Swedish Institute Scholarships 2027 for Global Professionals (SISGP) from Developing Countries

Swedish Institute Scholarships 2027

Updated on 23 October 2026

The Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals (SISGP) fund a master's degree in Sweden for professionals with work and leadership experience. The scholarship pays tuition and a monthly allowance.

Master's: 15 January 2027 — Scholarship: 8 to 24 February 2027

Twelve African countries are eligible: Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. If your country is not on this list, you cannot apply, whatever your profile.

Provider	Swedish Institute (Svenska institutet), a Swedish public agency
Country	Sweden
Level	Full-time master's, one or two years
Benefits	Tuition paid, SEK 12,000 a month, travel grant of SEK 15,000
Deadlines	15 January 2027 (master's) and 24 February 2027 at 14:59 CET (scholarship)
Official link	Swedish Institute official page

Contents

• What it covers
• Who can apply
• Documents to prepare
• How to apply
• Selection timeline
• Mistakes to avoid

What the programme covers

The scholarship funds a full-time master's of one or two years at a Swedish university. The target fields are governance, public health, entrepreneurship and innovation, and STEM.

The Swedish Institute pays tuition directly to the university. It also pays SEK 12,000 a month for living costs and a one-time travel grant of SEK 15,000.

Scholars join a network of professionals during their studies, and the Sweden alumni network afterwards.

Some costs stay with you: insurance (check with your university), the University Admissions application fee and any costs for family members. Also budget for the residence permit fee and your first month of housing.

Who can apply

You must be a citizen of one of the 34 eligible countries. You do not need to be living in that country when you apply.

The full list is: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Liberia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zambia.

If your country of citizenship is not listed, look for other options in Study in Sweden's scholarship database.

You must also:

• be required to pay tuition fees in Sweden, which is the case for students from outside the EU;
• be admitted to an eligible master's programme on the day admission results are published;
• show work experience;
• show leadership experience, at work, as an entrepreneur or in civil society.

Documents to prepare from Africa

There are two separate files, on two different platforms. The first is your master's application on University Admissions: degrees, transcripts, proof of English and passport. The second is your scholarship application on the Swedish Institute portal. One without the other gets you nothing.

For the scholarship, the Swedish Institute asks for a Proof of Work and Leadership Experience form signed by your employer. Submit only one form. The full list of scholarship documents will be published on the official page on 13 November 2026.

Request your transcripts and work certificates early. Check on University Admissions whether documents issued in French must be translated into English by a certified translator.

Warn your manager now about the employer form. In many African companies and public offices, getting a signature takes weeks, and the scholarship window is only seventeen days long.

How to apply, step by step

• Step 1: choose up to four master's programmes and apply on universityadmissions.se by 15 January 2027.
• Step 2: upload your supporting documents and pay the application fee by 1 February 2027.
• Step 3: from 13 November 2026, check that your programmes are on the list of eligible master's programmes published on the official page.
• Step 4: submit your scholarship application on the Swedish Institute portal, open from 8 to 24 February 2027. It closes at 14:59 CET on the last day.

Applying on the Swedish Institute website is free. Only University Admissions charges an application fee.

See the official scholarship page

Selection timeline

16 October 2026 to 15 January 2027	Master's applications through University Admissions
13 November 2026	Scholarship documents and eligible programmes published
1 February 2027	Deadline for master's supporting documents
8 to 24 February 2027	Scholarship portal open, closing at 14:59 CET
1 April 2027	Master's admission results
22 April 2027	Scholarship results

The Swedish Institute notes that this information may change, so check the official page before each step.

Mistakes to avoid

• Applying without being a citizen of an eligible country.
• Applying for the scholarship without a master's application on University Admissions.
• Choosing a master's programme that is not on the eligible list.
• Sending several experience forms instead of one.

Work out your own closing time before 24 February. The portal shuts at 14:59 CET, which is 13:59 in Dakar and Monrovia, 14:59 in Lagos, 15:59 in Cairo, Kigali, Johannesburg and Lusaka, and 16:59 in Nairobi, Addis Ababa and Dar es Salaam.

If your country is not eligible, look at the Lester B. Pearson Scholarship in Canada, the Clarendon Scholarship at Oxford or the University of Twente Scholarship. To study from home, you can also explore the online degrees offered by Unicaf.

Read also

• Lester B. Pearson Scholarship in Canada
• Clarendon Scholarship at the University of Oxford
• University of Twente Scholarship in the Netherlands

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