University of Oslo PhD Research Fellowships (Salaried, Tuition-Free)

Opportunity Overview

A PhD at the University of Oslo is not a scholarship in the usual sense but a salaried temporary job: PhD candidates are hired as research fellows for three years, or four with teaching duties, and pay no tuition. Faculties, departments and centres advertise these positions all year on UiO's vacancies page, each with its own deadline and requirements. Pay follows the state salary scale (position code 1017); UiO ads in 2025–26, for example, offered NOK 555,000–601,000 a year before tax, with membership of the state pension scheme. You usually need a relevant master's degree with good grades (equivalent to five years of university study); some departments ask non-European applicants for the GRE, and English must be documented with TOEFL or IELTS unless you are exempt. Because PhD candidates are employees rather than students, they are not entitled to student loans or regular student housing, and they come on a skilled-worker residence permit. Admission is also possible with external funding that covers the whole period. Watch the vacancy listings and apply through the link in each ad.