Tuition fee scholarships
Uppsala University offers scholarship opportunities especially for current fee-paying students.
Scholarships announced for the academic year 2025/2026:
Uppsala University International Scholarship Fund
The Uppsala University International Scholarship Fund is for current international fee-paying students. Its goal is to support ambitious students by giving them financial aid to continue their studies during the coming academic year 2025/2026.
The scholarship is for fee-paying, full-time students at Uppsala University during the academic year 2024/2025.
Application
The application is now closed. Please note that late applications will not be considered.
What is included in the scholarship?
The scholarship will partially cover the tuition fee with a total amount of 40,000 SEK per student for one academic year (2025/2026). This means that the tuition fee will be reduced by 20,000 SEK per semester.
The scholarship can only be used to reduce the tuition fee, and living costs are not covered. Therefore, scholarship recipients must be able to fund their living costs by other means, as per the requirements of the Swedish Migration Agency.
Eligibility criteria
You are welcome to apply for this scholarship if you have been a full-time fee-paying student at Uppsala University during the academic year 2024/2025. When applying, all of the following criteria must be met. The applicant must
- be admitted to an Uppsala University on-campus programme.
- have been registered as a full-time student since the start of the programme.
- have passed courses within the programme amounting to 100% of the total credits that can be obtained during the previous semesters.
Students with less than 100% completed credits or interruptions in the programme are not eligible for the scholarship.
Selection
The selection among the eligible applicants will be based on academic merits.
Announcement of the result
All applicants, successful and not, will be informed of the result via email in mid-April at the latest. Remember to state the correct email in the application, otherwise we cannot contact you.
If you are awarded a scholarship, your tuition fee will be reduced by 20,000 SEK per semester. The remaining tuition fee must be paid at the latest one month before the start of the semester. An invoice will be sent out as usual with all instructions.
The scholarship will be withdrawn if the remaining tuition fee is not paid on time. It is not possible to postpone or save the scholarship for any academic year other than 2025/2026.
The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in New York Scholarship
The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in New York Scholarship Foundation aims at supporting American fee-paying students at Uppsala University. Its goal is to assist currently active, ambitious students by providing financial aid to continue their studies during the academic year 2025/2026.
The scholarship is for fee-paying, full-time students at Uppsala University during the academic year 2025/2026.
Application
The application is now closed. Please note that late applications will not be considered.
What is included in the scholarship?
The scholarship will partially cover the tuition fee for one academic year (2025/2026). The amount of the contribution will be determined by the number of qualified applicants. This means that the tuition fee invoice will be reduced by the scholarship over two semesters.
The scholarship can only be used to reduce the tuition fee; and living costs are not covered. Therefore, scholarship recipients must be able to fund their living costs by other means, as per the requirements of the Swedish Migration Agency.
Eligibility criteria
You are welcome to apply for this scholarship if you have been a full-time fee-paying student at Uppsala University during the academic year 2024/2025. When applying, all of the following criteria must be met. The applicant must
- Be admitted to an Uppsala University on-campus programme.
- Have been registered as a full-time student since the start of the programme.
- Be a citizen of the United State of America (valid passport or other identification will be required).
- Have passed courses within the programme amounting to 100% of the total credits that can be obtained during the previous semesters.
Students with less than 100% completed credits or interruptions in the programme are not eligible for the scholarship.
Selection
The selection among the eligible applicants will be based on academic merits.
Announcement of the result
All applicants, successful and not, will be informed of the result via email in mid-April at the latest. Remember to state the correct email in the application, otherwise we cannot contact you.
If you are awarded a scholarship, you will receive a decision on the amount of the reduction for your next two semester fees. The remaining tuition fee must be paid no later than one month before the start of the semester. An invoice will be sent out as usual with all instructions.
The scholarship will be withdrawn if the remaining tuition fee is not paid on time. It is not possible to postpone or save the scholarship for any academic year other than 2025/2026.
Questions?
If you have questions about scholarships for tuition fees, please contact tuitiongrants@uu.se.
See information on other scholarships at Uppsala University.