to
apply
for
PhD
in
Norwegian
universities
(including
NTNU)?
Mohsen
Anvaari
There
are
two
main
recruitment
ways
for
PhD
studies
in
Norway:
1) Norwegian
universities
announce
salaried
positions
(either
in
their
vacancy
page
or
in
jobbnorge.no).
These
kinds
of
positions
have
predefined
project
topic.
If
you
are
interested
in
the
project,
you
should
follow
the
instructions
of
application
in
the
announcement
page.
Usually
they
have
common
requirements
that
more
or
less
include
Master
degree
and
grades
(usually
your
Master
average
grade
should
be
B
or
A
in
ECTSgrading
scale),
CV,
one
academic
publication
(can
be
your
Master
thesis),
one
or
two
letter
of
recommendations
and
finally
letter
of
motivation
(or
state
of
purpose
or
a
short
research
plan).
For
some
positions
the
graduated
students
from
universities
of
outside
of
EU
or
English
spoken
countries
should
show
the
proof
of
language
but
it
is
not
very
common.
If
you
get
a
position
through
this
way
you
will
be
a
temporary
employee
for
3-4
years
with
a
unified
salary
in
the
whole
country.
Currently
the
salary
is
about
68,000
USD
per
year
before
reducing
tax
that
means
around
4000
USD
per
month
after
reducing
the
tax.
As
a
result,
your
resident
permit
type
will
be
work
permit
not
student
permit
and
after
3
years
if
you
desire,
you
can
apply
for
permanent
resident
permit.
3
years
fellowship
does
not
have
teaching
duty
while
in
4
years
fellowships
you
should
spend
25%
of
your
time
on
teaching
duties.
Usually
the
4
years
one
is
more
convenient
and
you
have
more
time
for
your
project.
The
last
important
point
about
this
kind
of
recruitment
is
that
there
is
not
any
specific
time
for
it
and
the
positions
can
be
announced
at
any
time
of
the
year.
So
you
should
keep
your
eyes
on
the
vacancy
pages
of
the
universities
or
this
page
of
jobbnorge.no:
http://www.jobbnorge.no/search.aspx
under
category
of
Education/Teaching/Research
2) You
should
write
a
complete
research
proposal,
find
a
related
professor
at
one
of
the
Norwegian
universities
and
convince
him/her
about
your
proposal.
Then
by
the
help
of
him/her
you
should
find
a
fund
resource.
Although
PhD
studies
do
not
have
any
tuition
fee
in
Norway
but
you
should
have
a
resource
to
cover
your
living
costs.
When
you
find
such
a
resource
you
should
apply
for
the
PhD
programme
to
the
desired
university.
If
they
approve
your
proposal,
your
supervisor
and
your
fund
resource
then
you
will
become
a
PhD
student
at
that
university.
Therefore
your
resident
permit
type
will
be
student
permit.
Different
universities
have
different
forms
and
policies
for
this
kind
of
recruitment,
so
it
is
better
to
look
at
their
website
and
contact
them
for
more
clarification.
Note:
Here
is
the
website
of
the
main
universities
in
Norway:
The
Norwegian
University
of
Science
&
Technology
(NTNU)
The
University
of
Bergen
(UiB)
The
University
of
Oslo
(UiO)
The
University
of
Tromso
(UiT)
The
University
of
Stavanger
(UiS)
The
University
of
Agder
(UiA)
Oslo
and
Akershus
University
College
of
Applied
Science(UIOA)