The Swedish Institute

International scholarships

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SI over the years
1945 to 2019 – the world changes, needs remain unchanged

1945 1970 1998

SI IS FOUNDED FROM FROM FOUNDATION TO
ASSOCIATION GOVERNMENT AGENCY
TO FOUNDATION

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SI today
Expert agency under the authority and control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Approximately 140 employees in Stockholm and Paris

2019 budget approximately SEK 505 million via financing sourced from four
Government expenditure areas:
• International co-operation (EA 5)
• International aid (EA 7)
• Education and university research (EA 16)
• Trade and industry (EA 24)

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SI’s assignment
Four expert roles Strengthen the voices
and presence of talented
people, opinion-formers
Communicate Swedish values,
and decision-makers in
competencies and experience
other countries

Monitor and analyse

Sweden’s relevance in Develop and support networks for
the world long-term inter-cultural relationships

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Strengthen the voices and
profiles of talented people,
opinion-formers and
decision-makers in other
countries

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Scholarship programme
Build relationships with the world’s future leaders and decision-makers

700+ Future Global Leaders in Sweden The Visby Programme

every year
SISGP and SISSA
.

Western Balkans and Turkey

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SI Scholarships
• Academic year of 2019/2020 475 persons from 50
countries were awarded a SI Scholarship for studies in
Sweden on Master’s or PhD/post-doc level at 29
universities to a total cost of 186 MSEK.
• Grants 10 000 SEK on master’s level
• 18 000 SEK PhD level
• 21 000 SEK on Post-doc
• Membership in SI Network for Future Global Leaders
and SI Alumni
SI Scholarships for Global Professionals
- Overview
• Aim - To contribute to poverty alleviation through capacity building of
individuals and to contribute to a mutual exchange of knowledge and
networking for global talent
• Level – Master studies. Eligible master’s programmes only
• Scholarships for citizens of 34 countries on the OECD-DAC list
Eligible countries
Bangladesh Honduras Peru
Bolivia Indonesia Philippines
Brazil Jordan Rwanda
Cambodia Kenya Sri Lanka
Cameroon Liberia Sudan
Colombia Malawi Tanzania
Ecuador Morrocco Tunisia
Egypt Myanmar (Burma)
Uganda
Ethiopia Nepal Vietnam
Gambia Nigeria Zambia
Ghana Pakistan Zimbabwe
Guatemala
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SISGP target group

Future leaders with:

• Demonstrated and relevant work and leadership

experience

• Ambition and potential to bring positive social change

• Experience from involvement in civil society/NGO

sector

• Extensive networking skills and relevant platforms

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SI Scholarships for Global Professionals
- Eligibility criteria
• Have at least 3000 hours of work experience
• Have demonstrated leadership experience
• Be liable to pay application and tuition fees
• Be admitted to an eligible master’s programme
on time
• Should not have previously lived in Sweden for
more than two years, be currently enrolled in a
master’s programme at a Swedish university,
have previously been awarded an SI scholarship,
or hold a degree from a Swedish university.
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SI Scholarships for Global Professionals

• Started 2011 with the introduction of tuition

fees

• Budget 150 MSEK

• Annual intake of around 200-300 scholarship

holders high competition of scholarships

• 2019/2020 5 299 applicants applied 3 456

admitted 318 received a scholarship offer

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Visby programme

• Aim – Focus on individual mobility of academic talents to promote

professional collaboration and lasting relations between Sweden an the
programme countries. Aims to build an integrated, research-intense region
in order to achieve a sustainable economic growth and regional
development.
• Level – Master’s, PhD and post-doc level. Scholarships for citizens of 7
countries EU Eastern Partnership countries and Russia.
• Eligable countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia Moldova, Russia
and Ukraine.

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Visby programme

• Started 1997

• Budget 30 MSEK

• Annual intake of around 140 scholarship holders - high competition of

scholarships

• 2019/2020 826 applicants applied 530 admitted 65 received a scholarship

offer (master’s level)

• PhD post-doc 128 applicants and 38 received a scholarship

• PhD and postdoctoral research visit can be 6, 9, 12 months 18 000 SEK

for PhD and 21 000SEK for Post-doc. Visbyprogramme and Turkey. Photo: Cecilia Larsson Lantz
SI Scholarships for Western Balkans

• Scholarships for citizens of Albania, Bosnia and

Hercegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and
Serbia.

• Aims to forge closer links with EU and contribute to

positive social development.

• 5-6 scholarships per year only on Master’s level

• Targets future leaders with demonstrated and relevant

work and leadership experience

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Swedish Turkish Scholarship programme
• Started 2002

• Budget 7 MSEK

• Annual intake of around 30 scholarship holders on Master’s and PhD level -

high competition of scholarships

• 2019/2020 Both programmes: 212 applicants applied 127 admitted18

received a scholarship offer (master’s level)

• PhD and post-doc level only Turkey 70 applicants and 17 received a

scholarship
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Develop and maintain
networks for long-term inter-
cultural relationships

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Talent attraction
attract talented people to Sweden and increase Sweden’s power of attraction as
a knowledge nation
Connected & creative
Unicorn nation
1,000+ programmes 2nd after Silicon Valley in
world-leader in ICT service and technology
development
number of unicorns per capita
for higher studies

Sweden as a
knowledge nation
100 years
of leading innovation, research and technology
SI Alumni network
Exchanges and co-operation in the international dialogue on democracy,
human rights, sustainability and equality

30+ groups
that interact regularly in the dialogue
on research, societal development,
democracy, human rights,
140+ countries sustainability and equality

15,000+ with the

ability
80+ events to change the world

Cecilia Larsson Lantz

Marketing Sweden as a study destination
Overview of activities

Brand Digital Train and Cooperation with

management & communication support Foreign the higher
market research Missions education sector
Marketing Sweden as a study destination
Marketing Sweden as a study destination
Highlights from our market research
The classroom experience was spoken about positively, but showed less
uniqueness than Swedish lifestyle and culture.

The broader study experience - lifestyle and culture proved to be the greatest
differentiator against competitors
Thank you.
Johanna.jeppsson@si.se