Remember that other sources exist and that investing some time, effort and creativity in researching and applying for scholarships and grants can have a significant impact on the actual financial cost to you of your education.

The Karolinska Institutet Global Master’s Scholarships

Karolinska Institutet offers a handful of tuition fee scholarships to excellent students who have been admitted to one of our Global Master’s Programmes starting each Autumn semester. The amount of scholarships varies from year to year, but there are maximum 10 scholarships per year, spread to all the Global Master’s Programmes. The competition is fierce with approximately 1500 international students applying for the scholarship annually.

Who can apply?

To be eligible for the KI Global Master’s Scholarship you must:

• have applied to one of Karolinska Institutet’s Global Master’s Programmes starting 2019
• be a tuition fee paying student (from outside the EU/EEA)
• have paid the application fee by 1 February 2020
• fulfil the entry and documentation requirements for the programme you have applied for

Only first year students are eligible to apply.

How do I apply?

All applicants to the Global Master’s programmes at Karolinska Institutet who are obliged to pay tuition fees and have paid the application fee to University Admissions will receive information and an invite to apply for the KI Global Master’s Programme scholarship after the last day to pay the application fee and submit supporting documents.

Invitations to apply for the scholarship are sent by email 8 February to the email address you have used to create your account at universityadmissions.se.

Selection process

The selection process is based on an overall assessment of the applicant’s CV and qualifications that are submitted via UniversityAdmissions and evaluated in connection with the application for a KI Global Master’s programme. Scholarship awaredees will be notified via email.

What does the KI Global Master’s scholarship cover?

The KI Global Master’s Scholarship only covers the tuition fee (or part of the tuition fee for programmes only partially given by Karolinska Institutet). Travel, living expenses and other costs must be met with other funding. Furthermore, please note the KI Global Master’s Scholarship only covers tuition fee for students enrolled at a Global Master’s Programme here at Karolinska Institutet and cannot be used for other studies.

Important dates – KI Global Master’s Scholarships

Application for our Global Master’s programmes opens: 16 October 2019
Application deadline: 15 January 2020
Last date to pay application fee and submit supporting documents: 3 February
Invitations to apply for the scholarship sent by email: 7 February
Notification of selection for the Global Master’s Programmes: 3 April
Notification of selection for the scholarship: 24 April

Please read the Tuition fees and scholarships regulations at Karolinska Institutet before applying for the scholarship.

KI-DIS Fellowship

The KI-DIS Fellowship is a co-funded, merit-based fellowship covering up to 200 000 SEK in tuition fees for two semesters (one year) to any of KI’s nine Global Master’s Programmes. This would apply to a one-year master’s program, or the first year of a two-year master’s programme. The fellowship is available annually beginning with the 2020-21 academic year, to a DIS alumnus who studied in either Stockholm or Copenhagen.

Who can apply?

To be eligible for the KI – DIS Scholarship you must:

• have applied to one of Karolinska Institutet’s Global Master’s Programmes starting 2020*
• be a tuition fee paying student (from outside the EU/EEA)
• have studied with DIS in either Stockholm or Copenhagen
• have paid the application fee by 3 February 2020
• fulfil the entry and documentation requirements for the programme you have applied for

Only first year students are eligible to apply.

*Please note that Molecular Techniques in Life Science is given by KTH Royal Institute of Technology and therefore not eligible for this fellowship.

How do I apply?

The online application to the KI – DIS Fellowship will be open 15 October 2019 – 16 January 2020. The application form will be available on this website during the application period.

Selection process

The selection process is based on an overall assessment of the applicant’s CV and qualifications that are submitted via UniversityAdmissions and evaluated in connection with the application for a KI Global Master’s programme. Fellowship awardees will be personally notified 24 April.

What does the KI – DIS Fellowship cover?

The KI – DIS Fellowship covers the tuition fee for two semesters. Travel, living expenses and other costs must be met with other funding. For students admitted to our 2-year programmes, the second year of studies must be met with other funding.

Please note that the KI – DIS Fellowship covers the tuition fee for students enrolled at a Global Master’s Programme at Karolinska Institutet and cannot be used for other studies.

Go to the KI-DIS Fellowship application form.

The Swedish Institute’s scholarships

The Swedish Institute (SI), a government agency, has a number of scholarship schemes open for students from countries outside the EU/EEA area. Depending on your nationality and field of study, the scholarships may apply to you. The SI scholarships cover both tuition fee and living expenses to the amount of 10,000 SEK per month for studies at master’s level. A travel grant is also issued to the recipient. The scholarship application period is from February 4 to 14 2019. Please note that you must have submitted an application for a master’s programme in Sweden at universityadmissions.se before applying for the SI-scholarship.

Important dates – Swedish Institute scholarships

Application: 10-20 February 2020
Notification about decision: 26 April 2020

Read more on the Studyinsweden.se scholarships page.