Eligible countries in the Quota Scheme
The Quota Scheme is for certain developing countries that are on the DAC-list issued by OECD, and is eligible for students from the category of “ lower middle-income countries” and under. Also, the scheme accepts students from Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Palestinian students from the Palestinian Authorities.
In June 2010, the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research presented the guidelines for the Quota Scheme for the period 2011-2014, which included an updated list of countries.
Please note that students from Jamaica*, Suriname*, Fiji*, Belarus*, Kazakhstan*, Croatia*, Montenegro* and Serbia* will not be eligible for admission on the Quota Scheme for the academic years 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014.
Kosovo** is the only new country added to the list from the academic year 2011-2012.
Students from the following countries qualify under the Quota Scheme:
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East- and Central-Europe
Albania
Belarus*
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia*
Georgia
Macedonia
Moldova
Montenegro*
Russia
Serbia*
Ukraine
Caribbean
Cuba
Dominican Republic, The
Haiti
Jamaica*
Latin- and South-America
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname*
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Central-Asia
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan*
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Middle-East
Jordan
Palestinian Territory
Syrian Arab Republic
Southeast-Asia
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Cambodia
China
East-Timor
India
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)
Lao (People's Democratic Republic)
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar (Burma)
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Viet Nam
Yemen
Oceania
Fiji*
Marshall Islands
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Niue
Papua New Guinea
Independent State of Samoa (formerly known as Western Samoa)
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalo
Vanuat
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Africa
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo
Congo (The Democratic
Republic of the)
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Principé
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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