Check out the scholarship opportunities for students at Malmö University!

Scholarships for studies at Malmö University

Each year, Malmö University offers a limited number of scholarships to qualified master students from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland who are required to pay tuition fees. These scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit, experience and motivation. They cover the entire cost of tuition but do not cover other living expenses.

Read more about the Malmö University Master's Scholarship

Swedish Institute Scholarships

The Swedish Institute coordinates a number of different scholarships for master's programmes. Please be aware you are not eligible for such a scholarship if you are studying on a distance learning programme. 

Swedish Institute Scholarships

Malmö University Excellence Scholarship

Malmö University offers a limited number of scholarships for current fee-paying students who are performing with excellence at their studies. The Malmö University Excellence Scholarship (MUES) is awarded as a tuition fee waiver for the upcoming academic year. It covers partial or up to the full tuition fee but does not cover other expenses, such as living expenses.

Who can apply?

Fee-paying students, currently enrolled in a programme at Malmö University, who 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.  

Application

The scholarship application round for the academic year 2023/24 will open at the end of the Spring Semester 2023.

Eligible students will receive more information on how to apply for the scholarship towards the end of the Spring Semester.

Since the scholarships are awarded based on results from the current academic year, the scholarship results are published in June, when students are expected to have completed all the year’s courses. 

The number and value of MUES-scholarships awarded each year depend on the resources available. 

Faculty-specific scholarships

These are scholarships exclusively available to students studying at a specific faculty at the University. 

Scholarship for students at the Faculty of Health and Society

OAHSEN travel grant

As a student at the Faculty of Health ans Society, you can apply for a travel grant covering international activities relevant for your studies or future career. You may be granted twice during your studies. The grant covers your expenses up to 5000 SEK. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. 

Fill out the application form for OAHSEN

1. Apply via email

Fill out the form and email it to Maria O'Driscoll. After your application has been reviewed, the decision will be emailed back to you. Remember to keep the original receipts for all the costs mentioned in your application. 

2. 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, latest one month after your return. Incomplete applications will not be considered. 

Form for cash expenses (Swedish)

Travel grants will not be considered in the following cases

A student who already has 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, cannot receive this grant.

Scholarship for students at the Faculty of Technology and Society

Students at the Faculty of Technology and Society can apply for scholarships every autumn semester. Funds are available from Beijers incentive fund for Mechanical Engineering and the Premie- och stipendiekassan Foundation. The application round is open 15 September to 15 October.

Beijer's incentive fund for Mechanical Engineering

Each autumn semester scholarships of 10,000 SEK each will be granted to students with exceptionally good academic results in the field of mechanical engineering.

To be eligible for the 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 during the current semester,
  • be attending at least your third semester within the programme,
  • have accumulated 30 higher education credits per semester within your programme. Consideration may be taken in the case of approved leave from studies, student exchange programmes, higher education credit transfer, illness, etc.

How to apply

Applications are made through an online application form that is open during the application round.

If you want us to consider irregularities in your course of study, such as studies at other universities, approved leave from studies, student exchange programmes, higher education credit transfer or illness, you must verify them by certification. Submit your supporting documents to stipendier@mau.se.

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.

You will find complete information about the scholarship and the application process in the latest scholarship announcement below.

Scholarship announcement: Beijer's incentive fund for Mechanical Engineering 2022

Next application round will be 15 September to 15 October 2023.

The Premie- och stipendiekassan Foundation

Each autumn semester a total sum of 17,500 SEK is awarded as encouragement and support to students at the Faculty of Technology and Society. Funds can be granted as a single scholarship or divided up into smaller scholarships to individuals or groups for:

  • efforts to strengthen the prestige and status of their education,
  • efforts for promoting good team spirit in their education,
  • support for studies abroad,
  • thesis or project work carried out in this field.

How to apply

Applications are made through an online application open during the application round. Apart from the online application, you must provide a statement briefly outlining the grounds on which you should be awarded the scholarship. The statement should clarify what project or assignment your application refers to, who was responsible for it (for instance, Student Union Malmö, the University, yourself), the period of time and duration of the project or assignment, and if it was salaried. Submit your statement to stipendier@mau.se.

You will find complete information about the scholarship and the application process in the latest scholarship announcement below.

Scholarship announcement: the Premie- och stipendiekassan Foundation 2022

Next application round will be 15 September to 15 October 2023.

Data protection and integrity

The processing of personal data is based on your consent. You can withdraw your consent up until a decision on scholarship allocations is made, in which case your data may not be retained or further processed without other 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. Should you have complaints that cannot be resolved together with the University, you can contact the Swedish Data Protection Authority.

Questions

Should you have questions about scholarships for students at the Faculty of Technology and Society, please contact stipendier@mau.se

Scholarships from other organisations

Information about current scholarships that are sent to the university is posted in the folder linked below. As well as on the bulletin board by the reception at the Student Service Centre.

Current scholarships

Scholarships for going abroad

You can apply for scholarships for doing internships, writing your thesis, or studying abroad. 

Scholarship for internships abroad: Erasmus+ traineeship scholarship in Europe

This scholarship can help you to cover some of the costs if you choose to do an internship in Europe. You are expected to have a full-time internship during the entire period. There are several ways to apply:

  • As part of an internship course at Malmö University, where you spend your internship at a company or an organisation in Europe.
  • Outside of your regular programme at Malmö University. You are doing your internship during your studies and while you are registered at your programme. For instance between semesters. 
  • You apply for the scholarship in order to do an internship after you have finished your programme, as a so-called recent graduate.
  • In the context of writing your thesis. You are registered for thesis studies at Malmö University and examined in Malmö but collect your data, do a field study or the like at a company or an organisation in Europe.

Read more about the Erasmus+ traineeship scholarship in Europe and apply here

The Crafoord Foundation Travel Grant

Malmö University students can apply for Crafoord Foundation travel grants of 15,000 SEK each, to travel to a country outside of Europe/EEA for a minimum of three weeks to collect data for their bachelor or master thesis.

Read more about the Crafoord Foundation Travel Grant

Are you going to study abroad? Apply for the Erasmus+ scholarship

If you are studying abroad with Erasmus+, you can apply for the Erasmus+ scholarship. The scholarship is based on what country you are conducting your exchange studies in, and the number of days you will be there.

Erasmus+ student mobility

The scholarship is based on what country you are conducting your exchange studies in, and the number of days that you will be away. Students who have been selected for an exchange within the Erasmus + programme will receive information on the application process for the scholarship.

In what countries is the scholarship available?

All EU countries are part of the Erasmus+ programme, as well as Iceland, Turkey, North Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Serbia and Norway. 

Who can apply?

Only students who have been nominated for an exchange within the Erasmus+-programme are able to apply for the scholarship. You must, therefore, apply for exchange studies first. All available positions within the Erasmus+ programme are announced at the faculties twice per year, so be sure to keep yourself posted about open positions related to your field of study to get more information about what partner universities you can apply to. Deadline for application for exchange studies during the autumn semester is March 15, and October 15 for exchange studies during the spring semester.

You can be awarded an Erasmus + scholarship for studies and/or internship for a limit of 12 months per study level. So you can go as many times as you like throughout your education, as long as you do not exceed 12 months in total per level; 12 months for bachelor's level, 12 months for master's level, 12 months for PhD level.

Amount of scholarship

The scholarships vary from €360-420/month (academic year 2018/19). 

Students with a disability may apply for extra funds in the case of a permanent disability that would incur additional costs for the exchange. Students who go on exchange studies with accompanying children have the opportunity to apply for a special supplement.

Students who go on exchange studies with accompanying children have the opportunity to apply for a special supplement.