Swedish Institute Visby Programme scholarships
Programme overview Scholarships for dual direction academic mobility since 1997 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine ~120 scholarships per year Master’s studies, PhD studies & postdoc/senior research Strong emphasis on network- building, involvement in society Magnus Liam Karlsson | Image Bank Sweden
Target groups – who are we looking for? Cross-sectorial approach: - universitites/academic sector - business/private sector - state/regions/municipalities - NGO:s, civil society Extra-curricular background is a plus: - leadership experience/potential - involvement in society - work/volunteer service Personal motivation important: - connecting your past to your future - tell us who you are - explain your drives, goals, ideas Magnus Liam Karlsson | Diploma ceremony for SI scholarship holders 2018
Scholarship offers Master’s level full-degree studies (~ 50 scholarships/year) Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine Full-degree studies, 60/120 credits. Including tuition fee coverage. Application period: February 2020 (preliminary) PhD studies, postdoctoral and senior research (~40 scholarships/year) Requires invivation from Swedish research group for 6, 9 or 12 months Application period: November-December 2019 (preliminary) Scholarships for outbound mobility from Sweden (~30 scholarships/year) For studies, internships, research, expert visits/capacity building Visits can take place at universities, companies, agencies or NGO:s Application periods: April 2019, October 2019
Master’s level studies A wide selection of Master’s degree programmes available, taught in English at some 30 universities in Sweden SEK 10,000/month for living expenses Travel grant, tuition fees, health insurance Internship possibilities, as part of two-year programmes, or offered as separate scholarship extension for students in one-year programmes Apply in a two-step procedure via the central admissions system in Sweden, at www.universityadmissions.se and then for the SI scholarship at www.si.se Simon Paulin | Image Bank Sweden
PhD studies, postdoc and senior research Invitation required from a Swedish research group/potential host department. Visits to Sweden of 6, 9 or 12 months SEK 18,000 monthly grant for PhD students SEK 21,000/month for postdoc and senior researchers Sandwich model option (possibility of dividing the scholarship period into several shorter visits) All disciplines More information available at www.si.se Melker Dahlstrand | Image Bank Sweden
More information Contact details www.si.se – Swedish Institute official website www.sweden.se – The gateway to Sweden online www.ru.sweden.se – Sweden’s official website in Russian language www.learningswedish.se – SI online course for Swedish language studies (free of charge) www.studyinsweden.se - Portal about studies and research opportunities in Sweden www.universityadmissions.se – Official website for applying for studies in Sweden Contact details Aleksandra Adrich, Programme Manager for inbound PhD students and researchers, and outbound mobility from Sweden Aleksandra.adrich@si.se, +46 845 379 68 Johanna Jeppsson, Programme Manager for inbound Master’s level students Johanna.jeppsson@si.se, +46 845 378 84
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