work migration, identity construction and
subjective experiences of migrant workers. Field research will be a
comparative study and will be undertaken in Norway and another country which
will be agreed upon between the research fellow and the research team. A
brief description of the project can be found at
http://www.svt.ntnu.no/san/utlysninger/prosjektbeskrivelse_work_unlimited.pdf

We are particularly interested in applications from candidates with research
interests related to the topic of international work migration. The PhD
fellow will work closely with an interdisciplinary team of researchers, and
will receive close supervision from the project leader. Progress on the
doctorate fellowship will be supported through regular presentations at
internal PhD seminars as well as at international academic conferences and
workshops. A progress plan will be agreed upon between the candidate and
supervisor.

*Applicants must have the following qualifications*

- Hold an M.A. or equivalent in social anthropology
- Be fluent in English and a Scandinavian language

*In addition, as many as possible of the following qualifications are
desirable*

- Background in organizational (or working life) anthropology;
alternatively in organizational psychology
- Knowledge on international labour migration
- Good skills in research methods and data analysis
- Social and communicative skills in order to be able to function in a
group
- Interest in and experience with interdisciplinary and international
collaboration.
- The candidate will be expected to be in residence in Trondheim and will
have a workplace at the Department of Social Anthropology at the Norwegian
University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim. NTNU is committed
to promoting the careers of female researchers and to fostering a more
ethnically diverse work force. Women and persons of ethnic minority
background are encouraged to apply. The starting date for the position is 1
September 2008 or as early as possible thereafter.

*The application should include:*

1. A completed PhD Stipend Application Form:
http://www.ntnu.no/studier/samfunn/phsant/skjema.
2. A PhD project description of 3-5 pages, written in English and
outlining the following:
a) main research questions
b) expected innovation or «value-added» of the project
c) geographical location (s) of field research and d) a progress plan
including an overview of milestones/outputs
3. A curriculum vitae
4. Certified copies of transcripts from higher education
5. Contact details for three references

The PhD candidates will be responsible for applying to, and enrolling in a
compatible PhD program at NTNU. The PhD project description will be the
foundation of the application to the organized research training programme
at the Faculty of Social Science and Technology Management.

The starting salary for a PhD fellow at NTNU is according to standard. NTNU
Social Research has a pension scheme in the Norwegian Public Service Pension
Fund (Statens Pensjonskasse).

For more information about the Department of Social Anthropology at NTNU see
http://www.ntnu.no/sosant and http://www.ntnusamfunnsforskning.no.
Applications should be sent electronically to Elin.Juul@… or
by regular mail to NTNU Samfunnsforskning AS, 7491 Trondheim, Norway, by
August 1, 2008.

11 PhD Positions in Informatics, Univ of Oslo, Norway

11 PhD Positions in Informatics, Univ of Oslo, Norway

UP TO 11 POSITIONS AS Ph.D.
are available at the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo (UiO).

The positions have a duration of 4 years with 25% compulsory work
(teaching).

http://www.admin.uio.no/opa/ledige-stillinger/2008/vit/upto11PhDInformatics2008.html

Up to three of the positions (Ref.no.: 2008/7711) will be held open
for the most qualified applicants within the total field for research
at the department. The others are reserved for the following more
specific areas.:

-Formal Methods (Ref.no.: 2008/7712)
-Global Infrastructures (Ref.no.: 2008/7714)
-Image formation and analysis (seismic and sonar) (Ref.no.: 2008/7718)
-Natural Language Processing (Ref.no.: 2008/7722)
-Nanoelectronics (Ref.no.: 2008/7726)
-Network and Distributed Systems, middleware and algorithms (Ref.no.:
2008/7727)
-Robotics and Intelligent Systems (Ref.no.: 2008/7728)
-Computational Mathematics (Ref.no:2008/7729)

For a closer description of the overall research and the different
research groups of the department, se here:
http://www.ifi.uio.no/research/researchgroups.html

The purpose of the PhD position is research training leading to the
successful completion of a doctoral degree. The fellowship requires
admission to the research-training programme at the Faculty of
Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Applicants must have obtained
undergraduate (BSc level or equivalent) and graduate (MSc level or
equivalent) qualifications. (Applicants may forward transcripts from
exams in June 2008).

Altogether this should represent approximately five years of full
time study after the completion of European Upper Secondary School or
International Baccalaureate. For more information see:
http://www.matnat.uio.no/forskning/utdanning/english/phd_programme_presentation.html

Appointment to a research fellowship is conditional upon admission to
the research training programme. An approved plan for the research
training must be submitted no later than one month after taking up
the position, and admission approved within three months. For more
information see:
http://www.uio.no/admhb/reglhb/personal/tilsettingvitenskapelig/ansettelsesvilkar/guidelinesresearchfellowship.xml

The University of Oslo wishes to achieve a more equal distribution of
scientific employees between the genders. Female applicants are
encouraged to apply.

All new UiO employees are required to sign an agreement regulating
research intellectual property rights (IPR).

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For any additional information please do not hesitate to contact:
Head of Department, professor Morten Dæhlen, email:
mortend@…, phone: (+47) 2284 0125 or
Administrative Head of Department, Narve Trædal, email:
narvet@…, phone: (+47) 2285 2418.

Salary: LTR 44 –48 (NOK 331400 – 355,200), depending on
qualifications.

Deadline for applications: 13 June 2008

The applications (in English or in a Scandinavian language) marked
with reference number including a curriculum vitae and complete
information about the applicant’s education (both at the bachelor and
master level), job experience, scientific publications, outline of
research ambitions, and at least two academic references (name,
position, email, and telephone number), should be sent to:

The University of Oslo
The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Grete Andresen
Boks 1032 Blindern
N-0315 Oslo, Norway.

Application papers will not be returned, with the exception of
original publications.

http://www.admin.uio.no/opa/ledige-stillinger/2008/vit/upto11PhDInformatics2008.html