The Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dr) has established a new scholarship scheme (NORSTIP) for students from selected partner countries aiming to foster economic development and welfare in partner institutions running NORHED, NORPART or Erasmus + global mobility cooperation projects. The scholarship aims to strengthen existing collaboration between Wollega University and University of Stavanger, Norway, under the NORHED Program. In the NORSTIP scholarship students will be exempted from paying tuition fees and will receive a moderate scholarship equivalent to the scholarship monthly rate that Norwegian students get from the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund. Admission to the programs and access to the scholarships is highly competitive. Students must have an excellent academic record and documented proficiency in English to be considered for the NORSTIP scholarship.
Field of Study
NORSTIP scholarships are available for the following English taught two years MSc programs at University of Stavanger, Norway:
- Biological Chemistry
- Business Administration – Economics
- Business Administration – Finance
- Business Administration – Management
- City and Regional Planning – Planning and Development
- Digital Society and Societal Transformations
- Energy, Environment and Society
- Energy, Reservoir and Earth Sciences
- English and Literacy Studies
- Environmental Engineering
- Marine and Offshore Technology
- Mathematics and Physics
- Petroleum Engineering
- Risk Analysis – Engineering and Technology
- Risk Analysis – Risk Governance
- Service Leadership in International Business
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the NORSTIP scholarship:
- Applicants must be employees or recent graduates of Wollega University.
- Age: between 20 to 30 years old.
- BSc holder or not MSc holder prior to this scholarship
- Citizenship: Ethiopian (Documentation required).
Registration, Nomination and Application Procedure
According to the recruitment guidelines set by HK-dir, the universities share a joint responsibility for establishing procedures to recruit qualified students in accordance with transparent and predictable criteria. A formal procedure to be implemented at Wollega University will be published before the application portal is open.
- The application portal opens on November 15th, 2024 and
- The application deadline is December 1st 2024.
NB: The scholarship expenses will be reimbursed only after arrival at the University of Stavanger, and applicants must have a budget to cover the initial expenses by themselves (e.g. flight tickets, insurance, visa costs etc).
Students who are selected as NORSTIP scholarship recipients will be notified about this in the admission. For More information visit NORSTIP – scholarship scheme | University of Stavanger (https://www.uis.no/en/studies/norstip-scholarship-scheme). If you have further additional questions about the position, please contact NORHED-INDMET Project leader Dr. Endalkachew Mosisa (endalkem5@gmail.com) at Wollega University.
