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.
Field(s) of Study
- Scholarships are intended for master’s level studies in Sweden
- For a complete list of all the program
- 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 was 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 was granted for students from 24 countries.
Which countries are targeted?
The program is open to candidates from two different categories of countries. Please note that if your country is included under Category 1 – you can only apply within that category.
Category 1:
Candidates with citizenship from the following countries:
Africa: – Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia Asia: – Bangladesh and Cambodia South America: – Bolivia
Category 2:
Candidates with citizenship from countries on the DAC list (SEE BELOW) of ODA recipients can apply to this program. Priority will be given to candidates from Algeria, Botswana, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Namibia, South Africa, Syria, Tunisia, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza strip and Yemen.
NOTE:
Don’t even consider applying to a scholarship program that guarantees financial aid for you. Come to think of it, this is the most obvious clue that it is a scam because only if you meet the criteria and are considered for the scholarship will you be given the money. Otherwise, there is a good chance of rejection as so many people apply for scholarship that it becomes difficult to choose which student to give financial aid to. It is better to keep away from any scholarship program that offers a guarantee.
No scholarship program can be available for everyone. This is a trap that many people use to entice the students seeking scholarships by mentioning on their website that the scholarship programs are open for all. There must be some criteria to determine the eligibility of the students for that particular scholarship or else there will be so many applicants that it will become impossible to handle them.
This age of television and internet has made the people used to advertisements. But since the scholarship program is not for sale, any scholarship announcement that you feel is looking like an advertisement is best ignored. A notice for a scholarship program should be to-the-point and relevant without indulging in salesman like phrases.
A scholarship program is supposed to be giving you the money for your education for free. This is the key aspect to determine whether the scholarship program is authentic. You should be alert that whenever a scholarship provider asks you for money for whatever purpose and on whatever pretext, you should not give it. Beware of scholarship programs that ask you for cash for the processing fee of your scholarship application. Just make sure you don’t pay any cash to a scholarship program. Ever! Generally, when you are online never pay money for scholarship or any person unless otherwise you have enough information about the circumstances,