Funded Scholarship for International Students in Sweden is by Chalmers IPOET. Chalmers will be offering around 50 IPOET scholarships in 2019, funded by the Swedish Council for Higher Education, to prospective fee-paying students. The scholarships are administered and awarded by Chalmers. The selection is based on the applicants’ relative academic excellence, which primarily includes weighted average grade but also home university’s stature (including the position on global ranking lists) and the priority order of the application for Chalmers Master’s programmes. The selection is based on the applicants’ relative academic excellence, which primarily includes weighted average grade but also home university’s stature (including the position on global ranking lists) and the priority order of the application for Chalmers Master’s programmes.

Chalmers University of Technology conducts research and offers education in technology, science, shipping and architecture with a sustainable future as its global vision. Chalmers is well-known for providing an effective environment for innovation and has 13 departments. Graphene Flagship, a FET Flagship initiative by the European Commission, is coordinated by Chalmers. Situated in Gothenburg, Sweden, Chalmers has 10,300 full-time students and 3,100 employees.

Benefits

• A 75% reduction of the tuition fees (4 semesters / 2-year programme)
• Students who excel during their first year of studies may receive an increased scholarship reduction, which covers 85% of the tuition fee during the second and final year of studies
• No funds are transferred to the scholarship laureates

Eligibility

Citizens from non-EU/EEA countries who are required to pay tuition fees for Swedish university education

• 1st year Master’s Programme applicants

The selection is based on the applicants’ relative academic excellence, which primarily includes weighted average grade but also home university’s stature (including position on global ranking lists) and the priority order of the application for Chalmers Master´s programmes.