Application process for self-financed applicants
When to apply
The application portal for self-financed applicants is open from January 2 to March 1.
1. Academic requirements
Academic requirements are different for Master's and Bachelor's courses.
2. Fees
See the prices for course participation, ISS accommodation and extracurricular events.
3. Choose courses
- If you are applying for more than one Bachelor's course, make sure the courses can be combined by checking the course schedule.
- Master's and Bachelor's courses cannot be combined.
4. Gather documents
- Gather all the required documents, and upload them in the application portal ("S?knadsweb") within the application period.
- You can log in to the portal multiple times to upload documents, before the given deadline.
- If you need instructions on how to upload your documents, please read our guidelines for uploading documents.
5. Apply online
The application portal is open
Register your application in the University of Oslo's online application system S?knadsweb.
- Enter your full legal name. Where it says first name, write both your first and middle names exactly as written in your passport.
- Use the same email address every time to avoid creating multiple user IDs/applications.
- Make sure that you apply for the correct type: Self-financed, with ISS housing or without ISS housing.
- There is no "Submit" button in the portal
- You can log in multiple times to complete your application and upload documents by the given deadline.
- If you need help, see our guide to applying in UiO's online application portal.
Please note! Your application will be considered invalid if you have not submitted all supporting documents by the deadline. Invalid applications will not be processed.
6. Get your application result
We will start to send out admission letters by email from late January.
For Bachelor's and Norwegian language courses: From January the results of your application will be sent to you by email within three weeks after you have uploaded all necessary documents.
For Master's courses: The results of your application will be announced by April 15.