NTNU Scholarship 2 year master’s degrees for non-nordic international applicants in Norway
Apply for international master’s degree
This page details the requirements and the steps you need to follow in order to apply for an international master’s degree at NTNU. Please read all the steps carefully before submitting your application through the application portal
- These procedures are valid for international students from a non-nordic country
- If you are from Norway or a nordic country, instructions can be found here
Information about how to apply for a visa and other practical matters will be sent out to all those who have been offered admission within a few days.
If your application has been rejected, you have the right to appeal the decision. An explanation how to appeal is given in your answer. Please note that we will not answer questions regarding your rejection by e-mail. If you believe that we have made a procedural error while processing your application, please submit an appeal and we will look into the matter. If your application has been rejected due to missing documents, please note that it is not possible to submit these documents now, as the final deadline has expired.
Step 1: Admission requirements
Make sure you meet all the requirements listed below – follow the links
- A first degree (a bachelor’s degree) in a relevant field
- To be admitted to the programme of study, applicants must have a relevant bachelor’s degree with a grade point average of at least C.
- See the study programme of your choice for specific academic requirements
- The first degree must have been completed by the start of the semester at NTNU in August
- English proficiency
- Excellent academic performance: A minimum requirement for admission to all programmes is the grade C or better on the ECTS scale. Note that admission is highly competitive.
NTNU converts GPAs for education from other countries than Norway, and applicants are ranked based on this assessment. We do not have the capacity to assess your grade average before you apply, and requests to do so will not be obliged.
- ests to do so will not be obliged.
Step 2: Deadlines
Make sure you are applying before the deadline
| Deadlines | Non-EU applicants | EU/EEA applicants | Applicants from Nordic countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main application deadline | 1 December | 1 March | 20 April |
| Deadline for uploading documentation | 15 December | 15 March | 1 July |
| Documentation of English / HEC and CHESICC verification | 1 February | 1 April | |
| Sending of answers to applications | Around 5 April | Around 25 May | Around 15 July |
| If you are unsure about which deadline applies to you, click here and answer the questions to find out. |
Guide for choosing the correct category:
Applying in the wrong category will result in an automatic rejection of your application.
If you are unsure about your category/deadline, click here and answer the questions to determine your category and deadline.
1) If you have a bachelor’s degree from Norway or a Nordic country
You must apply as a local applicant between 1 February and 20 April. Wether you are applying to a Norwegian master’s programme or an international master’s programme you must choose the category “2-årige norske og internasjonale masterprogram for norske/nordiske søkere”.
Please note that the Norwegian master’s degree programmes requires Norwegian Language proficiency
2) If you do not have a bachelor’s degree from a Nordic country, but have Norwegian citizenship/residence permit in Norway
You must apply as an international applicant between 1 February and 1 March, and choose the category International Master’s Programmes in SøknadsWeb.
3) If you have a citizenship from a Nordic country, the EU/EEA, Switzerland or Liechtenstein, but do not have a bachelor’s degree from a Nordic country
You must apply as an international applicant between 1 February and 1 March, and choose the category International Master’s Programmes in SøknadsWeb.
4) If you do not have a citizenship from a Nordic country, the EU/EEA, Switzerland or Liechtenstein, and do not have bachelor’s degree from a Nordic country
You must apply as an international applicant between 15 October and 1 December, and choose the category International Master’s Programmes in SøknadsWeb.
Step 3: Required documents:
Your application will be automatically rejected if you have not uploaded all required documents within the deadline. Please make sure to name your documents according to the list below. Do not upload additional documents that are not listed below. Unnamed documents or excessive amounts of documents may delay or invalidate your application. All documents must be uploaded as PDFs (.pdf).
- Passport
The pages of your passport showing your photo, your full name, your date of birth and your nationality.- If applicable, documentation of change of name (e.g. marriage certificate)
- The name in the passport must match the name stated in your application
- Documentation of funding
Only citizens from countries outside the EU/EEA need to document funding. This document cannot be dated before 1 September in the year of the application.- If you currently posesss a Norwegian residence permit which will remain valid for the next academic year, please upload this instead and name it ‘Residence card’
- Upper Secondary School grade transcript or diploma
- Official transcripts and official diplomas of all your college/university education
- Students from selected countries will need to arrange for physical copies of their transcripts to be sent directly from their university to NTNU (see more info below)
- Transcripts must be uploaded to your application online, even if you have sent us a physical copy by post.
