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Scholarships and funding

Lund University Global Scholarship programme

The Lund University Global Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship targeted at top academic students from countries outside the EU/EEA (and Switzerland). You apply for a Lund University Global Scholarship after you have applied for the programme/or free-standing course you wish to study at Lund University.

Programme-specific scholarships

The Ingvar Kamprad Scholarship is available for students who are applying for the Master's programme in Industrial Design.

Country-specific scholarships

Lund University has been selected by the Brazilian Government to participate in the scholarship programme Ciência sem Fronteiras - Science without Borders. This scholarship programme is open to students from Brazil. 

Erasmus Mundus Action 1

Lund University is a partner in several Erasmus Mundus joint programmes (Action 1). As a student on these Master's programmes you can get a scholarship to cover both tuition fees and living expenses. Details can be found on the Erasmus Mundus programme pages.

Erasmus Mundus Action 2

Lund University is a partner in several Erasmus Mundus Action 2 "lots". If you are from an eligible country you can apply for a scholarship to come to Lund University. Scholarships are available to academic staff, PhD students, Master's students and Bachelor's students and may cover both tuition fees and living expenses. 

Swedish Institute scholarships

The Swedish Institute offers several scholarship programmes for international students studying at Bachelor's, Master's, PhD and post-doctoral levels.

Swedish Institute Study Scholarship:

The Swedish Institute Study Scholarships target highly qualified students across two categories: 

Category 1: Students from the following 12 developing countries: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. Category 2: Students with citizenship from countries on the DAC list (note there are some exceptions).

In the 2012 application round over 30 of Lund University's study programmes are nominated for this scholarship. 

For full information about nominated programmes and other details please review the Swedish Institute Study Scholarship webpage.

Other Swedish Institute Scholarships:

  • Visby Programme - Swedish Institute Baltic Sea Region
  • Swedish Institute Scholarships for East Europe
  • Swedish-Turkish Programme

For full information and details please review the Swedish Institute Scholarship information webpage.

US student finance

Lund University is a participating institution in the US Government Federal William D. Ford Direct Loan Program for undergraduate, Master’s and doctoral programmes. This includes the Stafford Loans and the Graduate Plus Loans. Please note that this loan programme is only available to US citizens or eligible non-citizens.  Read more about US student finance and Lund University.

Canada and UK finance

Students from Canada and the United Kingdom may be able to use their respective government student loans to support their study time at Lund University.

2012 Scholarship Recipients

Scholarship group 
The 2012 scholarship recipients represent more than 20 countries ranging from China, the USA, Ukraine, Kenya, Iran, Serbia, Australia and Mexico, among others. Read the full article on the 2012 scholarship ceremony. And meet one of the 2012 LU Global Scholarship recipients below.