Scholarships in Sweden for International Students in 2011/2012

The Swedish Higher Institutions will be introducing application and tuition fees for international students who want to study in Universities andUniversity Collegesin Sweden, from 2011 academic year (except Nationals of member states of the European Economic Area - EEA - i.e. the European Union countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, and Switzerland). Universities in Sweden used to be Tuition Free for both EU and Non-EU/ international students, until the beginning of the autumn semester 2011. Your question, then, as a
prospective student thinking of studying abroad in Sweden could be,” what possible alternative is available”? I agree it was easier with the usual free tuition than scholarship, which is much more uncertain with high competition, but international students can still apply their skills with the available scholarships for foreign students.

Universities and university colleges in Sweden offer a wide range of courses and study programmes with English as the language of instruction. Here is a list of scholarships in Sweden I compiled for you as an international student. You can still search further online for other possible scholarship opportunities in Sweden.


Swedish Institute Study Scholarship for Developing Countries 2011/ 2012
The Swedish Institute Study Scholarship opportunities are offered to highly qualified students from 12 developing countries with which Sweden conducts long-term development cooperation. This includes Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. Scholarships will be awarded for studies in Sweden mainly on second cycle (Master's level) from autumn 2011.
About 80-100 scholarships will be offered for the academic year 2011/2012. A few scholarships will be awarded for studies at first cycle (undergraduate) level. Scholarships will cover both living costs and tuition fees.
The 2011 deadline for applications has passed after January 17, 2011.

Scholarships through Erasmus-Mundus
The Erasmus Mundus scholarship is open to international students from all over the world. The application for studies starting in the academic year of 2012/2013 should be submitted no later than the last quarter of 2011. Some of the scholarships include:

Masters Scholarship in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management- Erasmus Mundus
Erasmus Mundus Masters course in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management is operated by four leading European and two North American Universities and supported by the European Commission.
The MESPOM study programme is in English and lasts two years.
Application deadlines is January 3


European Masters Scholarship in Sport and Exercise Psychology (EMSEP)- Erasmus Mundus for International Students
European Masters Scholarship in Sport and Exercise Psychology (EMSEP) prepare International Students for a career in Sport and Exercise Psychology. EMSEP is a joint programme organized by four leading European universities in the field: the University of Jyväskylä, Finland; the University of Leipzig, Germany; the University of Thessaly, Greece, and Lund University, Sweden. The two-year full-time EMSEP program is taught completely in English and it offers education opportunities for students of all nationalities.

Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship in Distributed Computing for International Students
The Erasmus Mundus programme in Distributed Computing is a cooperation between KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Spain. It is a two-year Master's programme including compulsory mobility for the international students. Students from any country are welcome to apply.


2011 PhD Scholarship- The Nordic Africa Institute Sweden
The Nordic Africa Institute, which encourages research and studies on Africa in the Nordic countries, invites applications for a number of one-month scholarships to facilitate use of the Institute's library. The scholarships cover travel expenses to and from Uppsala and include a shared office and free accommodation in a shared student apartment..
Scholarships through Other Organizations
The Swedish Foundation for International Co-operations in Research and Higher Education offers a scholarship for international students studying an international master’s program in Sweden. Certain universities around the world can nominate students to the program. More information can be found at the STINT website.http://www.stint.se/en/scholarships_grants
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) offers a scholarship that gives international students from developing countries the possibility to study in Sweden. The program is called Linnaeus-Palme program and the student will have to go through their home university in order to apply for the scholarship.


Scholarships for Master’s studies at Linköping University
Linköping University (www.liu.se) offers a broad spectrum of master's programmes within academic fields as Engineering and Computer Sciences, Natural and Environmental Sciences, Medical Biosciences, Educational Training, Social Sciences and Humanities.

Students from countries outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, who apply for a Master's programme at Linköping University as their first choice in the application process, are eligible to LiU International Scholarships resulting in a fee waiver of up to 50 per cent of the tuition fee.

Students from Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia are not eligible for LiU International Scholarships but are encouraged to visit
www.studyinsweden.se/Scholarships/