The application period for scholarships administered by Chalmers is now officially closed.
Chalmers can offer over 90 scholarships for the academic year 2012/2013
- over 40 scholarships funded by the Chalmers foundation (hereinafter Avancez)
- over 40 Swedish Government scholarships allocated by the International Programme Office for Education and Training (hereinafter IPOET)
- two Ericsson Scholarships in Communication Engineering
- two Sievert Larsson Scholarships (Fund within Friends of Chalmers) for Thai citizens
- two Volvo Cars’ scholarships for Chinese Master’s Students
- four Volvo Group Scholarship Programmes for International Master’s Students
- one US Friends of Chalmers scholarship for US Master’s Students
A registered and complete application for Chalmers' Master's programmes on universityadmissions.se is required. The application must also be made according to the instructions and dates stipulated by Chalmers, in order to be valid.
Applications for scholarships are automatically considered against all Master's programmes applied for at Chalmers (when the field of study is unrestricted), regardless of the ranking order on universityadmissions.se
Applicants for single subject courses and Bachelor´s programmes at Chalmers are not eligible for Chalmers' scholarships.
Applicants who are not offered a study place by Chalmers will not be considered for a scholarship.
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Scholarships for the academic year 2012/2013
Available scholarships are presented below. If you scroll down you will also find other available scholarship opportunities, student loans and alternative funding.
| Description: |
Chalmers will grant over 40 scholarships (in 2012) funded by the Chalmers foundation and these are available to all citizens from non-EU/EEA countries who are liable to pay tuition fees for Swedish university education.
The scholarship is generally awarded to students based on academic merits, which primarily includes academic excellence. Home university´s stature (including position on global ranking lists), priority order of the application for Chalmers Master´s programmes on www.universityadmissions.se as well as Chalmers ambition to promote diversity among international Master´s students is also taken into consideration. |
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Field of Study:
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Determined annually by the university President. For the academic year 2012/13 the field of study is unrestricted, but it will be distributed according to targeted areas of education determined by the university management, based on the total number of applicants per each area of education from previous academic year. |
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| Available to: |
- Citizens from non-EU/EEA countries who are required to pay tuition fees for Swedish university education.
- 1st year applicants
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| Amount: |
A 75% reduction of the tuition fees (4 semesters / 2 year programme).
For students with excellent academic performance during the first year of studies, the scope of these scholarships may be increased to cover 85% of the tuition fee during the second and final year of studies. |
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| Type of Scholarship: |
Tuition fee reduction |
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| Conducting studies at: |
Advanced level / Master´s programme |
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| Application deadline: |
16 January 2012 |
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| Description: |
Chalmers will grant over 40 Government scholarships (in 2012) funded by the International Programme Office for Education and Training (IPOET).
The scholarships are allocated and granted by Chalmers.
The IPOET scholarship is awarded primarily based on academic merits, with an emphasis on academic excellence. |
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| Field of Study: |
Unrestricted, all of the current Master’s Programmes at Chalmers starting in 2012. |
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| Available to: |
- Citizens from non-EU/EEA countries who are required to pay tuition fees for Swedish university education except for the following countries: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia..
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| Amount: |
A 75% reduction of the tuition fees (4 semesters / 2 year programme).
For students with excellent academic performance during the first year of studies, the scope of these scholarships may be increased to cover 85% of the tuition fee during the second and final year of studies. |
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| Type of Scholarship: |
Tuition fee reduction |
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| Conducting studies at: |
Advanced level / Master´s programme |
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| Application deadline: |
16 January 2012 |
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Description: |
Two scholarships in total are awarded in 2012 to two selected students based on excellent academic merits, which primarily includes academic excellence but also home university´s stature (including position on global ranking lists) and priority order of the application for Chalmers Master´s programmes. |
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| Field of Study: |
the Master's programme in Communication Engineering |
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| Available to: |
- Citizens from non-EU/EEA countries who are required to pay tuition fees for Swedish university education. However, students from countries on the UN embargo list are not eligible to be granted this scholarship.
