The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), together with the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK Dir), are pleased to announce a call for applications for the NORSTIP scholarship for higher education. The scholarship is intended for students from certain NTNU’s partner universities in low- and middle-income countries who wish to take a master’s degree within certain fields of study at NTNU. The scholarship is valid for studies starting in autumn 2025.
At Makerere University (MAK), students and staff from the following departments are eligible to apply: Department of Development Studies; Department of Geography, GeoInformatics and Climatic Sciences, Department of Environment Management, and Department of Forestry, Bio-diversity and Tourism having completed a bachelor’s degree may apply for a scholarship for one of the following two-year master’s programmes at NTNU:
 MSc in Globalisation and Sustainable Development (up to 4 scholarships)
 MSc in Natural Resources Management Specializing in Geography (up to 2 scholarships)

MSc in Globalisation and Sustainable Development (MSGLOPOL 2-years) is a two-year international, interdisciplinary master’s programme that provides students with critical insights into global sustainability challenges combining academic studies with practical experiences. As part of the programme, the students will undergo an internship in a globally oriented organisation or corporation. The programme provides students with specialist knowledge and transferable skills to pursue careers in multinational corporations, foreign policy, international organisations, NGOs and research. Please consult the programme’s webpages for more information about admission requirements and content.

Master of Science in Natural Resources Management Specializing in Geography (NARM 2-years) is a two-year international interdisciplinary programme, consisting of the specializations Biology and Geography. The specially designed programme gives the students an understanding of the importance of managing natural resources sustainably, while developing an understanding of the connections between different disciplines and actors. It will also help you to be able to communicate with actors across disciplines. This programme aims to give an outstanding, and unique, education and the required knowledge that will contribute to finding sustainable solutions to interdisciplinary challenges related to the management of natural resources. Please consult the programme’s webpages for more information about admission requirements and content.

Who can apply?
To be eligible for the scholarship you must fulfil the following criteria:

  1. Having graduated with a bachelor’s degree at the Department of Development
    Studies, Department of Geography, Geo-Informatics and Climatic Sciences,Department of Environment Management, or Department of Forestry, Bio-diversity and Tourism or being an employee [1] at these respective departments
  2. Be between the ages of 20-30
  3. Be a citizen of and reside in Uganda
  4. Not already hold a master’s degree

How to apply – Deadline 23rd of September
Applications should be sent to NORSTIP_GeographyNTNU at Email: NORSTIPapplicationmakerere@gmail.com before the 23rd of September including CV, motivation letter which also indicate your research interests (max 1-page A4), transcripts of records and BSc certificates (all documents need to be in English).

For more details, download the attachment below.

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