Umeå University welcomes talented and high-achieving students from outside the EU/EEA to apply for one of the multiple scholarship opportunities available.
Scholarships offered by Umeå University
The following scholarships are administered by Umeå University:
Umeå University Scholarship
This is a general scholarship programme offered by Umeå University. Open for students admitted to one of the Master's study programmes offered.
Umeå Institute of Design Scholarship
This scholarship targets students who are admitted to their studies at Umeå Institute of Design.
Erling-Persson Scholarship
This scholarship is financed by the Erling-Person foundation and targets students admitted to Master's in Public Health study programme at Umeå University.
Umeå University Scholarship
This is a general scholarship programme offered by Umeå University. Open for students admitted to one of the Master's study programmes offered.
Umeå Institute of Design Scholarship
This scholarship targets students who are admitted to their studies at Umeå Institute of Design.
Erling-Persson Scholarship
This scholarship is financed by the Erling-Person foundation and targets students admitted to Master's in Public Health study programme at Umeå University.
Those eligible to apply for these scholarships are:
- students applying for a Master's degree programme at Umeå University
- students who have Umeå University as priority 1 at universityadmissions.se.
To be eligible for selections you must also have completed your study application at universityadmissions.se by February 3, 2014.
The selections for the scholarships are based entirely on the applicant's academic merit.
Selected candidates receive a full or partial reduction of the tuition fee.
Scholarships offered by the Swedish Institute
The Swedish Institute, a government agency, administers many scholarship programmes each year for students and researchers, from various non-EU/EEA countries, coming to Sweden to pursue their objectives at a Swedish university.
These scholarships cover cost of living expenses as well as the tuition-fees.
These scholarships cover cost of living expenses as well as the tuition-fees.
One scholarship programme - The Swedish Institute Study Scholarships Category 1 - targets students from countries with which Sweden has long-term development cooperation.
These countries are Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
These countries are Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Applicants from these countries will not be considered for Umeå University and Umeå Institute of Design Scholarship and are referred instead to the Swedish Institute.
There is no such restriction for applicants of Erling-Persson Scholarship.
The scholarships offered by the Swedish Institute cover both living costs and tuition fees for 29 Master's degree programmes offered at Umeå University.
Scholarship application deadline is 15 March 2014.
