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 schol
arships 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). The amount will be automatically
deducted from the tuition fee when you receive your invoice. The scholarships
are granted for one academic semester.
Conditions: UHR 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. UHR Scholarships
are awarded prior
to the commencement of a Master’s programme.
How
to apply for UHR 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.
2.
Other types of scholarships for international students
2.1.
Scholarships offered by the SWEDISH INSTITUTE
The Swedish
Institute (SI) 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.
2.2.
Erasmus+ Traineeship
Information: here
2.3.
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.
2.4.
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 our
website.
2.5.
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.
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.
Attention:
This scholarship is applicable to the third year of studies of tuition-fee
paying students who started studies in the autumn 2015 and autumn 2016. It is still not decided if
the University of Skövde will offer this scholarship to the students who will
start studies in the autumn 2017.
