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. 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.

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 12 December 2018. 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 18,000 (PhD students) or SEK 21,000 (postdocs, senior researchers) per month. A travel grant of SEK 5,000 is also included.

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 4-14 February 2019. A list of eligible master's programmes will be available on our website by 1 December 2018 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. Next application period: March to April 2019 (preliminary) for the academic year 2019/2020.

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
Aleksandra Adrich, aleksandra.adrich@si.se or si@si.se