Scholarships
Find out about scholarship opportunities provided by Karolinska Institutet, the Swedish Institute and other scholarship providers.
Financial circumstances play an important part in planning for your studies at Karolinska Institutet (KI). Investing time and effort in researching and applying for scholarships and grants should therefor be part of your plan early on.
Scholarships provided by KI
The KI Global Master's Scholarship for fee-paying students
Karolinska Institutet offers around 10 scholarships per year to excellent students who have been admitted to one of our global master’s programmes. The scholarship is distributed across all the global master’s programmes. The competition is high with approximately 1,500 international students applying for the scholarship annually.
The KI Global Master's Scholarship for fee-paying students
KI-DIS Fellowship
The KI-DIS Fellowship is a co-funded, merit-based scholarship covering the tuition fees to any of KI’s global master’s programmes. The scholarship is available annually to a DIS alumnus who studied in Stockholm or Copenhagen. DIS is a study abroad foundation targeted at undergraduate students from North American colleges and universities.
Scholarships for bachelor's and non-feepaying students
KI unfortunately do not offer any scholarships for studies on bachelor’s level or for EU-citizens/non-feepaying students.
Scholarships provided by the Swedish Institute
SI Scholarship for Global Professionals
The Swedish Institute (SI) offers a number of fully funded scholarships for master's students liable to pay tuition fees at University Admissions. Depending on your nationality and field of study, the scholarships may apply to you. A travel grant is also issued to the recipient.
SI Scholarship for Global Professionals
SI Scholarship Pioneering Women in STEM
The Swedish Institute (SI) offers the Pioneering Women in STEM scholarship, a fully funded opportunity for master's students liable to pay tuition fees at University Admissions. A travel grant is also issued to the recipient.
SI Scholarship Pioneering Women in STEM
External scholarships
There are several external scholarship opportunities that could be available for Karolinska Institutet's global master's programmes. Students from the listed nationalities are encouraged to explore these scholarships further to determine their eligibility.
LPDP(Lembaga Pengelolaan Dana Pendidikan)
Karolinska Institutet receives several students each year with a scholarship from LPDP. If you receive the scholarship, send your Letter of Guarantee to tuitionfees@ki.se for further assistance.
Other scholarship opportunities
There are many Swedish, European and international foundations that award scholarships and grants. They can have a significant impact on the actual financial cost of your education.
Student loans
Karolinska Institutet has been granted 'Deferment Only' status by the US Department of Education. This status means that US students may defer making payments on existing federal student loans while enrolled at Karolinska Institutet.
You submit an In-School Deferment request form to Karolinska Institutet. After our certification, you submit the form to your servicer.
For more information, please contact tuitionfees@ki.se
Karolinska Institutet is approved for Sallie Mae’s undergraduate student loans and graduate student loans.
You apply online through Sallie Mae's web form. Karolinska Institutet will receive a notification once you have submitted your student loan application.
For more information, please contact tuitionfees@ki.se
Karolinska Institutet is a designated institution for British Columbia student loans.
You apply online through StudentAid BC Dashboard. Before your student loan can be released, Karolinska Institutet must confirm that you are enrolled in the confirmation of enrolment form.
For more information, please contact tuitionfees@ki.se