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The Swedish Institute Study Scholarship (SISS) are awarded scholarships for post-graduate level studies in Sweden. In total 335 scholars will be getting tuition fees and living expenses up to SEK 9,000 per month. The scholars may also get travel grants up to SEK 15,000. The Swedish Institute Study Scholarships (SISS) aims at diversity. They welcome applicants regardless of age, gender or religious beliefs.
The applicants must have at least 3,000 hours of experience from full-time/part-time employment, voluntary work, paid/unpaid internship, and/or position of trust. Applicants should have academic qualifications and leadership experience and applicants should show an ambition to make a difference by working with issues which contribute to a sustainable development in their country, in a long term perspective.
The application can be done online only with the following two steps.
The first step will take place 1 December 2016 to 16 January 2017 through an online application form.
Step 1: Go to the website.
Step 2: Click on "New user" to sign in.
Step 3: Fill the details username, name, password, email id, and click "Submit".
Step 4: A thank you mail will be sent to your email id.
Successful candidates will be notified by the end of January 2017 and asked to submit a detailed application for the second step 1 to 10 February 2017. To be considered for a scholarship, you must first complete your separate application to the master’s programme before the university deadline of 16 January 2017.
For the second step of the scholarship application you will be required to submit a Motivation letter, a Europass CV, a passport copy, one letter of reference and one proof of work and leadership experience. The documents must be in English.
The scholarship is intended for full-time master’s level studies of one or two years, and is only awarded for programmes starting in the autumn semester. The scholarship covers the whole duration of the master’s programme.
The scholarship period cannot be altered or extended beyond the study programme period, nor can the scholarship be transferred to a study programme other than the awarded one.
The Swedish Institute, Slottsbacken 10, Box 7434, S-103 91 Stockholm, SWEDEN, Phone: +46084537800, Email: si@si.se, sischolarships@si.se
