Information to foreign applicants to the department`s doctoral programmes

Application for the doctoral programme at the Department of Foreign Languages

To be admitted to our doctoral programme you usually have three options:

1) Apply for an announced  fellowship (stipend) within January/February of each year.

There are, however, also scholarships offered by the department`s various research projects in addition to the above mentioned main deadline. These may be announced at various times of the year.

NB! For the Department`s own announcements for salaried research fellow positions please consult: www.jobbnorge.no

See also: http://www.uib.no/hf/en/research/doctoral-education-at-the-faculty-of-humanities

2) Apply any time for admission directly to a doctoral programme (with funding from own country/institution/programme etc.).

When you apply you also must submit:

- A project description (outline)

- A time schedule for the period

- Certified copies of your diplomas

- A survey of your previous publications (if any) including your Master     

  Thesis (thesis not to be included).

- Acceptance/confirmation from a person at this faculty/department willing 

  to be your supervisor 

- Acceptance/confirmation from the Department, usually by the signature of   

  the head of department

- Valid proof of satisfactory financing for the whole period

External applicants are required to guarantee that they can cover expenses of about NOK 120-140.000,- per year, which corresponds to approximately 15000 to 17500 Euros or 24000 to 28000 USD. This should cover living costs, travels and a fee for using the university`s facilities. office, pc etc.

3) Apply for a place in the quota-programme(if you are a national of a country included in this programme. Note: Usually the quota-programme admits applicants to the Master programme and the student may then within the second semester apply for admission to the doctoral programme which supplies you with the necessary funding for board, books and an apartment at the University dormitory etc. There are no tuition fees at Norwegian universities. The Deadline for application is 1. December each year, so you can not be admitted until the autumn of the following year at the earliest..

If you wish to apply for a place in the quota-programme for Master-or doctoral students  from developing countries and Eastern Europe please submit a preliminary application form:

For information on the Quota Programme:

http://www.uib.no/education/collaboration/the-quota-scheme

For questions on the quota-programme please contact:
Ana.Cordova@ua.uib.no

Tel: +47 55589419

Fax: +47 55589025

For further information on the studies belonging to the Faculty of Humanities please also contact our information centre: info-hf@uib.no

For general questions on the doctoral programme at the department of  Foreign Languages please contact: Jan.Johansen@if.uib.no