Scholarship Guides SI Scholarship for Global Professionals (Sweden): How to Apply
Sweden · Application Guide
The Swedish Institute Scholarship for Global Professionals (SISGP) funds professionals for a fully funded, one- or two-year English-taught master's in Sweden. The process has two stages and two separate online applications. First, and in advance, you apply to eligible Swedish master's programmes through University Admissions. Later you apply for the SI scholarship itself through SI's own portal. Eligibility is limited to citizens of about 34 countries.
Administered by: Swedish Institute (SI), the Swedish public agency for international relations
Written by Zain Aqdas, Founder and lead researcher, Scholarships AtlasLast updated 3 September 2026
First, apply to Swedish programmes through the University Admissions portal during its application period (for the 2026/27 round: 16 October 2025 to 15 January 2026). List the programmes you want; only programmes on the official SI-eligible list count.
The SI publishes the list of eligible master's programmes and the SI scholarship application documents on its page, typically by mid-November before each round. Make sure the programmes you applied to are on it.
In a separate step, submit the SI scholarship application on apply-scholarships.si.se. The portal is open for only two weeks each round (for 2026/27: 9-25 February 2026, closing 14:59 CET on the final day).
Swedish universities announce admissions (for 2026/27: 26 March 2026). You must be admitted (or conditionally admitted) to an eligible programme on this first admissions day; reserve-listed programmes cannot be considered.
The Swedish Institute evaluates eligible applications and announces the scholarship recipients (for 2026/27: 23 April 2026).
Awarded scholars begin their master's in the autumn semester and join the SI Network for Global Professionals.
Dates move every year — always confirm on the official portal before planning around them.