EEA Financial Mechanisms Programme

The scholarships are administered by local authorities in each eligible country. Application processes are different in the different countries.

Invitation letter

The local administrative authorities may expect applicants to have an invitation letter and/or learning agreement from the university where they plan to study before scholarship applications are processed.

The University of Oslo will only issue invitation letters to students admitted to institutions that have a prior exchange agreement with the University of Oslo.

To find out if you may apply for an EEA scholarship, and how, you must contact the international office at your home institution. The international office at your home institution will know if an exchange agreement is in place.

If there is an exchange agreement in place, you may apply for an invitation letter by contacting the Information Centre at the Faculty you want to be accepted by. This should be done no later than 15 October for admission for the spring semester and 1 May for admission for the autumn semester.

Application and scholarship

Invitation letters are only valid for students who receive the EEA scholarship. Students who have not received the EEA scholarship will not be given admission to the University of Oslo.

Students who have received the scholarship must ensure that the person issuing the invitation letter is informed about this as soon as possible. As a rule, such information must be in place by 31 October for admission for the spring semester and 15 May for admission for the autumn semester. The University of Oslo can not guarantee admission for students who send in this information at a later date.