Sweden Uppsala University scholarships for prospective students for academic year 2023/2024

There are a number of scholarships available each year for fee-paying international students who are applying for an international Bachelor’s or Master’s programme at Uppsala University.

Some scholarships are specifically designated for students who are applying for one of Uppsala University’s Master’s programmes, while others are open for both Master’s and Bachelor’s applicants. Some scholarships are open for all citizens of a country outside of the European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, while others are only open for citizens of certain countries.

The scholarships available for application may vary from year to year. The list of citizenships that are eligible for the King Carl Gustaf Scholarship also varies from year to year. Before you submit your application(s), be sure that you read the information about each scholarship thoroughly and that you understand the conditions. You may apply for more than one scholarship, as long as you fulfil the eligibility criteria. You specify all the scholarships that you are applying for, in one scholarship application form.

The scholarships are only for on-campus programmes based in Uppsala or on Gotland, and for programmes mainly taught at Uppsala University. You can only be awarded a scholarship for programmes that you apply for at universityadmissions.se. 

However, you cannot be awarded a scholarship for the Joint Nordic Master’s Programme in Environmental Law, Master’s programme in Turkic Studies, Master’s programme in Religion in Peace and Conflict, Master’s programme in Implementation, Transformative Learning and Sustainability or Master’s programme in Biology NABiS Nordic Master in Biodiversity and Systematics.

Application period

The application period for scholarships provided by Uppsala University for prospective students is from 17 January to 1 February 2023.

The deadline is 23:59 CET (Central European Time) 1 February 2023. Please consider the time zone. Applications received after the deadline will not be processed.

How to apply

In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must first submit an application for a Bachelor’s or Master’s programme at Uppsala University at www.universityadmissions.se between 17 October 2022 and 16 January 2023. Uppsala University’s programme must be ranked as your first priority of choice. The scholarship application period starts after this step. Read more about how to rank your selections.

To apply for our scholarships, you need to submit an online application form during the scholarship application period. Access to the application form will be available on this page during the scholarship application period from 17 January – 1 February 2023.

We will also review the supporting documents that you submit for your programme application at www.universityadmissions.se. Therefore, you do not need to submit any extra documents in your scholarship application form.

See the application guide | Official website