As from the academic year 2009-2010 the Research Council of Norway will no longer offer scholarships within the framework of the bilateral cultural agreements and similar scholarship agreements.
Instead it will launch a new mobility programme for incoming PhD candidates and young scientists to Norway, named after the Tree of Life in Old Norse mythology: Yggdrasil. The call for applications will be announced on its website www.rcn.no/is in January 2009 and the closing date for submission of applications is 22 April 2009. Stays in Norway may commence from 1 August 2009. Please check their website for updates.
The above changes will not affect current recipients with scholarships awarded for the academic year 20008-2009.
Finally, these changes implicate that the Research Council of Norway cease to nominate Norwegian candidates for government and similar scholarships offered by other countries (except for China) effective immediately.