Deadline: January 15, 2025.

Do you want to contribute to the sustainable development of your home country and region? Are you looking for an international experience? The Swedish Institute awards academic scholarships for master’s studies in Sweden, to global professionals from a selection of countries.

The SI Scholarship for Global Professionals is an academic scholarship provided for full-time, one- or two-year, master’s studies at several universities in Sweden.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The scholarship is open for applications once every year, for master’s studies beginning in the autumn semester. In order to apply you must: 

• Be a citizen of one of the 33 eligible countries for the SI Scholarship for Global Professionals.
• Apply for a master’s programme that is eligible for the SI scholarship.
• Be liable to pay tuition fees at University Admissions.
• Have demonstrated work experience.
• Have demonstrated leadership experience from current or previous employer, or from civil society engagement.  
• Citizens of the following countries are eligible to apply to the SI Scholarship for Global Professionals:Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Liberia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, Vietnam, Zambia

BENEFITS

The Scholarship for Global Professionals is a competitive fully-funded scholarship that includes: 

• Full tuition fee coverage. The fee is paid directly by SI to your Swedish university each semester.
• A monthly allowance of SEK 12,000 to cover your living expenses throughout the study period.
• A travel grant of SEK 15,000 (*10,000 for scholars from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine). This is a one-time payment and does not apply for students already living in Sweden.
• Membership in the SI Network for Future Global Professionals (NFGP) – a platform to help you grow professionally and build a network while in Sweden.
• After your scholarship period has ended, you become a member of the SI Alumni Network. As a member, you get a unique opportunity for continued networking and professional development.

APPLICATION

The application process for Swedish universities is managed by University Admissions. It is a centralised process and, on their portal, you can apply for up to 4 master’s programmes. 

• Go to UniversityAdmissions.se and apply for your master’s programme(s) by 15 January 2025. The list of eligible programmes for the SI scholarship 2025/2026 can be found here.
• Once you’ve submitted your application for master’s at University Admissions, you will get a personal application number consisting of eight digits. Save the number for your application to the SI Scholarship. Your SI scholarship application will be disqualified if you type in the wrong personal application number when applying for the scholarship.

Note! Applicants for Stockholm School of Economics Konstfack – University of Arts, Craft and Design and Stockholm University of the Arts have their separate intake and admission processes and applicants will not receive an application number.

If you miss the deadlines or fail to follow the application procedure of University Admissions, you will not be eligible for a scholarship.

TIMELINE/KEY DATES

• 15 October 2024 – 15 January 2025: Apply to Swedish master’s programmes through University Admissions before the deadline in January. 
• 1 November 2024: SI Scholarship application documents and eligible master programmes are published.
• 10 February – 26 February 2025: Application portal for the SI Scholarship is open.
• 27 March 2025 – University admissions announcement day.
• 24 April 2025: SI Scholarship announcement day.

Find more information on the OFFICIAL LINK