Level: Master
Tests needed: IELTS, TOEFL
Tuition: Tuition fees only
Deadline: Jan 15, 2025
Duration max: 24  months

Chalmers University of Technology will award a number of scholarships funded by the Chalmers Foundation and these are available to all citizens from non-EU/EEA countries who are liable to pay tuition fees for Swedish university education. The exact number of scholarships is yet to be decided by the Chalmers Foundation.

The field/s of study to which the scholarships will be awarded is determined annually by the University President. For the academic year 2019/20 the field of study is unrestricted, but it will be distributed according to targeted areas of education determined by the university management, based on the total number of applicants per each area of education from previous academic year.

  • Applied Sciences & Professions
  • Business
  • Economics
  • Engineering & Technology
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Humanities
  • Law
  • Life Sciences, Medicine & Health
  • Management
  • Natural Sciences
  • Social Sciences
  • A 75% reduction of the tuition fees (4 semesters/2 year programme)
  • Students who excel during their first year of studies may receive an increased reduction, which covers 85% of the tuition fees during the second and final year of studies
  • No funds are transferred to the scholarship laureates

Available to

  • 1st year Master's programme applicants
  • Citizens from non-EU/EEA countries who are required to pay tuition fees for Swedish university studies

The selection is based on the applicants' relative academic excellence, which primarily includes weighted average grade but also home university's stature (including position on global ranking lists) and priority order of the application for Chalmers Master's programmes.

Required documents

  1. Certificates and diplomas from previous university studies (including students in their final year of bachelor's studies)
  2. Transcripts of completed courses and grades
  3. Proof of English language skills
  4. Proof that you meet the specific entry requirements - A course syllabus must be submitted for each specific prerequisite
    Applicants are responsible for proving that they fulfill the specific entry requirements of the programme/s, to which they have applied. A course syllabus must be submitted for each specific prerequisite.
  5. Relevant pages of your passport or other valid ID, for the determination of your fee status.
    Note: Students who have a Swedish personal identity number (personnummer) will be checked electronically with various databases to determine if they are required to pay an application fee.
  6. Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  7. Project portfolio, Required only for Architecture and Urban Design, Architecture and Planning Beyond Sustainability and Industrial Design Engineering. Follow the instructions at section 7 below.
  8. Letter of (intent) motivation, Note that it is a required document for anyone who applies for a scholarship administrated by Chalmers. Note that the scholarship assessment team will access the documentation at your personal account at universityadmissions.se
  9. Relevant work experience (optional)
  10. Letters of recommendation (optional) Note that it is a required document for anyone who applies for a scholarship administrated by Chalmers. Note that the scholarship assessment team will access the documentation at your personal account at universityadmissions.se
  11. Certificate of cumulative grade point average (i.e. CGPA) (optional)