Scholarship for Peace and conflict studies. One semester in Pokhara

Scholarship open to Nepal and India nationals only

Application deadline: 1 June for autumn semester; 1 November for spring semester.

 

The Norwegian organization Kulturstudier (Culture Studies) is offering scholarships to a one semester’s university undergraduate course in Peace and conflict Studies in Pokhara, Nepal.

The program is offered in cooperation with Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, which issues internationally transferable university credits (30 ECTS credits - European Credit Transfer System)*. Applicants must have completed at least one year of university studies.

Course period:

8 weeks of self study with e-mail based supervision
10 weeks of full time studies in Nepal starting first week in September for the autumn semester and February for the spring semester
3 weeks of essay writing

 

The Scholarship includes:

Tuition fees and course literature
Lunch during week days.
Accommodation (in double or multiple room shared with other students)
Monthly allowance for basic expenses during 10 weeks.

 

Requirements:

Candidates must prove their university eligibility by documenting completed upper secondary school/high school education and minimum 1 year of completed higher education (see appendix for more details). Successful candidates must be tested for their English proficiency prior to the semester and before being accepted into the program. Successful candidates must have a passport to be able to take the English proficiency test.

 

Important:

DO NOT register for the program on the web-site. Schollarship applications are accepted by email only.

The course is full time and cannot be combined with other courses/commitments (e.g. work, National Service)

To apply for the scholarship read the full announcement.

For information about the programme, visit www.kulturstudier.com/programs/peace-and-conflict-studies/