Degree: Master

Are you a talented and ambitious citizen of South Africa and want to study for a master’s degree in Sweden on a fully-funded scholarship? Find out if you can apply to the Swedish Institute Scholarships for South Africa.

masters

Available for South Africa

Previous SI scholarship holders from South Africa on the SI Diploma Ceremony. — Previous SI scholarship holders from South Africa at the SI Diploma Ceremony. Photo: Magnus Liam Karlsson

Swedish Institute Scholarships for South Africa (SISSA)

masters

Available for 1 country

Opens for applications February 4th

SI scholarship holders at the SI Diploma Ceremony 2018, at the Stockholm City Hall.

Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals (SISGP)

Master

Available for 34 countries

Opens for applications February 4th

Scholarship holders from Serbia and Turkey together with a fellow scholarship holder from Ukraine welcoming new SI scholarship holders at the Kick-off event 2016.

Swedish Institute Scholarships for the Western Balkans and Turkey for master’s studies

Master

Available for 7 countries

Opens for applications February 4th

The North2north student exchange programme

Bachelor, Master

Available for 1 country

Visby Programme Scholarships for exchange students

Bachelor, Master

Available for 7 countries

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Frequently Asked Questions:

What is included in the scholarship?

The scholarship consists of a monthly grant of SEK 9 000, for up to five months per semester. The sum is free of tax and should cover living expenses, local travel and literature. The scholarship also includes insurance throughout the stay in Sweden, as well as a travel grant of SEK 5 000.
How do I apply for exchange studies in Sweden?
Which courses can I study?

The scholarship is only valid for full time studies (30 ECTS per semester, 100 % full time) in Sweden. If the semester consist of several courses it is important that they add up to 30 credits per semester. The studies should begin in the autumn semester 2019.

You can apply for scholarship for studies in any field, provided that your stay in Sweden is supported by an exchange agreement between the Swedish University and your University. The courses can be taught in either Swedish or English.
Why should I apply for the Visby Programme?

The scholarship is offered within the Visby Programme, a part of SI’s Baltic Sea Cooperation.

The aim of the Visby Programme is to support individual mobility, thereby contributing to increased contacts and collaborations between actors in Sweden and countries in the EU Eastern Partnership and Russia. The goal is to build an integrated, knowledge-based and research-intense region, centred around the Baltic Sea while also including EU Eastern Partnership countries and Russia.

Read more about the Visby Programme here.
What other scholarships and courses do SI offer?

The Visby Programme offers other scholarships, for example for full master’s level degree studies in Sweden for students from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. The programmes are taught in English.

PhD and postdoctoral researchers from the programme countries can apply for scholarships for research visits to Sweden for 6, 9 or 12 months.

Foreign organisations, agencies and universities can also invite Swedish students, PhD students, researchers, experts or other key personnel for scholarship visits in one of the programme countries.

SI cooperates with around 225 universities around the world, which has Swedish as a foreign language education. An online beginner’s course has also been developed.

SI also offers summer courses in Swedish language.

Kick off for new scholarship holders 2015. Photo: Magnus Liam Karlsson

The Visby Programme

This scholarship is part of the Visby Programme, a scholarship programme with long experience of supporting mobility in the Baltic Sea region, EU Eastern Partnership and Russia.

Read more about the Visby Programme here.

For more information regarding the scholarship, please contact:

Aleksandra Adrich

Programme Manager, Visby Programme

aleksandra.adrich@si.se

For more information regarding support to Swedish language education abroad, please contact:

Viktor Hennius

Programme Manager, Swedish studies abroad

viktor.hennius@si.se