Quota Scheme

The Norwegian government provides students from developing countries in the South and countries in the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and in Central Asia with financial support to study for a degree in Norway under the Quota Scheme.

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List of countries

The Quota Scheme includes developing countries as defined by OECD (the DAC-list) as Least Developed, Other Low Income and Lower Middle Income Countries. In addition, South Africa, Russian Federation, Brazil and Cuba are included in the Quota Scheme. Be aware that China is on the list, but students from Taiwan are not eligible for the scholarship.

List of countries 2011-2014:

Developing countries

Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola

Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Burundi

Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
China
Colombia
Comoros
Cuba

Dominican Republic
Djibouti

East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
El Salvador
Eritrea
Ethiopia

Gambia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana

Haiti
Honduras

India
Indonesia
Iraq
Iran
Ivory Coast

Jordan
Kenya
Kiribati

Laos
Lesotho
Liberia

Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Marshall islands
Mauritania
Micronesia
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)

Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
North Korea

Pakistan
Palestinian territories
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Phillipines

Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
Rwanda

São Tomé & Príncipe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon islands
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Swaziland
Syria
South Africa

Tanzania
Tchad
Thailand
The Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
Togo
Tonga
Tunisia
Tuvalu

Uganda

Vanuatu
Vietnam
Western Samoa
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Yemen

Countries in the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Georgia
Kyrgyzstan
Kosovo
Macedonia
Moldova
Russian Federation
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan