About the Lund University Global Scholarship
programme
- Over SEK 14 million (€1.6 million / US $2.1
million) awarded in scholarship grants in 2014
As a top 100 university and ranked in the top 0.4% of universities in
the world, Lund University attracts high achieving students from across the
globe. The Lund University Global Scholarship programme seeks to recognise
these students by awarding academic excellence grants.
Scholarship recipients have a proven record of achieving consistently
high grades in their previous studies and are assessed as being
a good fit for our programmes. The scholarship is selective, competitive and
merit-based.
Scholarship grants may cover 25%, 50%, 75% or up to 100% of the tuition
fee. The scholarship percentage awarded depends on budget available to the
programme/faculty. It has no reflection on the students’ academic level of
excellence. Please note that scholarships are toward tuition fees only
and that living costs are not covered. Scholarship recipients must still be
able to fund their living costs, as per the requirements of the Swedish Migration Board.
Who is eligible to apply?
To be eligible to apply for a scholarship you must meet all of the
following criteria:
- You must be a citizen of a country from
outside the EU/EEA (and Switzerland) and are required to pay a tuition fee - You have made a complete application for
Bachelor’s or Master’s level studies in a regular application round for a
minimum of one semester of study (30 ECTS)
If you are a current student already studying at Lund University, please
refer to information on the scholarships for current students webpage.
Please do not apply if:
- You do not meet the admission requirements to
Lund University - You cannot secure the funding needed to cover living costs, as required by the Swedish Migration Board
When and how to apply
To apply for a Lund University Global Scholarship, you must first applyfor the programme(s) or free-standing course(s) you wish to study at LundUniversity using the online, national application website, www.universityadmissions.se,
during the application period. Once you have made a complete
application to a degree programme or free-standing courses of at
least 30 ECTS credits and paid the application fee, you will receive
information about how to apply for the scholarship. For autumn 2016 studies,
this will be communicated to applicants after the application period to our
programmes is over, i.e. in early February.
As part of this online application, you need to upload your scholarship
‘motivation letter’ (maximum 600 words). Please note that the scholarship
“motivation letter” is different from any statement of purpose
you may be required to submit as part of your programme application
documents. Your scholarship personal “motivation letter” should
explain why your academic performance and reasons for applying to Lund
University make you an appropriate recipient for a Lund University Global
Scholarship.
You can only apply for one Lund University Global Scholarship per
programme or free-standing course. However, it is still possible for you to
apply to other scholarships, such as (for example) the Swedish Institute
scholarships.
Selection process
The selection process for scholarships is undertaken in parallel with
the programme/course selection process. Priority will be given to students with
high academic performance, who are assessed as a good fit for the programme and
who demonstrate a strong commitment and desire to study at Lund University.
As the scholarship is merit based only, no consideration is taken of the
students’ financial needs in the selection process.
