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Sweden/Sverige

No separate funding application is required.

An application to the EUI is automatically also an application to the Swedish Research Council for a Ph.D. grant. Candidates should apply for admission to the EUI Doctoral Programme using the EUI online application form for this purpose. 

Eligibility Criteria

Behörighetskrav

Sökande som uppfyller minst ett av nedanstående krav är behöriga:

  1. svensk medborgare,
  2. folkbokförd i Sverige,
  3. avlagt en examen på avancerad nivå vid en svensk högskola.

Alla sökande ska uppfylla grundläggande behörighet till utbildning på forskarnivå enligt Högskoleförordning (1993:100) kap.7, § 39, första stycket. Sökande ska vid tidpunkten för ansökan ha:

  1. avlagt en examen på avancerad nivå,
  2. fullgjort kursfordringar om minst 240 högskolepoäng, varav minst 60 högskolepoäng på avancerad nivå, eller
  3. på något annat sätt inom eller utom landet förvärvat i huvudsak motsvarande kunskaper.

 

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who meet at least one of the following requirements are eligible to apply:

  1. Swedish citizen,
  2. listed in the Swedish Population Register,
  3. has been awarded a second-cycle qualification from a Swedish university.

All candidates shall meet the general entry requirements for third-cycle courses and study programmes stated in the first paragraph of Section 39, Chapter 7 of the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100). A candidate shall, at the time of application:

  1. have been awarded a second-cycle qualification,
  2. have satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second cycle, or
  3. have acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.

 

 

Grants and Allowances

Monthly Grant: 2.706 €, including €350 per month for private pension savings.

Travel allowance: 10.000 SEK/year.

Health Insurance: Yes.

Child Allowance: 300 €/month.

The Authority provides a monthly grant for the first three years of EUI Ph.D. Programme. The fourth year is covered by the EUI (2026 EUI fourth-year grant is 1.650 EUR per month, in addition to other allowances). The authority pays a top-up and other allowances.

Funding Authority

Swedish Research Council

Box 1035

S-101 38 Stockholm

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Contacts

Petter Tistedt

Coordinator Humanities and Social Sciences

Vetenskapsrådet/Swedish Research Council

e-mail: [email protected]

Phone: +46 854644150

 


Page last updated on 23/10/2025

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