Exchange scholarships administered by NTNU - Kunnskapsbasen
Exchange scholarships administered by NTNU
Many participants in exchange schemes will receive one of the grants that NTNU manages. These include NTNU, Erasmus, Nordplus and sponsor grants.
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Scholarships managed by NTNU
Many people who travel on exchange receive a grant from NTNU. The grant is in addition to funding from the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund (Lånekassen). You will automatically be considered for grants that may be relevant when you apply for an exchange. You do not need to apply for them. Note that you can only receive one of the scholarships:
Common requirements for all types of scholarships
- You must be admitted to a bachelor’s or master’s programme.
- You must have completed at least 60 credits at a higher education institution.
- The programme of study abroad must be included as part of the degree at NTNU (you must apply for prior recognition from your faculty).
- If the faculty/department ranks candidates, this is used as the basis for awarding grants.
- Students can receive a grant even if NTNU does not have an exchange agreement with the institution where they want to study.
- You can only be awarded one grant from the NTNU Unit for International Relations for each exchange visit.
- Students who have previously received Erasmus, Nordplus or sponsor grants from NTNU may not receive an NTNU grant for a new period of study abroad.
- Students who have previously received an NTNU grant can receive an Erasmus grant or sponsorship grant for a new period of study abroad.
Payouts of scholarships
You will receive an email with information about whether you have been awarded a scholarship some time after you have uploaded the confirmation of admission from the education institution abroad in Søknadsweb. If you are offered a scholarship, you must accept or decline it by the specified deadline. Below, you can find information about what to do to receive the scholarship payout:
1. NTNU scholarship
The NTNU scholarship is allocated to students who go abroad for exchange studies, traineeships/internships or fieldwork, and who do not qualify for an Erasmus scholarship. NTNU sets aside NOK 2.5 million each year to fund students who go abroad outside the EU. For the spring semester 2024, the NTNU scholarship rate was 2000 NOK per person.
In order to get the NTNU scholarship, you must fulfil the common requirements for all types of scholarships listed above. You will automatically be considered for the NTNU scholarship when you apply for a stay abroad.
The scholarship rate for outgoing students in the spring semester will be calculated based on the number of outgoing students in the previous year, while the rest of the available funding will be distributed among all students who go abroad the following autumn semester.
More information about payout of the NTNU scholarship
2. Erasmus scholarship
Erasmus scholarship for exchange abroad
Students who travel to an educational institution where NTNU has an Erasmus agreement, as well as institutions that are part of the NORDLYS or NORDTEK networks, can receive an Erasmus scholarship. The amount varies depending on the destination country:
- EUR 530 per month for Erasmus visits to Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Sweden, Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Germany and Austria
- EUR 470 per month to other European countries participating in the Erasmus programme
- EUR 700 per month for students who travel through Erasmus+ global mobility to a country outside the EU
- Students who are travelling with children will receive the same rate as traineeship students
- See more information about exchange studies within the EU and the Erasmus+ scholarship
- See information about payment of exchange scholarships
Erasmus trainee scholarships
You can also get a trainee scholarship through Erasmus. The scholarship is paid in addition to any payment that you receive from the company you work in. The amount varies depending on the destination country:
- EUR 680 per month for traineeships in Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Sweden, Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Germany and Austria
- EUR 620 per month for traineeships in other European countries participating in the Erasmus programme
- See information about payout of exchange scholarships
Formal prerequisites for obtaining an Erasmus trainee scholarship
- Students at all levels of study can apply (bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, PhD)
- The traineeship has been approved as part of your degree at NTNU in the form of prior recognition or through your faculty’s confirmation of its relevance to your discipline in your diploma supplement
- The traineeship must last between 2 and 12 months
- You can also go for a traineeship abroad after you graduate (within 12 months of your graduation)
- The scholarship cannot be awarded for work at institutions that are funded by the EU or that manage EU programmes, or for traineeships at a university
Subject to changes
This information is subject to any changes in the rates for scholarship funding in the Erasmus programme; the valid rates are the EU and SIU rates in effect at any time.
3. Recruitment stipend for selected countries
Students who go on exchange from NTNu Brazil, India, China, South Africa, Japan or South Korea, will recieve an additional stipend from the Norwegian State Educational Fund (Lånekassen), in addition to the base support, for up to 10 months.
This stipend is up to kr. 2 500,- per month.
This stipend is not administered by NTNU, but is paid out automatically by Lånekassen alongside your regular support if you go to one of these countries.
Note that you must qualify for Lånekassen support to recieve this stipend. As a main rule, you must be a Norwegian citizen to qualify for Lånekassen support, but foreign nationals may also qualify if they meet certain criteria. Read more about qualifying for Lånekassen support for: EEA/EFTA citizens and non-EEA/EFTA citizens.
Contact
Get in touch with one of the advisors at the international office for more information