INK - bilateral agreements
Exchange studies that are not conducted within the framework of the Nordplus or Erasmus+ exchange programs are called "INK exchanges" at KI. They give you, as a KI student, the opportunity to carry out exchange studies at a non-European university.
What is an INK exchange?
An INK exchange is based on a bilateral exchange agreement between Karolinska Institutet and a foreign university, just like the other exchange programmes, but it is not funded by for example the EU.
Students participating in an INK exchange will instead of a Nordplus or Erasmus receive a travel grant from Karolinska Institutet. The duration of an INK exchange must be at least 5 weeks. However, for some study programmes the minimum duration is 8 weeks. You can find more details on your programme website.
How do I apply?
Your study programme has information on how and when to apply for an exchange period abroad. Read more on your study programme's website about what you need to do to get started.
Travel grant
From the Autumn semester 2024 the amount of the grant depends on the distance of the host institution from Sweden.
Calculate the grant amount
You can count the distance of your host institution from KI by using this distance calculator.
Distances:
- 4000-7999 km = 8000 SEK
- 8000 km- = 10 000 SEK
This means that if you travel to South America, Oceania, Japan and the USA's west coast you will receive a total travel grant corresponding to 10.000 SEK. If you instead travel to the USA's east coast, Beijing and Uganda will instead receive a travel grant corresponding to 8.000 SEK. For all other destinations, please use the distance calculator.
Contact
For more information please contact your international coordinator.