SI Scholarship Pioneering Women in STEM
Find out if you are eligible for the Pioneering Women in STEM scholarship, what it covers, and how you apply.
Karolinska Institutet nominates 1-2 candidates per year. To be eligible you need to be a tuition fee-paying student who have been admitted to one of our three designated master's programmes, and be a citizen of one of the designated countries.
Important dates
- 7 April 2025: Nomination completed and sent to the Swedish Institute. The two nominated candidates have been informed by email.
- 24 April 2025: Scholarship awardees are notified on the Swedish Institute’s website
Who can apply?
To be eligible for the SI Scholarship Pioneering Women in STEM you must:
- Have applied to the Master’s Programme in Biomedicine, Master’s Programme in Toxicology or the Master’s Programme in Translational Physiology and Pharmacology.
- Be a tuition fee-paying student and have paid the application fee at universityadmissions.se by the deadline.
- Be a citizen of one of the following countries: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam.
- If you have already been awarded an SI Scholarship or a university degree in Sweden, you are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.
What does the scholarship cover?
- Full tuition fee coverage
- Monthly stipend of SEK 12,000
- One-time travel grant of SEK 15,000
- Membership in the SI Network for Future Global Professionals (NFGP)
- Membership in the SI Alumni Network
How do you apply?
If you fulfil all criteria and have applied for one of the designated master’s programmes through University Admissions, you are automatically considered for the scholarship.
Selection process
Karolinska Institutet nominates 1-2 candidates each year based on academic excellence, which means that only the admitted students with the highest merit value can be nominated. After the nomination, the Swedish Institute selects an awardee for the scholarship.