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Karolinska Institute

KI Global Master's Scholarship

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Any
Disciplines
Various benefits
Grant
Sweden
Location
26 Feb 2026
Application deadline

About

Karolinska Institute offers around 10 scholarships per year to excellent students who have been admitted to one of their global master’s programmes.

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

Full tuition fee waiver + other costs

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction
  • travel expenses
  • living expenses
  • other

Description

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.

Benefits

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.

Eligibility

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

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Any

Locations

Sweden

Nationality

177 nationalities

Study experience required

Master

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

26 Feb 2026

The application for the KI Global Master’s Scholarship is a separate process from the programme application. An application link will be published on the page when the scholarship application period opens. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

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