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| Amount: |
100% of the tuition fees (4 terms/2 year programme). |
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| Type of Scholarship: |
Covering the full tuition fee |
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| Conducting studies at: |
Advanced level / the Master's programme in Communication Engineering |
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| Application deadline: |
16 January 2012 |
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| Description: |
Two scholarships in total are awarded in 2012 to two selected Thai students based on excellent academic merits, which primarily includes academic excellence but also home university´s stature (including position on global ranking lists) and priority order of the application for Chalmers Master´s programmes. |
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| Field of Study: |
All of the current Master’s Programmes at Chalmers starting in 2012,
except for the following Master's programmes:
- Architecture and Urban Design
- Design for Sustainable Development
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| Available to: |
- Thai citizens from less well off homes
- Students with an approved or soon completed (during spring semester 2012) Bachelor's Degree (equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen) with a minimum grade of 3.0 (GPA) from a prestigious Thai university*
- 1st year applicants
Please note that if you fulfill the above requirements you will be sent an email asking you to submit further documentation. These documents are listed on the Siewert Larsson webpage.
*Based on home university´s stature including global position on ranking lists. |
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| Amount: |
100% of the tuition fees + living expenses (4 semesters / 2 year programme) |
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| Type of Scholarship: |
Full scholarship + living expenses |
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| Conducting studies at: |
Advanced level / Master´s programme |
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| Application deadline: |
16 January 2012 |
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| Read more: |
Read about the founder and the foundation's purpose and intention here. |
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| Description (nr 1): |
One out of two scholarships in total is awarded in 2012 by Volvo Cars as part of the
Talent Race Competition.
Volvo Cars offers a full scholarship for one Chinese student.
For this Talent Race Competition you need to read further details and follow a separate application procedure (including rules, regulations and deadline for the competition).
Please follow this weblink to the Talent Race competition webpage. |
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| Description (nr 2): |
One out of two scholarships in total is awarded in 2012 to a selected Chinese student based on excellent academic merits, which primarily includes academic excellence but also home university´s stature (including position on global ranking lists) and priority order of the application for Chalmers Master´s programmes.
For this scholarship you need to read further details and follow the application procedure as outlined below. |
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| Field of Study: |
The following Master's programmes are eligible for the scholarship
- Applied Mechanics
- Automotive Engineering
- Product Development
- Interaction Design & Technologies
- Software Engineering
- Computer Systems & Networks
- Systems, Controls & Mechatronics
- Communication Engineering
- Electric Power Engineering
- Embedded Electronic System Design
- Computer Science – algorithms, languages & logic
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| Available to: |
- Chinese citizens who are required to pay tuition fees for Swedish university education.
- 1st year applicants.
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| Amount (nr 2): |
100% of the tuition fees (4 semesters / 2 year programme) |
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Type of Scholarship
(nr 2): |
Covering the full tuition fee + guaranteed participation in the VESC programme (Volvo Engineering Student Concept) which includes: summer job, master thesis project, mentorship and possible employment at VCC.
Employment is subject to VCC evaluation at graduation.
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| Conducting studies at: |
Advanced level / Master´s programme |
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Application deadline
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16 January 2012 |
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| Description: |
One scholarship in total is awarded in 2012 to a student with US citizenship based on excellent academic merits, which primarily includes academic excellence but also home university´s stature and priority order of the application for Chalmers Master´s programs. |
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| Field of Study: |
Unrestricted, all of the current Master’s Programmes at Chalmers starting in 2012. |
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| Available to: |
- US citizens who are required to pay tuition fees for Swedish university education.
- 1st year applicants.
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| Amount: |
35 000 $ US in total (4 semesters / 2 year program). |
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| Type of Scholarship: |
- Tuition fee reduction.
- Will cover part of the tuition fee* (35 000 $ US in total).
