Scholarships for current students

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. 

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 5,000 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.

Link to application for OaHSen

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 – Iréne Mile 
• Department of Care Science – Marianne Kisthinios 
• Department of Criminology – Marie Väfors Fritz 
• Department of Social Work – Ida Runge 

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 form that is open during the application round (15 September to 15 October). Applicants must also provide a brief statement about what project or assignment the application refers to, who initiated it, the period of time and duration of the project or assignment, if it was salaried, as well as contact details to reference persons who can vouch for the efforts made. Submit your statement to stipendier@mau.se.

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

Scholarship announcement: the Premie- och stipendiekassan Foundation 2023

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. The application round is open from 15 September to 15 October.

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) 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 the an online 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 by email documents containing sensitive data, such as medical certificates. 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.

Scholarship announcement: Beijer's incentive fund for Mechanical Engineering 2023

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.