The Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education (SIU) invites applications for grants to Master programmes to be conducted in English in the South.
The call for applications is presented with reference to the NOMA Agreement between the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and SIU, signed on 27 April, extended with an addendum and the NOMA Programme Document.
A Master degree programme eligible for support under the NOMA programme is defined as full- time work-load over two academic years equivalent to 120 credits according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
Categories:
Bilateral Master programmes for a period of either two years (one student cohort) or four years (two student cohorts).
NOMA funding is limited to maximum NOK 2,25 million for one student cohort and maximum NOK 4,5 million for two student cohorts and includes all relevant supportive activities.
Multilateral Master programmes for a period of either two years (one student cohort) or four years (two student cohorts).
NOMA funding is limited to maximum NOK 3 million for one student cohort and maximum NOK 6 million for two student cohorts and includes all relevant supportive activities.
Eligible countries:
Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Bangladesh and other selected countries.
Eligible academic fields:
- Education.
- Environment, economic development and trade.
- Gender.
- Good governance, democratic development, human rights and migration.
- Health.
- HIV/AIDS.
- Oil and energy.
- Peace and Conflict resolution.
For more information and application, visit: Norad’s Programme for Master Studies (NOMA) Scholarship