Partial funding · Study in Sweden
Umeå University Scholarship
Full or partial tuition-fee waiver, depending on the award
- Funder
- Umeå University
- Level
- Undergraduate · Postgraduate
- Coverage
- Partial
About this scholarship
Umeå University offers tuition waivers to high-achieving non-EU students on its full bachelor's and master's programmes, in a northern Swedish city with notably low living costs by Scandinavian standards.
Waivers are full or partial depending on the award, and existing fee-paying students can apply as well as new applicants.
🗓️ Deadline
Programme applications by mid-January, scholarship registration by early March, results in April
Award cycles shift year to year. Confirm the current deadline on the official site before you plan around it.
Eligibility
- Citizen of a country outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland
- Applying for a full bachelor's or master's programme at Umeå
- Umeå programme listed as priority 1 on universityadmissions.se
- Application fee paid by the stated February date
- Covers tuition only — living costs are separate
How to apply
- Apply to your Umeå programme by mid-January
- Pay the application fee by the early-February deadline
- Watch for the invitation email in February
- Register your scholarship application by the March deadline
- Results are announced in mid-April
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Umeå University Scholarship: your questions, answered
What does the Umeå University Scholarship cover?
Full or partial tuition-fee waiver, depending on the award. Umeå University offers tuition waivers to high-achieving non-EU students on its full bachelor's and master's programmes, in a northern Swedish city with notably low living costs by Scandinavian standards.
Who is eligible for the Umeå University Scholarship?
Core requirements are: Citizen of a country outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland; Applying for a full bachelor's or master's programme at Umeå; Umeå programme listed as priority 1 on universityadmissions.se; Application fee paid by the stated February date; Covers tuition only — living costs are separate. Eligibility rules are set by the funder and can change each cycle, so confirm on the official site before applying.
When is the Umeå University Scholarship deadline?
Programme applications by mid-January, scholarship registration by early March, results in April. Because award cycles shift year to year, always check the official programme website for the current date.
What does the placement service cost?
A flat SGD 50, billed as two monthly instalments of SGD 25. That covers everything: counselling, university matching, application support and guidance right up to your offer. There are no hidden extras, no agent fees and no commission on your tuition, because our counselling is funded by our university partners, the SGD 50 only covers administration. Separately, you pay the university’s own tuition or semester fees directly to the university after you accept your offer.
What exactly do you help with?
Everything from start to finish: understanding your options, shortlisting the right programme, preparing your application and personal statement, submitting to the university, and guiding you through the offer, enrolment and visa paperwork, all with a dedicated counsellor.
Which universities can you place me into?
We place students into a range of UK and international universities, and we shortlist the best-fit options for your grades, budget and goals rather than pushing a single school. On some pages we run dedicated SGD 50 placement drives for a specific partner university, and we are always adding more partners. Tell us your goals and your counsellor will map out your options.