The KI Global Master's Scholarship for fee-paying students
Find out if you are eligible for the KI Global Master’s scholarship, what it covers, and how you apply.
Karolinska Institutet offers around 1 scholarship per programme 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 and the competition is high. In 2025, we received 687 applications and 10 students were offered a scholarship.
Important dates
- 2 February 2026: Deadline to submit the CV form via your account at University Admissions
- TBD February 2026: Scholarship application period
- TBD April 2026: Scholarship awardees are notified by email
- TBD May 2026: Deadline to accept the scholarship offer
Who can apply?
To be eligible for the KI Global Master’s Scholarship you must:
- have applied to one of Karolinska Institutet's global master's programmes starting 2026*
- have paid the application fee by 2 February 2026
- be a first year student
- be a tuition-fee paying student (non-EU/EEA citizen)
- fulfill the entry and documentation requirements for the programme you have applied for
*The Master's programme in Molecular Techniques in Life Science and the Master's programme in Biostatistics and Data Science are not eligible for the KI Global Master's Scholarship. Check KTH scholarship opportunities for these programmes.
What does the scholarship cover?
The KI Global Master’s Scholarship covers the tuition fee. Travel, living expenses and other costs must be met with other funding.
The KI Global Master's Scholarship only covers the tuition fee for students enrolled at a Global Master's Programme at Karolinska Institutet.
How do you apply?
The application for the KI Global Master’s Scholarship is a separate process from the programme application. An application link will be published on this page when the scholarship application period opens. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
Selection process
The selection of scholarship awardees is based on a comprehensive evaluation of the applicant’s CV form and supporting documentation submitted via University Admissions. The assessment is conducted by the academic staff of each Global Master’s Programme.
The evaluation criteria that are considered during the selection process are previous education, work experience, research experience, statement of intent and overall assessment. Some programmes may include additional criteria specific to their field of study in the CV form.
Selection Principles
- The student with the highest merit value within each programme will be offered the scholarship.
- If two or more applicants have the same merit value, a random selection (lottery) will be used to determine the scholarship recipient.
- If a scholarship recipient declines their offer in a given year, two scholarships will be awarded for that programme in the following year, instead of one.
Notification process
All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their scholarship application via email. The scholarship recipients will receive an email with an acceptance form. To confirm the scholarship, recipients must accept the offer before the deadline provided in the acceptance form.
Applicants who are not selected will receive an email informing them of the outcome. This email will include a link to an evaluation form, where applicants can provide feedback on the scholarship application process.