The Swedish Institute Study Scholarships target meritorious students from different countries. Moreover, around 120 scholarships will be given to studies to pursue higher education in Sweden, starting from August 2012. The scholarship covers both living costs and tuition fees.
However, to be eligible for Swedish Institute Study scholarship the student must first be admitted to a Swedish university or university college. The application period for study programs opens 1 December, 2011.The application period for Swedish Institute Study scholarship will be March 14-25, 2012.
The program is open to candidates from two different categories of countries.
- Candidates with citizenship from the following countries: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. Within this category around 60 scholarships will be awarded.
- Candidates with citizenship from countries on the DAC list of ODA recipients, with the following exceptions: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine.
- Citizens from Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine can apply within the Visby Program.
- Citizens from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo and Serbia can apply within the program SI Scholarships for East Europe.
- Citizens from Turkey can apply within the Swedish-Turkish Scholarship Program. Within this category around 60 scholarships will be awarded.
Scholarships are intended for studies in Sweden starting in the fall semester 2012 (August) and focus mainly on master’s level. Moreover, few scholarships will be awarded for studies at bachelor’s level.
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. The list of eligible study programs can be found here.
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