List of countries included in the

Quota Scheme

The Quota Scheme includes developing

countries as defined by OECD (the DAC-list) as
Least Developed, Other Low Income and
Lower Middle Income Countries. In addition,
South Africa, Russian Federation, Brazil and
Cuba are included in the Quota Scheme.

Be aware that China is on the list, but

students from Taiwan are not eligible for the
scholarship.

Developing countries

Afghanistan Ecuador
Algeria Egypt
Angola Equatoral Guinea
El Salvador
Bangladesh Eritrea
Benin Ethiopia
Bhutan
Bolivia Gambia
Brazil Ghana
Burkina Faso Guatemala
Burundi Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Cambodia Guyana
Cameroon
Cape Verde Haiti
Central African Republic Honduras
Chad
China India
Colombia Indonesia
Comoros Iran
Congo (Republic of) Iraq
Côte D’Ivoire
Cuba Jordan

Democratic Republic of the Congo Kenya

Dominican Republic Kiribati
Djibouti Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi Uganda
Maldives
Mali Vanuatu
Marshall Islands Viet Nam
Mauritania
Micronesia, Federal States of Yemen
Mongolia
Morocco Zambia
Mozambique Zimbabwe
Myanmar (Burma)

Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua Countries in the Western Balkans, in
Niger Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Nigeria
Niue Albania
North Korea Armenia
Azerbaijan
Pakistan Bosnia and Herzegovina
Palestinian territories Georgia
Papua New Guinea Kyrgizstan
Paraguay Kosovo
Peru Macedonia, Republic of
Philippines Moldova
Russian Federation
Rwanda Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Samoa Ukraine
São Tomé & Príncipe Uzbekistan
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia *Please note that Jamaica, Suriname, Fiji, Belarus,
Sri Lanka Kazakhstan, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia will not
Sudan be eligible for admission on the Quota Scheme for
Swaziland the academic years 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-
Syria 2014.
South Africa
**Kosovo is the only new country added to the list
Tanzania from the academic year 2011-2012
Thailand
Timor Leste
Togo
Tonga
Tunisia
Tuvalu