Scholarships
Scholarships and other funding options for master's programmes at Stockholm University.

Stockholm University Scholarship Scheme
The Scholarship Scheme at Stockholm University is aimed at especially qualified students and covers the whole tuition fee for a Master's programme at Stockholm University. This means that students will need to cover their living costs.
Eligibility and selection criteria
To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be:
- a citizen from a country outside of EU/EEA/Switzerland and be required to pay tuition fees for studies.
- admitted to a Master's programme at Stockholm University in the first (international) admission round.
The selection will be based on the academic merits of the applicants and priority will be given to students with Stockholm University as their first choice on universityadmissions.se.
Application process
When the Notification of selection results is published, eligible students will be sent an electronic application form to the email address given in their application to universityadmissions.se.
The Scholarship recipients and other applicants will be informed of the results by the end of April.
Swedish Institute Scholarships
The Swedish Institute (SI), a government agency, offers scholarships each year for international students. Only students with citizenship from certain selected countries are eligible for an SI scholarship.
Swedish Institute Scholarship for Global Professionals (SISGP)
Swedish Institute Scholarship Pioneering Women in STEM
The application to the Women in STEM scholarship is similar to that of the Stockholm University Scholarship and has the same deadline. That means that if you are eligible for this scholarship, you will receive a link automatically to your e-mail after the admission results are published. Please note that the link for the Stockholm University scholarship and the Women in STEM scholarship are separate. If you wish to apply to both, you have to fill in two different application forms.
Tuition fee payment, timeline autumn semester
Stockholm Trio Scholarship
If you are a fee-paying student admitted to a joint master's programme within the university alliance Stockholm Trio, you can apply for the Stockholm Trio Scholarship. The scholarship covers the full tuition fee.
Eligible master's programmes:
- Master's Programme in Molecular Techniques in Life Science
- Master's Programme in Biostatistics and Data Science
The university alliance Stockholm Trio is a partnership between Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and Stockholm University.
Scholarships in Arbitration Law
Two scholarships are also usually available to specifically study the master programme in International Commercial Arbitration Law (ICAL). These are the Stockholm Arbitration Scholarship (SAS) and the Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA) Scholarship. These scholarships cover the cost of the tuition and are therefore a funding opportunity for students with citizenships outside the EU/EEA.
Find details about the ICAL scholarships under "More information" on this link
Scholarships offered by other organisations
Various organisations and foundations around the world offer scholarships for studies abroad. On studyinsweden.se you can find a list of scholarships for students from a variety of countries as well as country-specific scholarships.
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Last updated: May 15, 2025
Source: Student Services