Economic support to master's students at the Faculty of Social Sciences
As a master’s student at the Faculty of Social Sciences you can apply for economic support in connection with data collection, research, participation in conferences or pitches and other expenses related to your work with the master thesis.
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As a master’s student at the Faculty of Social Sciences you can apply for economic support to cover travelling expenses and/or other expenses related to your work with the master thesis. The application must be submitted two weeks before the data collection starts.
All expenses must be documented, and the Faculty of Social Sciences will disburse the economic support after the data collection is completed.
Approval from supervisor
Your supervisor on the master’s programme must confirm that the expenses are connected with working on the master thesis. Please attach a written approval of the plan with the application.
Disbursal of support
If you apply within the deadline, you will receive an approval of economic support before the work starts, but the economic support will only be disbursed when the data collection is completed. All expenses must be documented with receipts.
After the work is completed, you must send in the following to the Faculty of Social Sciences by mail:
- A copy of the letter documenting granted economic support
- A clear account of your expenses (date, short description of the expense, amount in NOK)
- Original receipts taped to an A4 paper (corresponding to the expenses in the account)
It can take 3-4 weeks from when you hand in the documentation until the sum is transferred to your bank account.
Support for travels
You can apply for economic support for travel- and living expenses in connection with working on the master’s thesis.
You can apply for support for up to:
- two (2) travels for data collection/field work/research/pitch/conference in Norway, or
- one (1) travel for data collection/field work/research/pitch/conference outside Norway
If you receive support for travel- or living expenses from other sources, you cannot receive economic support from the Faculty of Social Sciences. This applies to students with stipends from the quota scheme, NORAD or the Erasmus-programme or travel grants from the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund (Lånekassen).
Travel support
Travels in Norway:
- Less than 3 months: Up to NOK 4000,- for one trip
- Over 3 months or two trips: Up to NOK 6000,-
Travels in Europe:
- Less than 3 months: Up to NOK 5000,- for one trip
- Over 3 months: Up to NOK 7000,- for one trip
Travels outside of Europe:
- Less than 3 months: Up to NOK 8000,- for one trip
- Over 3 months: Up to NOK 10 000,- for one trip
Health, insurance and safety abroad
Remember to obtain necessary information about health, insurance and safety abroad before your travels. We recommend that you update your contact information abroad in Studentweb.
Support for other expenses
In addition to travel support, master’s students can also apply for support to cover other expences while working with the master thesis, for example conference fees, IT-services, film or video production and other expenses. The expences must be connected with working on the master’s thesis and all expenses must be documented.
The maximum support sum is NOK 3000,-.
Expenses for insurance, vaccinations or telephone bills are not covered.
Demands for participation at conferences/seminars/congresses
As a master’s student you can apply for support to cover expenses in connection with participation at conferences, seminars or congresses. In order to receive support, you must present a paper or contribute academically to the conference in another way. You must document the contribution before the Faculty disburses the economic support.
(Economic support rules updated 16.10.2019)