*) Master's programmes, with the exception of architecture, cost SEK 70 000/term (SEK 280 000 total programme fee, four terms). Master's programmes within the field of architecture field cost SEK 95 000/term (SEK 380 000 total programme fee, four semesters). |
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| Conducting studies at: |
Advanced level / Master´s programme |
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| Application deadline: |
16 January 2012 |
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| Description: |
Four scholarships will be awarded in 2012 to citizens of the People's Republic of China and/or the Republic of India. The selection will be based on academic merits, which primarily includes the student’s academic achievement, but also the home university´s stature (including position on global ranking lists), and priority order of the application for Chalmers Master´s programmes. |
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| Field of Study: |
Students applying to the following master's programmes are eligible for the Volvo Group scholarships:
- Automotive Engineering
- Computer Systems & Networks
- Electric Power Engineering
- Software Engineering
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| Available to: |
First year applicants who are citizens of the People's Republic of China or the Republic of India that are required to pay tuition fees for Swedish university education. |
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| Amount: |
100% of the tuition fee (4 semesters/2 year programme).
Please note that in order to retain the scholarship during the second academic year the scholarship holder must pass at least 75% of courses undertaken in the first academic year. Only course results registered on 1 July during the first academic year will be considered in this assessment. |
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Type of Scholarship: |
In addition to covering the full tuition fee, the Volvo Group ( www.volvogroup.com) intends to have close contact with the students during the two years of study. Support offered could include summer internships, master thesis projects and mentorship. |
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| Conducting studies at: |
Advanced level / Master´s programme |
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Application deadline: |
16 January 2012 |
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Other available scholarship opportunities
The Swedish Institute (SI) offers a number of various scholarships available to
non EU/EEA Master´s applicants. For available scholarships and application information please visit
the Swedish Institute web page to learn more about available funding opportunities when applying for Master´s programmes in Sweden.
| Description: |
This is one of several available the Swedish Institute (SI) scholarships.
Designated the Swedish Institute Study Scholarships, it is offered to selected students who have excellent academic records.
This scholarship is administrated by SI.
No further information on the application process or selection results concerning this scholarship is accessable to Chalmers directly. Therefore applicants are adviced not to contact Chalmers directly concerning this matter (neither officers in the administration nor professors ). SI will notify those who have been awarded a scholarship directly. Noifications will be sent by e-mail. |
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| Field of Study: |
Unrestricted |
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| Available to: |
Applicants from countries with which Sweden already has long-term development co operations. These countries are Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. |
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| Amount: |
100% of the tuition fees (4 semesters / 2 year programme) + living expenses |
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| Type of Scholarship: |
Full Scholarship |
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| Conducting studies at: |
Advanced level / Master´s programme |
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| Application deadline: |
please check the SI website for information |
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Use the quick links below for to access several other available scholarship opportunities
DAAD – for German citizens
STINT – The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education
Student loans and alternative funding
Candidates may also want to consider the possibility of obtaining support from firms or companies, concerned with related subjects. Applicants may also take into consideration the possibility of obtaining support from their home countries (for example from the Ministry of Education), or from a local university interested in financing Master´s studies at Chalmers. Contact the Ministry of Education in your own countries for general advice on funding opportunities for Master´s studies in Sweden.
Being granted funds through alternative funding does not affect the possibility of obtaining scholarships from Chalmers, as applicants financial status are not taken into account during the nomination process.
Chalmers international accreditation for student loans
Chalmers is internationally accredited by the following bodies for student loans:
Value of the Avancez and IPOET scholarships granted by Chalmers
- The Avancez and IPOET scholarships covers 75% of the tuition fee for all available Master´s programmes at Chalmers.
- For students with excellent academic performance during the first year of studies, the scope of these scholarships may be increased to cover 85% of the tuition fee during the second and final year of studies.
- These scholarships do not cover living expenses in Sweden. They are awarded as a tuition fee reduction, covering 75% of the tuition fee.
- No grants are transferred to the scholarship laureates as monetary funds.
Awarded students still need to prove to the Swedish Migration Board that they are able to provide sufficient funds to cover the remaining tuition fee and living expenses during the whole period of study, in order to be granted a Resident permit for academic studies in Sweden. For more information visit
the Swedish Migration Board web pageRules and regulations