University of Skövde offers a number of scholarships to students who are
attending an international master’s programme at the University and who are
liable for tuition fees. If you are an exchange student, please contact your
home university for information about the scholarships they provide.
1. UHR
Scholarships for master’s students
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 the University. The scholarships are partial tuition fee
waivers (50% of the tuition fee). The amount will be automatically
deducted from the tuition fee when you receive your invoice. The scholarships
are granted for one academic semester.
2. HS
Scholarships for master’s students
The University of Skövde
offers a small number of scholarships to students attending a master’s
programme at the University who are liable for tuition fees. The scholarships
consist of tuition fee waivers of 25,000 SEK per semester, and the amount
will be automatically deducted from the tuition fee. The scholarships are
granted for one academic semester.
Conditions: Both UHR and HS Scholarships
can be extended to a subsequent academic semester provided that the
student’s study results are satisfactory. The scholarship granting criterion is
academic merit. The scholarships can only be awarded to tuition-paying students.
Please note that you have to be able to finance the remainder of the tuition
fee yourself, and to cover all the living expenses during your stay in Sweden.
How
to apply for UHR and HS scholarships at the University of Skövde
- First
apply for one of studies at the University via University Admissions. You must apply for one of our
master’s programmes at the Swedish official online application service
University Admissions. - Then
apply for a scholarship at the University of Skövde by filling in the
online scholarship application form available on this webpage. Please note
that you will need to provide us with the application number you received
from the University Admissions website.
3.
Scholarships for bachelor’s students
Tuition-fee paying
students attending an international bachelor’s programme at the University of
Skövde will have the opportunity to apply for a scholarship for their third
year of studies in Skövde. The scholarship granting criterion will be based on
the students’ merits and grade results during their first two years of studies
at our University.
4.
Other types of scholarships for international students
4.1.
Scholarships offered by the Swedish Institute
The Swedish
Institute offers a range of scholarships for students coming to study in
Sweden. For more information about SI’s scholarships, please contact the
Swedish Institute directly.
4.2.
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.
4.3.
Ciência sem Fronteiras – Science without Borders
The University of
Skövde receives students with the scholarship Science without Borders, granted
by the Brazilian government. More information about Science without Borders
scholarships in Sweden here and on ourwebsite.
4.4.
Erasmus Mundus Lamenitec Network
The University of
Skövde participates in the Latin American Engineering and Information
Technologies Network (LAMENITEC). More information about Erasmus Mundus
LAMENITEC scholarships here.
