Sweden Scholarships

Full Scholarships to study at the Graduate Level

Stop everything and apply for this scholarship. This is a great opportunity!!!! Lots of choices and they are full scholarships. If you are serious about studying this Fall then this is a great change – work hard over the Christmas break to get your application in. Samuel

Scholarship Overview

• The Swedish Institute Study Scholarships target highly-qualified students from the countries listed below. The scholarships will be awarded for studies in Sweden, starting in August 2013 and covers both living costs and tuition fees.

Host School(s)

• Study in Sweden

Field(s) of Study

• Scholarships are intended for master’s level studies in Sweden starting in the fall semester 2013 (August).
• For a complete list of all the program – click here
• About 600 different study programs at Swedish universities are eligible for a scholarship. The programs have been selected by the Swedish universities and cover a wide variety of study areas.

What does the scholarship cover?

• The scholarship covers both the tuition fee (which is paid directly to the Swedish university/university college by the Swedish Institute) and living expenses to the amount of SEK 9,000 per month.
• Scholarship holders will receive a travel grant in connection with the scholarship. The travel grant is a one-time payment of SEK 15,000.
• Scholarship holders are insured by the Swedish State Group Insurance against illness and accident during the scholarship period.

How many scholarships are given?

• For the academic year of 2013/2014 about 140 scholarships will be offered.
• Category # 1 – For the academic year of 2012/2013 we received 906 applications and a total of 56 scholarships were granted for students from the 12 countries.
• Category # 2 – For the academic year of 2012/2013 we received 888 applications and a total of 72 scholarships were granted for students from 24 countries.

Which countries are targeted?

Am I Eligible to Apply?

• The applications are assessed by a selection committee taking into consideration the relevance and quality of the personal motivation letter and CV. Academic merits are already evaluated by the universities in the admission round and is not a criteria for scholarships.

How to I Apply – Next Steps

First apply for studies at a Swedish University

• Prior to applying for a scholarship, you must apply for a study program at the Swedish official online application service University Admissions, www.universityadmissions.se  Deadline for applications is January 15, 2013. You can apply for a maximum of four study programs.

• Submit the payment of your application fee to University Admissions before February 1, 2013.

Then apply for a scholarship

• The scholarship application period for the academic year 2013/2014 will be February 1-11, 2013.

Closing Date:

• Program Admission Application – January 15, 2013
• Scholarship Application – February 1-11, 2013.

How do I get more information?

•  For More information on Sweden Scholarships- click here

Least Developed Countries

• Afghanistan Angola Bangladesh Benin Bhutan, Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia, Central African Rep. Chad, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep . Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea Ethiopia Gambia Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti Kiribati Laos Lesotho Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique Myanmar, Nepal, Niger Rwanda Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal Sierra Leone Solomon Islands Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu Uganda Vanuatu Yemen, Zambia

Other Low Income Countries

• Kenya, Korea, Dem. Rep. Kyrgyz Rep. South Sudan, Tajikistan, Zimbabwe

 

Lower Middle Income Countries and Territories

• Armenia, Belize, Bolivia Cameroon Cap e Verde Congo, Rep . Côte d’Ivoire Egypt , El Salvador, Fiji Georgia Ghana Guatemala Guyana, Honduras India Indonesia Iraq Kosovo, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Federated States, Moldova Mongolia Morocco, Nicaragua Nigeria Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay Philip pines Sri Lanka Swaziland Syria, *Tokelau, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza Strip

Upper Middle Income Countries and Territories

• Albania, Algeria, *Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina Azerbaijan Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana Brazil Chile China Colombia, Cook Islands Costa Rica Cuba Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Gabon Grenada Iran Jamaica Jordan, Kazakhstan Lebanon Libya, Malaysia Maldives Mauritius Mexico, Montenegro, *Montserrat Namibia Nauru, Niue Palau Panama Peru Serbia, Seychelles, South Africa, *St. Helena, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Suriname Thailand T Unisia, Turkey, Uruguay Venezuela, *Wallis and Futuna