The University of Skövde Scholarships for Masters Students in Sweden, 2020-21

by Samrach · December 20, 2019

There are a number of scholarships for qualified students who will attend an international master’s programme at the University and who are liable for tuition fees.

1. University of Skövde Masters Scholarships

The University of Skövde administrates some scholarships funded by the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) to students liable to pay tuition fees attending a Master’s programme at our University. The scholarships are partial tuition fee waivers (50% of the tuition fee). More information about the University of Skövde Master’s Scholarships and link to the application.

Note: The University of Skövde has recently updated the name of this scholarship programme. It will no longer be referred to as UHR Scholarship.

2. Other types of scholarships, grants and loans for international students

2.1. Scholarships offered by the Swedish Institute

The Swedish Institute (SI) offers a range of scholarships for master’s students coming to study in Sweden. The SISS scholarships cover both living costs and tuition fees. For more information about SI’s scholarships, please contact the Swedish Institute directly.

2.1.1. Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals (SISGP)

2.1.2. Visby Programme Scholarships for master’s level studies

2.1.3. Swedish Institute Scholarships for South Africa (SISSA)

2.1.4. Swedish Institute Scholarships for the Western Balkans and Turkey

2.2. Visby Programme for PhD students and researchers

The Swedish Institute (SI) Visby Programme offers scholarships for the year 2019/2020 for highly qualified PhD students and postdoctoral researchers from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine.

For more information, please check this file or contact the Swedish Institute directly.

2.3. Erasmus+ Master’s Loans

Erasmus+ Master Loans allow students to apply for financial support for their Master’s studies abroad. Loans will be offered by participating banks and student loan agencies on favorable conditions to mobile students, including better than market interest rates and up to two years to allow graduates to get into a job before beginning repayment. The loan scheme is being established in cooperation with the European Investment Fund (Part of the EIB Group) and will be gradually rolled out across the Erasmus+ programme countries over the first few years of the programme. At the moment, students from Spain and France can apply for financial support through the Erasmus Master Loan scheme for their master’s studies abroad.

The scheme is already available through banks in Spain, France, UK and Turkey. Students living in these countries can apply for an Erasmus+ Master Loan with the banks listed below.

Who can apply?
Higher education students who have been accepted for a full master’s study programme in another Erasmus+ Programme country can apply for a loan to contribute to their costs. Your destination country must be different from your country of residence, and from that where you obtained your Bachelor’s degree.

How much can be borrowed?
Up to €12,000 for a one-year master’s programme or up to €18,000 for a two-year master’s programme.

Students should apply directly to participating banks or student loan agencies:

2.4. Scholarships for exchange students from the EU, EEA and Switzerland

If you are an exchange student, please contact your home university for information about which scholarships they provide. The University of Skövde is part of the Erasmus Programme, which means that if the University of Skövde has a bilateral Erasmus agreement with your home institution, then you might be able to study here with an Erasmus grant. We encourage you to pursue this option, since the Erasmus scholarships are often very generous.

2.5. Other Scholarships

Find scholarships offered by various organisations and foundations around the world. Information: here

3. Scholarships for Bachelor’s students

Unfortunately the University of Skövde does not have scholarships available for bachelor’s students. Please check scholarship possibilities in your home country or scholarships offered by various organisations around the world (check 2.5 above).

4. Opportunities for students currently studying at the University of Skövde

4.1. Erasmus+ Traineeship

Erasmus+ supports traineeships (work placements, internships, etc.) abroad for students currently registered at the University of Skövde at bachelor’s and master’s levels as well as for doctoral candidates. These opportunities are also open to recent graduates. For information please check here.

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