Uppsala University Global Scholarship

The Uppsala University Global Scholarship is offered to outstanding international students from outside the EU/EEA who apply to a Master’s program at Uppsala University in Sweden. The scholarship covers 75% or 100% of tuition fees for the full duration of the program. Uppsala University is one of Northern Europe’s highest-ranked universities and offers over 60 Master’s programs in English across sciences, humanities, social sciences, and engineering.

• Must be a fee-paying international student (non-EU/EEA/Swiss citizen)
• Must have applied to a Master's program at Uppsala University through universityadmissions.se
• Must demonstrate outstanding academic achievement (top grades in previous studies)
• Must meet all program-specific admission requirements
• Only first-time applicants to Uppsala University are eligible
• Cannot be combined with other Uppsala University scholarships

• Tuition fee waiver: 75% or 100% of tuition fees for the Master's program
• Available for a wide range of Master's programs taught in English
• Renewable for the full program duration (1–2 years) subject to academic performance
• Access to one of Scandinavia's oldest and most prestigious universities (founded 1477)
• Strong support services for international students
• Opportunity to study in one of Europe's most innovative research environments

University application, Scholarship form, Academic transcripts, CV, English proficiency

• Be a citizen of a country outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland, liable to pay tuition fees, with strong academic talent, who has applied to an eligible international master's programme at Uppsala University as your first-priority choice via universityadmissions.se by the admissions deadline (paying the application fee and submitting supporting documents) and meets that programme's entry requirements
• Then submit the separate online Uppsala University scholarship application (including a motivation letter) during the scholarship round (around mid-January to early February)
• Selection is merit-based and highly competitive (only about 2% succeed). The scholarship covers the full tuition fee but not living expenses