Swedish Institute offers master's degree scholarships in Sweden until February 28

This is the sign to pursue your master’s degree abroad.  

Swedish Institute, a government agency in Sweden, offers a wide variety of scholarships to universities in the country. The program, aptly titled "Scholarship for Global Professionals," gathers professionals around the world to help them develop and become leaders who will contribute to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 

For 2023, the agency has a total of 250 scholarships for master’s degree for the autumn semester, which runs from August to mid-January of next year.

The offered scholarship is available for either full-time, one or two-year master’s program. This will be funded by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.  

The deadline for application is on Feb. 28, at 14:59 p.m. CET (1:59 p.m. Philippine time)  

Requirements and qualifications 

• Your country of citizenship must be included in the selected participants of SI scholarships. Good news for Filipinos: the Philippines is included in the selected countries, which you can view here.
• You must be capable of paying tuition fees and have followed your chosen university's requirements. You must also be admitted to one of the eligible master's programs by March 30. Note: you must only be admitted and not currently enrolled. 
• Applicants should also have a minimum of 3,000 hours of work experience and have demonstrated leadership from a current or previous employer or from civil society engagement. Check here to know how to calculate your work hours. 
• The master’s program you must apply to should be eligible for SI scholarships, check out the eligible programs here.  

The required documents are as follows: 

• Curriculum Vitae (must not exceed three pages) 
• Letters of reference (two required) 
• Valid and completed proof of work and leadership experience 
• Copy of your valid passport/National ID card 
• Motivation or reason for your application (this will be asked in the application portal) 

It is important to note that the Swedish Institute strictly requires all documents to be in English and SI templates. 

The successful grantee can enjoy full tuition coverage, which will be paid directly by SI to your Swedish university at the beginning of each semester.

In addition, you will be provided with SEK 11,000 (over P50,000) monthly to cover your living expenses throughout the study period. This is in addition to insurance against illness and accident, a one-time travel grant, and membership to the SI Network for Future Global Professionals (NFGP), a platform to help you grow professionally and build a network. 

You can learn more about the scholarship here.