The Swedish Institute (SI) Visby Programme provides scholarships for academic and expert mobility between Sweden, the EU Eastern Partnership, and Russia.

The Visby Programme was launched in 1997. Therefore, this year we are proud to celebrate the 20th anniversary of funding academic and talent mobility in the Baltic Sea region and the neighbouring countries. The programme has indeed seen changes throughout the years, not only in focus or types of scholarships/funding instruments, but also regarding geographic scope. Today the Visby Programme includes Sweden, the EU Eastern Partnership countries and Russia. With some 140 scholarships granted each year altogether, the programme is still going strong. Here's to another 20 successful years!

Current and upcoming calls for applications:

PhD studies, postdoctoral and senior research in Sweden
The application call for PhD students, postdoctoral and senior researchers with the intention to spend 6, 9 or 12 months in Sweden for guest research work is currently open. Deadline for applications is 15 December 2017. New for this call is that the sandwich setup, making it possible to divide the visit in several smaller parts, is available for all categories.
The scholarship covers livings expenses to the amount of SEK 15,000 (PhD students) or SEK 18,000 (postdocs, senior researchers) per month.
Eligible countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine
More information can be found on website

Master's level studies in Sweden
The next call for applications for master's level full-degree studies will be open 2-10 February 2018. A list of eligible master's programmes will be available on our website by 1 December 2017 at the latest.
The scholarship covers the tuition fees of the 60/120 ECTS master's programme, and living expenses to the amount of SEK 9,000 per month. A travel grant of SEK 5,000 is also included.
Eligible countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine.
Please keep yourself updated via website during autumn

Exchange studies in Sweden
The scholarship is open for all academic disciplines, as long as the student is supported by an exchange agreement during the visit. The next call for applications, for studies in Sweden starting in autumn 2018, will be open 15 March - 30 April 2018.
The scholarship covers living expenses to the amount of SEK 9,000 per month, and a one-time travel grant of SEK 5,000.
Eligible countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine
Read more on website

Contact Swedish Institute
Markus Boman, Programme Manager
markus.boman@si.se