There are a number of scholarships available each year for fee-paying international students who are applying for an international Bachelor’s or Master’s programme at Uppsala University.
Some scholarships are specifically designated for students who are applying for one of Uppsala University’s Master’s programmes, while others are open for both Master’s and Bachelor’s applicants. Some scholarships are open for all citizens of a country outside of the European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, while others are only open for citizens of certain countries.
The scholarships available for application may vary from year to year. The list of citizenships that are eligible for the King Carl Gustaf Scholarship also varies from year to year. Before you submit your application(s), be sure that you read the information about each scholarship thoroughly and that you understand the conditions. You may apply for more than one scholarship, as long as you fulfil the eligibility criteria. You specify all the scholarships that you are applying for, in one scholarship application form.
The scholarships are only for on-campus programmes based in Uppsala or on Gotland, and for programmes mainly taught at Uppsala University. You can only be awarded a scholarship for programmes that you apply for at universityadmissions.se.
However, you cannot be awarded a scholarship for the Joint Nordic Master’s Programme in Environmental Law, Master’s programme in Turkic Studies, Master’s programme in Religion in Peace and Conflict, Master’s programme in Implementation, Transformative Learning and Sustainability or Master’s programme in Biology NABiS Nordic Master in Biodiversity and Systematics.
The application period for scholarships provided by Uppsala University for prospective students is from 17 January to 1 February 2023.
The deadline is 23:59 CET (Central European Time) 1 February 2023. Please consider the time zone. Applications received after the deadline will not be processed.
Benefits
- The scholarships will cover the full cost of tuition fees for studies at Uppsala University. It is for Master’s programmes that start on 28 August 2023 and are offered during the current admission round
- You may apply for more than one scholarship, as long as you fulfil the eligibility criteria.
Eligibilities
- Must be a citizen of a country outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland.
- Must demonstrate academic talent and show interest in being in an educational environment.
- Can only be awaded an Uppsala University Global Scholarship for a Master’s programme at Uppsala University chosen as first priority (the programme which you have ranked the highest of the four programmes you can choose at University Admissions).
- Must have applied for the Master’s programme before the University Admissions deadline.
- Must meet the entry requirements for the Master’s programme you applied for. The application fee and your complete supporting documents must be received by University Admissions before the deadline.
Eligible Regions: outside European Union and switzerland
Application Process
- If your application on universitydmissions.se is considered late, you will not be eligible for the Uppsala University scholarships.
- Once you have submitted your application at universityadmissions.se, you will get a personal application number consisting of eight digits. Save the number as you will need it when applying for our scholarships.
- After the application period for study programmes ends, the application period for Uppsala University scholarships opens. The application to University Admissions and the application for Uppsala University scholarships have two separate application procedures. You must submit one separate online application for our scholarships during our scholarship application period from 17 January – 1 February 2023.
- In the online scholarship application form, you do not need to submit any documents. In the form, you need to fill in your personal details, the Bachelor’s or Master’s programme at Uppsala University that you applied for as your first priority, and the application number that you got at universityadmissions.se. You must also specify which scholarship programme(s) you are applying to. Additionally, you need to write a motivation letter explaining why you should be awarded the scholarship. Your motivation letter should not exceed 350 words and should reflect the eligibility criteria of the scholarship programme.
Application Deadline: January 16, 2023
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