Application for loans and grants for exchange programmes outside the Nordic region

In the application, you apply for basic support, travel support and any additional loans for tuition fees. You can choose to apply for grants only and would receive only the grant element of the tuition fee and travel support, as well as the part of the basic support that can be converted to a grant

The application also applies to other support that only certain groups are entitled to. This includes child grants, additional loans, language grants and refugee grants.

There are separate applications for parental grants and additional grants due to disability.

We usually collect information about the exchange stay electronically when you apply for support, but you may still be required to submit documentation in some cases.

If you are paying tuition fees to the foreign university, you must document the amount you are paying.

You can upload documentation via Dine sider at lanekassen.no or send the documentation by regular post after applying for support.

If you are accepted to a joint degree (a degree en cooperation between two or more universities), that means you will be studying at different universities during your degree. 

You are not considered an exchange student, but a regular student. Therefore, you must choose whether you are completing your entire education in Norway or abroad when asked in the application. Select the option that corresponds to where you are studying during the semester you are applying for. If you change your place of study, you must submit a new application and choose the correct option for that semester.

This also means that both you and your education must meet the requirements for loans and grants for education abroad during the semesters you study outside of Norway.

You will receive a response or notification of the application’s status within 24 hours.

The application is not available on Dine sider immediately, but if you have received a receipt, we have received your application. You will also find information about the estimated processing time for your application at Dine sider.