Scholarships for students in many countries

STINT, The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education, has a scholarship program for foreign students at international master's programs in Sweden. STINT has invited a number of foreign universities to nominate candidates to the program. Currently these universities are Tecnologico de Monterrey ITESM in Mexico, KNUST in Ghana, KAIST in South Korea, Peking University and Tsinghua University, both in China.

The Ford Foundation's International Fellowships Program (IFP) funds graduate studies for students from China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, South Africa, Egypt, Palestine, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico and Russia.

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) funds the Linnaeus-Palme programme, part of which offers teachers and students in developing countries the opportunity to come to Sweden. The program is administered by Sweden's International Programme Office for Education and Training. NOTE: you can not apply directly for scholarships as a student - the program offers a framework for cooperation between a Swedish university and one in the developing world, part of which involves student exchange.

Scholarships — grouped by country/region

USA

The American Scandinavian Foundation, yearly funds scholarships for advanced studies in Scandinavia by Americans or permanent residents of the US.

The Institute of International Education yearly funds Fulbright Scholarships for studies outside of the US by American students.

Each year, SWEA North Carolina awards scholarships (generally amounting to USD 1,000 each) to support a person or an organization with ties to North Carolina in their studies or their efforts to advance/share knowledge of Swedish culture, traditions, language, or history.

The American Women's Club in Sweden annually awards a travel grant to an American woman studying in Sweden.

SASS, the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies, awards travel grants to Americans for study or research in Swedish literature, culture or social sciences. Priority is given to members of the SASS and, in particular, to graduate students and untenured faculty.

Every year, SASS also funds The Birgit Baldwin Fellowship in Scandinavian Studies, for SASS members researching on film or literature, earning their degrees at North American universities.

The Bicentennial Swedish-American Exchange Fund funds a travel grant for American citizens. These grants are not applicable for academic or degree programs.

The American Swedish Institute offers two scholarships: The Lilly Lorénzen Scholarship, open to Minnesota residents who plan to carry out scholarly and/or creative studies in Sweden; and the Malmberg Scholarship, to support a year of study or research in Sweden by a US resident who is enrolled in a degree-granting program at an accredited college or university, or who is a qualified scholar engaged in study or research.

South America

ICETEX administers scholarships for Colombian students who want to study abroad, including a few select programs in Sweden.

Europe/Russia

The law firm Mannheimer Swartling awards a scholarship each year to a German or a Russian law student wishing to study law in Sweden. The scholarship is open to anyone who has completed at least half of their studies for a law degree in their home country, or who has recently graduated in law and wishes to complement with a Swedish master’s degree.