To apply for the SI Scholarship, you must submit the following documents. Make sure to read through the instructions carefully. Failing to follow the instructions will result in disqualification. 

• Curriculum Vitae 

You must use SI’s provided template for CV 2024/2025. The CV should not exceed three pages. It is up to you to decide which of your previous experiences are relevant for your application. Additional pages will not be considered during the evaluation. Access the CV template here.

• Proof of work and leadership experience

You must use SI’s provided template for proof of work and leadership experience 2024/2025. The work and leadership form should be signed by the referee ad stamped with an official stamp of the referring organisation or a notary office. The form(s) should be typed, then printed, signed, stamped and uploaded as one single PDF-file. You can find instructions in the template form and our Frequently Asked Questions.  Access the proof of work and leadership experience template here.

• Two letters of references 

You are required to submit two letters of reference from two different referees. One of the letters must be based on work experience. The second letter can be based on work experience or engagements outside of work. Note! It is a merit if the second letter is based on your involvement in networks or civil society organisations outside of work.

You must use SI’s provided template for the letter of reference 2024/2025. All letters of reference should first be typed, then printed, and lastly signed by the referee and stamped with an official stamp of the organisation/company or notary office. Scan the letters and upload them to the application portal as one single PDF-file. Access the letter of reference template here.

• Photocopy of your valid passport/National ID card

You must submit a photocopy of your valid passport or National ID card with your scholarship application. It must clearly show your personal data, including your name, citizenship, and photograph. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have a picture that is valid at the time of application. You will be asked to upload the photocopy in the online application portal.

• Motivation (this will be asked of you in the application portal)

You will be asked to write your motivation to apply for the scholarship in the application portal. 

Note! You must complete your application in English. Your application will be disqualified should you not follow these instructions and fail to submit any of the above-mentioned documents. We will not consider any other documents than the required ones.

Data protection and integrity
The Swedish Institute (SI) is a public agency. As such, all applications received by SI are in the public domain. We use the personal information you give us to process your application. If you are granted a scholarship, we will continue to use this personal information to manage it. We deal with this information following the Swedish Principle of Public Access to Information and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Your personal information is handled by SI employees and outside experts who have signed a contract of compliance. For more information, please read SI’s privacy policy.

After the admissions results are announced by University Admissions on the 21 March 2024, SI starts to make a final evaluation of the applications that are still eligible for the scholarship. SI receives a separate list of admitted students from Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) and Konstfack – University of Arts, Craft and Design.   

The rigid screening and evaluation process provides us with a shortlist of the best candidates. In the final evaluation, we give priority to certain factors, therefore thoroughly read through the call for applications above, as it explains what we take into consideration. 

We aim at having all genders represented as equally as possible in the final list of scholarship recipients. We also want to include as many of the eligible countries, provided there is a sufficient number of quality applications. We also need to stay within our budget. We may make additional adjustments in the final selection to achieve the distribution we are aiming for. However, we do not have any quotas for specific countries, fields of study, Swedish universities etcetera.  

In 2024, we aim to grant around 300 scholarships. The SI scholarship is highly competitive and the number of recipients from different countries, and to certain programmes/universities may differ from year to year, depending on the quality of the applications received. 

When all the above factors have been taken into consideration, the final selection of scholarship recipients will be completed. 

Announcement of SI scholarship recipients
In the afternoon of 25 April 2024, the successful SI scholarship recipients of Global Professionals 2024 are announced on si.se. Due to a large number of applications, only those who are offered a scholarship will be notified. 

Accept your scholarship offer
Each recipient will receive an official scholarship offer by email between 26 and 29 April 2024. The recipient is responsible for ensuring that the email address provided in the application is correct. The scholarship must then be accepted or declined by the deadline indicated in the offer. 

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SI Scholarship for Global Professionals