Apply for the Umeå University Scholarship for Foreign Students to study in Sweden. Each year, Umeå University offers several scholarships to talented passionate, and high-achieving students from outside the EU/EEA who wish to study for any eligible master’s degree program in Sweden. Scholarships will be offered to students who have secured admission for an English taught master’s degree program at Umeå University.

Besides the Swedish Institute Scholarships, the university offers two other scholarship categories as described below.

1. Umeå University Scholarship for International Students. This scholarship is offered each to students applying for the Autumn semester admission. The scholarship is dedicated to academically talented, excellent, and high-achieving students from outside the EU.
2. Erling-Persson Scholarship for International Students in Public Health: These scholarships are offered by Umeå University each year to students applying for the Autumn semester admission, to academically talented, excellent, and high-achieving students. The scholarship is dedicated to students in public health and is sponsored by a donation from the Erling-Persson Family Foundation.

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Benefits from Umeå University Scholarships

The scholarships will offer the following benefits

• The Umeå University Scholarships for International Students are offered are in the form of tuition waivers covering either full or partial waiver of the tuition fees to selected students.
• Erling-Persson Scholarship program offers 8 scholarships to new students covering full tuition waivers as well as an allowance worth SEK 3000 per month to cover their living expenses

Eligibility Required for Umeå University Scholarships

Applicants for the Umeå University Scholarship for International Students must meet the following application conditions.

• You must be a citizen of a country outside of the EU/EEA and Switzerland.
• Applicants must meet conditions for admission into the master’s degree program of their choice.
• You will need to complete your application for admission to the master’s degree program before you are to be considered for the scholarship
• To be considered, you must have the Umeå University program as your first priority on the University Admissions platform.

Applicants for the Erling-Persson Scholarships must meet the following criteria

• You must be a citizen of a country outside of the EU/EEA and Switzerland.
• candidates must meet conditions for admission into the master’s degree program in public health.
• You must have completed your application for admission for master’s degree program before you are to be considered for the scholarship
• To be considered, you must have the Umeå University program as your first priority on the University Admissions platform.

Application Details

You must apply for an eligible master’s degree of your choice keeping in mind if you wish to apply for either the Umeå University Scholarship for International Students or the Erling-Persson Scholarships. Please remember that you will need to secure admission for a degree program of your choice awarded at Umeå University program as priority 1.

The application period for the scholarships mentioned above will open on January 18, 2022, exactly after the deadline for application for admission has closed. Only students who will have applied for admission will be eligible to apply for the scholarships.

Eligible applicants will receive emails with detailed instructions on how to apply for the scholarships. Remember that application for admission for a master’s degree program closes on January 17, 2022

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Lastly, It is important to visit the official website link found below to access the application form.

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