Scholarships
Scholarships
Each year Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH) offers a number of scholarships to students from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland with the requirement to pay tuition fee.
BTH scholarship programme for prospective students
BTH scholarship programme for prospective students is available for citizens from non-EU/EEA countries who are required to pay tuition fees for Swedish university education. Students can only apply for this scholarship before commencing a programme. Applicants to distance education at BTH are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.
1. Make your programme application at www.universityadmissions.se by January 15. You have to choose BTH as your first choice.
All students who have applied for a BTH masterprogramme on www.universityadmissions.se as their first choice will get an email with information on how to apply for the scholarship along with a link to the application form. Make sure to check your junk mail/spam folder. The email will be sent out in the beginning of February.
2. Follow the instructions sent in the e-mail about how to apply for this Scholarship. Make sure to check your junk mail/spam folder.
The deadline for the application will be written in the email sent. Remember that it is important to fully complete your application on www.universityadmissions.se and to submit the application form in order to qualify for our scholarship. Incomplete applications or applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
BTH’s decision to award scholarships is primarily be based on the students’ academic merits, no consideration will be taken to work experience or student’s financial situation.
Applicants are first ranked within each study programme. In the next step, scholarship recipients are selected considering this ranking and the number of eligible scholarship applicants each study programme has. Thus, study programmes with a larger number of eligible applicants will obtain more scholarships than programmes with fewer applicants.
Students who are not offered a scholarship will not be notified individually. If you receive an invoice with the full tuition fee amount, you have not been awarded a scholarship.
BTH will notify the recipients of scholarships by email after the first Notification of Selection Results in the middle of March.
Recipients will receive a Scholarship nomination letter and an invoice with the deducted scholarship amount. The scholarship must be accepted or declined by the deadline stated in the nomination letter.
Students who are not offered a scholarship will not be notified individually. If you receive an invoice with the full tuition fee amount, you have not been awarded a scholarship.
The Swedish Institute Scholarship Pioneering Women in STEM for Prospective Students
The Swedish Institute Scholarship Pioneering Women in STEM is open to female citizens from eligible countries and applies to designated master’s programmes starting in the autumn semester of 2025. Eligible applicants can only apply for this scholarship before commencing the programme. Applicants also must be required to pay tuition fees for a Swedish university education.
To learn more about this scholarship, please visit the Swedish Institute.
Country of citizens
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa, Thailand or Vietnam.
Designated programmes at BTH
Master’s programme in Software Engineering, Master’s programme in Marine Engineering, Master’s programme in AI and Machine Learning and Master’s programme in Machine Learning, Sensors and Systems.
University Admissions
You must follow the application process steps on University Admissions and be admitted to one of the eligible master’s programmes at BTH on the day of admissions announcements.
Please note. If you have already been awarded a Swedish Institute Scholarship or a university degree in Sweden, you are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.
- Full tuition fee coverage. The fee is paid directly by the Swedish Institute to BTH at the beginning of each semester.
- A monthly stipend of SEK 12,000 to cover your living expenses throughout the study period.
- A travel grant of SEK 15,000. This is a one-time payment and does not apply to students already living in Sweden.
- Membership in the Swedish Institute Network for Future Global Professionals (NFGP) – a platform to help you grow professionally and build a network while in Sweden.
- After your scholarship period has ended, you become a member of the Swedish Institute Alumni Network. As a member, you get a unique opportunity for continued networking and professional development.
Submit your programme application at University Admissions by 15 January 2025. You have to choose one of the designated BTH programmes as your first choice.
Pay the application fee for master’s programmes on time. The payment is made to University Admissions.
Be admitted (or conditionally admitted) to one of the designated master’s programmes on the day of admissions announcements. You can only be awarded a scholarship for the master’s programme you are admitted to in March 2025. Master’s programmes to which you are listed as a reserve cannot be considered. There are no scholarships available for late admissions.
Follow the instructions sent via email concerning how to apply for this scholarship. Make sure to check your spam folder.
The deadline for the application will be written in the email sent. Remember that it is important to fully complete your application on University Admissions and to submit the application form to qualify for the scholarship. Incomplete applications or applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
BTH’s decision to award scholarships is primarily based on the students’ academic merits, no consideration will be taken to work experience or the student’s financial situation.
Applicants are first ranked within each study programme. In the next step, scholarship recipients are selected considering this ranking and the number of eligible scholarship applicants each study programme has.
Students who are not offered a scholarship will not be notified individually.
If you receive an invoice with the full tuition fee amount, you have not been awarded a scholarship.
27 March
Receive notification from University Admissions regarding acceptance to the programme.
24 April
Receive notification from the Swedish Institute regarding acceptance to the scholarship.
BTH scholarship programme for current students
- Students who are already enrolled and registered in a campus programme at BTH and have at least two semesters of the nominal study time left, can apply for this scholarship.
- You also have to be required to pay tuition fee for the remaining part of your programme.
- The scholarships will cover your tuition fee in part, and do not cover your living costs.
BTH will award a number of scholarships corresponding to partial reduction of the tuition fee to students with excellent academic performance during the first part of their studies at Blekinge Institute of Technology.
Our call for application will be updated on this website as of mid-October.
Eligible students enrolled in BTH will get an email with information on how to apply for the scholarship along with a link to the application form. Make sure to check your junk mail/spam folder. The email will be sent in the beginning of May. Make sure to check your junk mail/spam folder.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
This scholarship is granted on the basis of academic performance at BTH and if needed to distinguish, previous academic education results can be considered. The scholarship will not be paid directly to students; instead it will reduce the tuition fee for the remaining terms of the programme.
BTH will notify the recipients of scholarships by email in June.
Recipients will receive a Scholarship nomination letter and an invoice with the deducted scholarship amount. The scholarship must be accepted or declined by the deadline stated in the nomination letter.
Students who are not offered a scholarship will not be notified individually. If you receive an invoice with the full tuition fee amount, you have not been awarded a scholarship.
Key dates for studies starting Autumn 2025/2026
- February 2025 – All students who have applied for a BTH master programme on University Admissions as their first choice will get an email with information on how to apply for the scholarship.
- March 2025 – BTH will notify the recipients of scholarships by email after the first Notification of Selection Results in the middle of March.
FAQ
BTH scholarship covers only the tuition fee in part. Note that this scholarship does NOT cover your living expenses.
You are eligible to apply for a BTH scholarship if you are:
- applying for a BTH campus based programme
- you are required to pay a tuition fee
You are not eligible to apply for BTH scholarship if you are exempted of paying the tuition fee. If you have not applied for a programme at BTH.
No, the application fee must be paid in time in order to be considered for a BTH scholarship.
Other scholarship opportunities
- Swedish Institute (SI)
The Swedish Institute (SI), a government agency, promotes interest and trust in Sweden around the world. SI offers a range of scholarships for students from countries outside the EU/EEA area.
In order to get more information about the Swedish Institute scholarships, funds and grants please visit Swedish Institute. These scholarships have different deadlines, so check the dates carefully.
- Study in Sweden
- Your Government or other sources in your country
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