Swedish Institute Scholarships 2027 for Global Professionals for Master’s Level Studies in Sweden (Fully Funded)

Application Deadline: 15 January 2027

Applications are actually open for the 2027 Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals. The SI Scholarship for Global Professionals gives you the chance to entry world-class training, innovative analysis and acquire new views. You may also broaden your skilled community whereas creating the data, abilities and experiences wanted to tackle management roles and drive change in your native context. Through the scholarship, Sweden invests in world expertise to construct lasting partnerships for a extra sustainable and equitable world. 

The scholarship helps full-time, one- or two-year grasp’s research at Swedish universities throughout the following study fields: 

• Governance
• Public Health
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)

You may also turn into part of the SI Network for Global Professionals, a platform for profession growth, collaboration and lifelong reference to fellow leaders from around the globe. 

 Eligibility  
The scholarship is open for purposes as soon as yearly, for grasp’s research starting in the autumn semester. In order to apply you will need to: 

• Be a citizen of one of many 34 eligible nations for the SI Scholarship for Global Professionals;
• Apply for a grasp’s programme that’s eligible for the SI scholarship;  
• Be liable to pay tuition charges at University Admissions (SI will cowl the charges if you’re awarded the scholarship);
• Have demonstrated work expertise; 
• Have demonstrated management expertise from a present or earlier employer, entrepreneurship or from civil society engagement.   

Previous expertise

You should have demonstrated work expertise (situations apply to sure areas). In addition, you will need to have demonstrated management expertise out of your present or earlier employer, entrepreneurial expertise or from civil society engagement.

Country of Citizenship

Citizens of the next nations are eligible to apply for the SI Scholarship for Global Professionals:

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus*, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia*, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Liberia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia

Application Timeline:

• 16 October 2026 – 15 January 2027: Apply to Swedish grasp’s programmes by means of University Admissions.  
• 13 November 2026: SI Scholarship application paperwork and eligible grasp programmes are revealed on this web page. 
• 8-24 February 2027: Application portal for the SI Scholarships is open for two weeks. Please observe that the application portal closes at 14:59 CET on the ultimate day. 
• 1 April 2027: University admissions announcement. 
• 22 April 2027: SI Scholarship announcement. 

Submit your SI Scholarship application right here between 8-24 February 2027. The application portal closes at 14:59 CET on the ultimate day.  

Benefits

The Scholarship for Global Professionals is a aggressive fully-funded scholarship that features: 

• Full tuition payment protection. The payment is paid straight by SI to your Swedish college every semester.
• A month-to-month allowance of SEK 12,000 to cowl your residing bills all through the study interval.
• A journey grant of SEK 15,000 (*10,000 for students from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine). This is a one-time fee and doesn’t apply for college students already residing in Sweden.
• Membership in the SI Network for Global Professionals (NFGP) – a platform that will help you develop professionally and construct a community whereas in Sweden.
• After your scholarship interval has ended, you turn into a member of the Sweden Alumni Network. As a member, you get a novel alternative for continued networking {and professional} growth.

The scholarship does not…

• Include an insurance coverage. We advocate checking together with your college to be taught extra about what insurance coverage protection they supply for worldwide college students.
• Provide further grants for members of the family.
• Cover the application payment to University Admissions.
• Allow adjustments to the study programme. We are solely capable of assist you thru the awarded grasp’s programme.
• Allow extensions or adjustments to the awarded scholarship interval.

Criteria

Country of citizenship

You have to be a citizen of a rustic that’s eligible for the SI scholarship. However, you don’t want to reside in the nation on the time of the application.

Master’s programmes

The grasp’s programmes you apply for have to be eligible for the SI scholarship. The checklist of programmes can be revealed on 13 November.

University admission

You have to be liable to pay tuition charges to Swedish universities, have adopted the steps of University Admissions and be admitted to one of many eligible grasp’s programmes on the day of admissions bulletins. Being liable to pay tuition charges in Sweden is an eligibility requirement; if you’re awarded the scholarship, SI will cowl the tutoring charges as described beneath the scholarship advantages.

Previous expertise

You should have demonstrated work expertise (situations apply to sure areas). In addition, you will need to have demonstrated management expertise out of your present or earlier employer, entrepreneurial expertise or from civil society engagement.

How to Apply

• Apply for a grasp’s programme – Date:16 Oct 2026 – 15 Jan 2027
• Apply for a Global Professionals scholarship: 8 Feb 2027 – 24 Feb 2027
• SI screening and analysis: 25 Feb 2027 – 31 Mar 2027
• Notifications from University Admissions: 1 Apr 2027
• Final analysis and announcement of scholarship recipients: 1 Apr 2027 – 22 Apr 2027

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals.