Required supporting documents
Send us copies of your academic papers, unless otherwise specified to do so.
As part of a general practice of UiO to ensure academic quality, we may ask for original documents. If you are asked to submit original documents and fail to do so, you will not be admitted.
Include the following:
1. Application form
The application form is available only through the Pre-Application form. Filling out the Pre-Application form is the first step in the application process.
The ISS will send the application form by email as a pdf file. Download and print the application form. Some fields are already filled in with information from your Pre-Application form. Be sure to complete the rest of the fields by hand. Please review the information and make any corrections directly on the application in pen. Remember to sign and date the form!
If you have any questions about the application form, see our detailed guide.
2. Two passport-sized photos
Write your name on the reverse side of the photographs. The photographs should be of good quality.
3. ISS scholarship form (only for scholarship applicants)
Scholarship application forms are available only through the Pre-Application form. Read more about criteria for scholarships. Print out the form and follow the instructions given. Remember that your reference person cannot be related to you and s/he must also stamp and sign the form.
4. Statement of purpose
Your statement of purpose should be one page, typed, double spaced (max. 500 words). Tell us why the course is important to you, how it helps you fulfill future goals or how it relates to your current studies or employment. Briefly state your personal qualities that make you a good representative of your country.
Applicants for Norwegian levels III and IV should write their statement in Norwegian. The statement of purpose is a particularly important basis for selecting applicants for scholarships.
5. Letters of recommendation
You should submit two letters of recommendation from two different people who are not related to you by blood or marriage. The referee should give information regarding your character, intellectual ability, and seriousness of purpose. The letter should be written on official letterhead and must include contact information for the reference person. At least one letter should come from your professor, lecturer, headmaster, or if employed, from your current employer.
We rely heavily on the letters of recommendation when considering candidates for Master's courses and for scholarships.
Exceptions: If you live in Norway and are applying for Norwegian language courses, you do not need to submit the letters of recommendation.
6. English documentation
Please submit a copy of your test scores or exams or have the results sent to our office. If you submit a statement from a professor or employer, we prefer the statement to be written on official letterhead. Native English speakers from the USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand do not need to document their English skills. Read more about language requirements at ISS.
7. Norwegian documentation
Applicants to Norwegian language levels II, III or IV must submit a copy of transcripts or test scores of previous Norwegian courses or exams (i.e. Bergenstest). Recommendations from a teacher or employer must be written on official letterhead. Read more about language requirements at ISS.
8. Copies of transcripts/diplomas
Submit a copy of your academic credentials (transcripts, diplomas, etc.) or have official credentials sent directly from the bursars of the issuing school/university.
If your documents are not in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish, they must be translated into one of these languages – preferably Norwegian or English – by an official translator who must sign and stamp the original and the translation. You must submit BOTH the transcripts and the translations.
You may be selected randomly from the pool of applicants to present your original academic documents.
9. CV or resume (Master-level applicants and scholarship applicants)
We require a CV/resume from all candidates applying for Master-level courses and from all scholarship applicants. Otherwise, this is optional.
10. Copy of passport
Applicants must submit the pages of their passport showing personal data and photo. Applicants residing in EU countries may submit a copy of their National Identity Card instead of a passport.
11. Receipt for payment of the application fee
No application is complete until the application fee is paid in full.
Where to send your completed application
Please note the ISS requires the complete and physical application form and supporting documents.
- Do NOT scan your application and send it as an attachment by email.
- Do NOT fax your application to us.
Send your application form and supporting documents to:
International Summer School
University of Oslo
PO Box 1082, Blindern
NO-0317 OSLO
NORWAY
Our physical address for Courier Mail (DHL, FedEx, etc.) is:
International Summer School
University of Oslo
Moltke Moes vei 30-32
Georg Morgenstiernes hus, 2. etg.
NO-0851 OSLO
NORWAY
If you reside in USA or Canada, send your application to:
International Summer School
University of Oslo
c/o St. Olaf College
1520 St. Olaf Avenue
Northfield, MN 55057-1098
USA