The Guest Scholarship Program

General criteria
Countries: The Guest Scholarship Program is open for applicants from all countries with the exception to the Nordic countries (Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway). Students from Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Ukraine should apply to the Visby Programme.

Study levels:
The program is open for PhD-students, post-doc researchers as well as master's level students. A few scholarships are reserved for short term visits for students of the Swedish language and literature.

Eligible subjects and programs:
On PhD and post-doctoral level the scholarship is open for all subjects. On master's level the eligible programs are listed here: Eligible Master Programs for SI Scholarships 2008-2009.

Scholarship benefits:
The scholarship amounts to SEK 8 000 per month for students/PhD researchers and SEK 12 000 per month for post-doc researchers (holders of a PhD degree).
Scholarship period:
For PhD, post-doctoral or students of Swedish language and literature, please read the details: Application instructions — PhD and post-doctoral level.

For master’s level programs, the scholarships are usually granted for one academic year, i.e. for two semesters at a time, but can be extended providing the study results are satisfying.
How to apply:
For PhD, post-doctoral or students of Swedish language and literature, please read the instructions: Application instructions — PhD and post-doctoral level. For master's level studies read the instructions:Application instructions — master's level.Application deadline: The

application must be registered online on January 31 24.00 CET.

Source : Swedish Institute, Guest Scholarships