Scholarship details
The Lund University Global Scholarship Program is available to both Bachelor’s and Master’s level students. This scholarship program is purely based on academic merit, which will find select students that are deemed eligible based on their high academic grades, test score, or achievements.
Lund University is recognized as one of the top 100 best higher education institutions to attend in the world. With that in mind, this university is ranked within the top 0.4% around the globe. Lund University only accepts high ranking and academic students.
Eligibility
- Students are deemed not eligible if they can not cover the living costs in Sweden which are in reference to what the Swedish Migration Agency states.
- Students are not deemed eligible if they have not been accepted or sent admission to Lund University.
- The next non-eligible aspect is if students have not chosen a program to study at Lund University.
- This is a competitive scholarship.
- This is an academic merit-based scholarship option.
- Students must have completed their Bachelor’s degree, or within the first year of their Master’s degree.
Requirements
A number one requirement is that people need to know that only citizens of a country from outside the EU/EEA (and Switzerland) and are required to pay a tuition fee. Since this is for students that have already received a degree, the full description reads as “application for Bachelor’s or Master’s level studies at Lund University in a regular application round for a minimum of one semester of study (30 ECTS).”
How to Apply
The best way to apply is by sending in your admissions form and applying to study at Lund University. This is the first major step towards being eligible. Secondly the students must find out if they are considered an academic student with high grades or not.
As part of the online scholarship, it is required that students upload their personal ‘scholarship motivation letter’ what is no more than 600 words. With this letter students must explain where their academic standing (academic grades) and applying to Lund University presents them as a successful candidate for this scholarship.
Reward – Extra Benefits
This scholarship does provide either partial or full tuition coverage funding. This does depend on the academic merit of the student. The higher the academic achievement the better the chance the student has at becoming a reciepnt for this scholarship option.
The amount awarded to students does depend on what funding is available for the program that academic year.
Any reward that is given must go towards tuition fees, it is stated that excess award value cannot go towards living costs as per stated on the Lund University website.
Student Visa
International students will be able to follow a general guide that can be asked for at the embassy or online through a government website about successfully applying for a student visa without trouble. As of right now, applying at your earliest convenience is important.
Open Submission Window Time Frame
The open submission window follows the time frame of the Autumn and Spring academic semesters. For the Autumn time frame students should apply between Mid-October 2022 to January 16, 2023.
Which the Autumn time frame is currently open and accepting applications.
The next time frame is between the Spring semester which is early June 2023 to August 15, 2023.
So there is plenty of time to apply for the Spring edition of the Lund University sessions.
Deadline Time Line
The deadline applications is from the Autumn (Mid-October 2022 to January 16, 2023) or the Spring option (early June 2023 to August 15, 2023).
Deadline extensions are optional to students that are pursuing a time to send in their application. This may be do to unforeseen circumstances, as students will need to talk with the admissions office to figure out what will be optional for them.
Annual or Renewable Scholarship Options
Anyone can sign up to receive a university website newsletter to stay updated on the latest information.
We also suggest that all applicants read through the information guideline page that is available through the original scholarship link. This way, the individual can navigate the website correctly and identify the real scholarship online application. So far there has been no mention of any delays for this opportunity or any cancellations.