FAQ - Örebro University Scholarship

Your motivation letter should explain why your academic achievements and reasons for applying to Örebro University make you a strong candidate for our Örebro University Scholarship Programme (and, if applicable, to be nominated for the Scholarship Porgamme Pioneering Women in STEM). 

You can orientate youself on our selction criterias: 

• Motivation and suitability for the chosen program
• Demonstration of strong academic performance
• Shown interest and strong commitment to studying at Örebro University

Please note that financial need is not considered in the selection process.

No, your application cannot be edited once you submit it. Please make sure that you complete the application form with all the correct information and files before you send in your application. If you nevertheless want to make any changes please submit a new application, the latest received within the deadline will be the one being considered during the evaluation process. 

Our scholarship programme is very competative with the number of awarded scholarships varying every year.You should, therefore, plan alternativ ways to finance your tuition and stay in Sweden well in advance, in case you are not awarded a scholarship. Commonly 4-5 students are granted our Örebro University Scholarship per academic year.

Overview of our latest recipients

Unfortuntely we do not consider late applications. We would recommend you to explore other external scholarship and funding opportunities. Please note that these scholarships have different application deadline and requirements and are not managed by Örebro University. For fruther questions please contact the external organisation directly. 

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International Education Financial Aid Portal
The IEFA online database lists scholarships, grants, international student loan programmes and other information to promote study abroad.

The IEFA online database

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Scholarshipportal

Scholarshipportal is a database presenting over 1,000 scholarships available in Europe and beyond. Select your desired level of study, the country you're from and where you want to study to see scholarships that match your profile.

Scholarshipportal

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Study in Sweden

StudyInSweden offers a list with country-specific scholarships offered by various organisations and foundations around the world. 

StudyinSweden

Örebro University Scholarship Programme is directly to newly admitted Master's students that apply for the scholarship before the start of their studies. If you are a current Master's students in the first year of your studies you are unfortuntaly not eligible to apply for a scholarship for the second year.

Besides the Örebro Universiy Scholarship Programme, which only covers tuition fees of recipients, the university does not offer any financial support for students. Therefore, please do no apply for our Scholarship if you cannot secure the funding needed to cover living costs, as required by the Swedish Migration Agency.

Resi­dence permit for studies in higher educa­tion - be able to support yourself 

You may work during the duration of your studies and residence permit. However, we strongly advice you to not depend on working to support yourself during your time as a student  in Örebro as it is, with a few exceptions, very difficult to find available part-time jobs. Many employers require Swedish language skills, a Swedish Personal Identity Number and depending on your study workload, it may be difficult for you to commit to work outside of studies.

You should also have in mind that the Swedish Migration Agency requires documents proving that you have sufficient means of financial support when applying for a residence permit. 

Resi­dence permit for studies in higher educa­tion - be able to support yourself 

Unfortunately, our scholarships cannot be deferred. If you choose not to proceed with your studies, we ask that you to decline your scholarship offer by email internationalmasters@oru.se. You will then have the possibility to reapply for the scholarship during the next application round. 

If you are admitted to a two year's Master's programme the scholarship will cover the full tuition fee at Örebro University for the first academic year (the fall semester and the spring semester). The scholarship will then be extended to cover the second year of your programme if you have a passing grade on at least 22.5 credits during the first semester of your studies. That follow-up will be conducted approximately one month into the second semester.

At Örebro University we just working scholarship programmes for students who are required to pay tuition fees. Student from Europe can use the European Funding Guide to search for financial support for studies. European Funding Guide is a website compiling over 12,000 funding opportunities for students – that’s 80% of the 15,000 scholarships, grants, awards and loans on offer in the EU.

European Funding Guide

Scholarship support

Our International Office can help with questions related to

• Örebro University scholarship application
• Application process Scholarship Prioneering Women in STEM

When contacting our International office, please ensure to provide them with the application ID number - this can be found on the notification of selection result on universityadmissions.se
Email: internationalmasters@oru.se

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Admissions support

Our Admissions Office can help with questions related to

• the tuition fee structure
• reimbursements
• deferment

When contacting our Admissions Office, please ensure to provide them with the application ID number - this can be found on the notification of selection result on universityadmissions.se.
Email: freemover@oru.se

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Tuition fees support

Our Finance Office can help with questions related to

• the tuition fee payment

When contacting our Finance Office, please ensure to provide them with the reference number. This can be found on the invoice on Ladok student.
Email: rsekonomi@oru.se