- If you have not yet completed your degree, please see the FAQ
- English language documentationEnglish language tests (IELTS, TOEFL, Pearson) should not be older than two years at time of the application deadline.
- English proficiency tests must be uploaded to your application online, even if you have sent us a hard copy by post
- Curriculum vitae (CV)
- Verification reports of educational documents (bachelor’s/undergraduate diplomas). This only applies to applicants with a first degree from China or Pakistan:
- Applicants who have a first degree from China must submit an application to CHESICC. The document must be uploaded to Søknadsweb or sent by email to NTNU.
- Applicants who have a first degree from Pakistan must submit an application to HEC. Once the transcripts and diplomas have a HEC stamp, they must be uploaded to Søknadsweb or sent by email to NTNU.
- Please check whether the programme(s) you are applying for require any specific additional documents to be uploaded.
- Applicants with special needs: Applicants with disabilities are treated on an equal basis with all other applicants. However, we need to know in advance if you require any additional support during your studies. Please upload a document with a short description of your disability to Søknadsweb.
Documents that are not originally in English or a Scandinavian language (Norwegian, Danish or Swedish), must be accompanied by an authorized translation of the original document into English.
Documents to be sent as hard copies by post
Bachelor’s/undergraduate transcripts:
- Applicants with degrees from Cameroon, Canada, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Ghana, Nigeria, the Philippines, Sudan, Uganda and the USA must send their bachelor’s transcripts as hard copies directly from the relevant college/university, in addition to uploading them online.
- We accept verified digital copies sent directly from universities in USA and Canada.
- We will not answer requests by e-mail or elsewhere for individual confirmations of whether we have received documents sent by mail. Check with your courier/postal service to see if the package has been delivered. If your courier’s tracking service lists the package as ‘Delivered’, it has been received by an NTNU Office of International Relations employee and will be processed. As long as documents are mailed by December 15th, and this can be certified with a receipt, you need not worry.
- If you applied for a degree at NTNU last year and are applying again this year, you do not need to re-send physical copies of documentation.
Any hard copies of transcripts or English tests sent to NTNU by post must also be uploaded with your application by the deadline for your application to be considered.
To send hard copies to NTNU, please use the following address:
“Your application number”
International Master’s Programmes
O. S. Bragstads plass 3
NO-7491 Trondheim
Norway
Presenting original documents upon arrival:
Students who have been admitted to NTNU must bring original documents and present them upon request. NTNU preserves the right to withdraw an offer of admission in the event that a student fails to present original documents upon arrival.
Step 4: Application
If you have successfully followed step 1 – 3, you can proceed to the application portal
- Go to the application portal Søknadsweb.
- Select language in the top right-hand corner where it says “Norsk bokmål”.
- Click on “International Applicant”.
- Click on “Register new international applicant”.
- Answer the question regarding your English qualifications.
- Answer the question regarding residence permit in Norway.
- Answer the question concerning funding.
- You have now reached the application form. Please register as an applicant, and you will receive your password by e-mail. Make sure to register with your full name (First, middle and last names), as it appears in your passport. Please note that ‘Given names’ are your first and middle names. ‘Surname’ is your family name.
- Log on to Søknadsweb with your e-mail address and password, and fill in the application details.
- If you are applying to one of NTNUs scholarship programmes, please state this in the “other information” box.
- As the final step of the application process, you will be asked to submit the required documentation. Upload all the required documents and make sure they have the correct format (.pdf).
- Please note that there is no “submit”-button. Your application is saved automatically after each alteration.
- You can change your application as many times as you like up until the deadline.
Submitting multiple applications
Please do not register as an ‘international applicant’ more than once. If you wish to submit more than one application (e.g. International Master’s and Erasmus Mundus), you must log on to Søknadsweb with the email address and password you received the first time you registered. Then choose ‘New application’. If you have forgotten your password, please request a new one through Søknadsweb.