Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals
Swedish
Institute Masters Degree
Study in: Sweden
Scholarship
description:
The Swedish
Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals (SISGP), a new scholarship
programme which replaces the Swedish Institute Study Scholarships
(SISS) offers scholarships to a large number of master’s programmes at
Swedish Universities in the Autumn semester 2022.
The SI
Scholarship for Global Professionals aims to develop future global leaders that
will contribute to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
and contribute to a positive and sustainable development in their home
countries and region.
Host
Universities/Institutions:
Ø Swedish Higher Education Institutions
and Swedish Universities
Level/Field(s)
of study:
Ø You’ll find the list of eligible
master programmes for the SISGP call for application academic year
2022/2023 here.
Number of
Scholarships:
Ø An estimated 350 scholarships will be
available in 2022.
Target
group:
Students from the following 42
countries:
Ø Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh;
Bolivia; Belarus; Brazil; Cambodia; Cameroon; Colombia; Ecuador; Egypt;
Ethiopia; Gambia; Georgia; Ghana; Guatemala; Honduras; Indonesia; Jordan;
Kenya; Liberia; Malawi; Moldova; Morocco; Myanmar (Burma); Nepal; Nigeria; Pakistan;
Peru; Philippines; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Tanzania;
Tunisia; Turkey; Uganda; Ukraine; Vietnam; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
Scholarship
value/inclusions/duration:
Ø The scholarship covers full tuition
fees, living expenses of SEK 10,000 per month, insurance, and a one-time travel
grant of SEK 10,000-15,000 (only for scholarship holders living outside
Sweden).
The
scholarship is intended for full-time one-year or two-year master’s programmes,
and is only awarded for programmes starting in the autumn semester.
There are no
additional grants for family members. It also doesn’t cover the application fee
to University Admissions.
Eligibility:
To be
eligible for SISGP:
Ø You must be a citizen of a country
that is eligible for SI scholarships (see above).
Ø You must have had at least 3,000
hours of work experience prior to 10 February 2022 from a maximum of three
organisations/companies.
Ø You must apply for a Master’s
programme eligible for SI scholarships (see above). The university gives priority
to programmes within certain subject areas, depending on your country of
citizenship.
Ø You must have demonstrated leadership
experience from your current or previous employment or from civil society
engagements.
Ø You must be liable to pay tuition
fees to Swedish universities, have followed the steps of University Admissions
and be admitted to one of the eligible master’s programmes by the 7 of April
2022.
There are
also other conditions regarding dual citizenship, previous residence and
studies in Sweden, and more. Read the complete eligibility
criteria at the official website.
Application
instructions:
ü To begin with, apply for a master’s
programme at universityadmissions.se, by 17 January 2022.
Once you have submitted your application for master’s programme(s)
at universityadmissions.se, you will get a personal application number
consisting of eight digits. Save the number as you will need it when applying
to the SI Scholarship for Global Professionals.
ü After you have completed your
application to a master’s programme, you can apply for an SI scholarship. You
must submit the required documents digitally through the online application
portal from 10 February 00:01 until 28 February 2022 14:59 CET.
It is
important to visit the official website for detailed information on how to
apply for this scholarship.