Scholarships for current students
MUES – how does it work?
Fee-paying students, currently enrolled in a programme at Malmö University, can apply if they start their second or third year of studies in the upcoming Autumn semester. Students must have completed all their courses included in the programme study plan prior to the time of application for scholarship.
The selection of those awarded will be based solely on performance during the ongoing academic year. Eligible students will receive more information on how to apply for the scholarship.
Note:
- The scholarship application round for the academic year 2024/25 is open as of April 2024.
- The number and value of MUES-scholarships awarded each year depend on the resources available.
OaHSen travel grant (HS)
As a student at bachelor’s and master’s level at the Faculty of Health and Society, you can apply for a travel grant. The grant is applicable for international activities relevant to your studies and can be awarded a maximum of two times during your study programme, but only once per journey.
Applications are ongoing, and the maximum amount that can be granted is 10,000 SEK per application. You submit your application online in MoveOn, but before starting, you should write a motivation letter, and create a cost estimate.
Motivation Letter: In this letter, you need to describe the purpose of the trip, what you hope to gain from the activity, and how it relates to your education, and future profession. The letter should be
- maximum of 500 words
- written in Times New Roman font
- size 12
- with a single spacing
Cost Estimate: Include expenses for travel, accommodation, and subsistence. Use this template.
Apply for OaHSen in the MoveOn portal
After submitting the application online, it is also necessary to download it and email it to Katarina Wingkvist. The decision will be emailed to you once your application has been processed. You will receive the travel grant after you have reported your costs. Remember to keep all original receipts for the expenses you mention in your application.
Travel grants will not be considered in the following cases
A student cannot receive this grant if they already have received a grant from Nordplus, Erasmus+, MFS, Linnaeus Palme and the Foundation Anna Kristina Gustafsson and Oscar Gustafssons, or from the Swedish Council for Higher Education.
State your expenses according to the receipts
Fill out the form for expenses (in Swedish) and email it, along with copies of your receipts, to Marianne Kisthinios. This must be submitted no later than one month after your return. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Reimbursement form for cash expenses (Box)
Contact persons
- Department of Biomedicine – Katarina Wingkvist
- Department of Care Science – Marianne Kisthinios
- Department of Criminology – Marie Väfors Fritz
- Department of Social Work – Ida Runge
Scholarships for students with good academic results in mechanical engineering (TS)
During each autumn semester, students with exceptionally good academic results in the field of mechanical engineering have the chance to apply for a number of scholarships of 10,000 SEK each from Beijer's incentive fund for Mechanical Engineering. The application round (15 September to 15 October) is now closed and applications are being assessed. Desicions will be given in the beginning of December.
Who can apply?
To be eligible for a scholarship, you must:
- be registered on a course within the Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree or within Computational Materials Science Master’s Programme (Two-Year) at Malmö University
- attend at least your third semester within the programme
- have accumulated 30 higher education credits per semester within your programme. Credits must be registered in Ladok on the last day of application. Consideration may be taken in the case of approved leave from studies, student exchange programmes, credit transfer, illness, etc.
How does the award process work?
The scholarships will be awarded relative to the number of qualified applicants within degree programmes of different length of study. If the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number of available scholarships, a selection will be made based on the following criteria:
- Total number of credits within the degree programme. Credits gained during the same semester as the period you are applying are not admissible.
- If the number of credits held by competing applicants is equal, priority is given to the applicant with the highest grades.
- When credits and grades are equal, priority is given to the applicant who has previously not been awarded the scholarship.
- By lottery.
Scholarships from Beijer’s incentive fund for Mechanical Engineering can only be awarded to the same applicant twice.
A proposal for appropriate scholarship holders will be prepared by the Malmö University’s Scholarships Committee whereby a decision on scholarship allocation will be made by the Vice-Chancellor. Late applications will not be accepted.
How to apply
Applications are made through an online form that is open during the application round. Next chance to apply will be 15 September to 15 October 2025.
Any irregularities in your course of study that aren't registered in Ladok must be verified by certification sent to stipendier@mau.se by 15 October. Do not submit documents containing sensitive data, such as medical certificates, by e-mail. Please contact stipendier@mau.se for more information about how to provide us with the necessary certification.
Scholarships for special efforts at the Faculty of Technology and Society (TS)
During each autumn semester, students at the Faculty of Technology and Society have the chance to apply for scholarships amounting to a total sum of 17,500 SEK from the Premie- and stipendiekassan Foundation. The application round (15 September to 15 October) is now closed and applications are being assessed. Desicions will be given in the beginning of December.
Who can apply?
To be eligible for a scholarship, you must be registered on at freestanding course or a degree programme at the Faculty of Technology and Society at Malmö University. The aim of the scholarship is to encourage and support students for:
- efforts to strengthen the prestige and status of their education
- efforts for promoting good team spirit in their education
- studies abroad
- thesis or project work carried out in this field
Funds will be granted as a single scholarship or smaller scholarships to individuals or groups. The division is determined on the basis of the applications received.
A proposal for appropriate scholarship holders will be prepared by the Malmö University’s Scholarship Committee whereby a decision on scholarship allocation will be made by the Vice-Chancellor. Late applications will not be accepted.
How to apply
Applications are made through an online form that is open during the application round. Next chance to apply will be 15 September to 15 October 2025.
Applicants must also provide a statement (at most an A4 page) briefly presenting information about what project or assignment the application refers to, the context in which it was carried out, the period of time and duration of the project or assignment, if it was salaried, and contact details to reference persons who can vouch for the efforts made. Submit your statement to stipendier@mau.se.
Data protection and integrity
The processing of your personal data when applying for a scholarship managed by Malmö University is based on your consent. Until a decision has been made on the award of a scholarship, you can withdraw your consent. In such a case, the data may not be retained or processed further without another legal basis.
By collecting information about your education and your personal identification number, Malmö University will verify your study results. The data will be processed for up to three weeks after the application deadline, after which decisions on scholarship allocations are made. Your data will be saved until a decision on deletion is made in accordance with the requirements imposed on the University as a public authority.
You can find out about what personal data has been collected by the University or comment on the processing of this data by contacting Anna-Lina Brunell. Comments on the processing of personal data can be submitted to the University's Data Protection Officer at dataskyddsombud@mau.se. Complaints that cannot be resolved with Malmö University can be submitted to the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection.
Fulbright Nordic Youth Grant
Are you a student from a Nordic country aged 18 to 26 with at least one semester left or your undergraduate studies? Apply for the Fulbright commission's travel grant to join the Arctic Encounter Symposium i Anchorage, Alaska, 31 March to 6 April 2025.
Application deadline: 15 december 2024
