The Karolinska Institute is one of the world’s foremost medical universities. Our vision is to make a significant contribution to the improvement of human health; our mission is to conduct research and education and to interact with the community.
As a university, KI is Sweden’s single largest centre of medical academic research and offers the country’s widest range of medical courses and program. Since 1901 the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute has selected the Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine.
Karolinska Institutet Information
Established in 1810, Karolinska Institutet (Karolinska Institute) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Stockholm (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Stockholm County. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Utbildningsdepartementet, Sverige (Ministry of Education and Research, Sweden), Karolinska Institutet (KI) is a medium-sized (uniRank enrollment range: 7,000-7,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Karolinska Institutet (KI) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the KI Global Master’s Scholarship you must:
- Have applied to one of Karolinska Institutet's Global Master's Programmes starting 2023
- Be a tuition fee paying student (from outside the EU/EEA)
- Have paid the application fee by 1 February 2023
- Fulfil the entry and documentation requirements for the programme you have applied for
Only first year students are eligible to apply.
Offered Benefits
The amount of scholarships varies from year to year, but there are maximum 10 scholarships per year, spread to all the Global Master’s Program.
Value of Award: The KI Global Master’s Scholarship only covers the tuition fee (or part of the tuition fee for the program only partially given by Karolinska Institute).Travel, living expenses and other costs must be met with other funding.
Application Process
Go to Karolinska Institute on education.ki.se to apply
Important dates - KI Global Master's Scholarships
- Application for our Global Master's programmes opens: 17 October 2022
- Application deadline: 16 January 2023
- Last date to pay application fee and submit supporting documents: 1 February 2023
- Apply for the KI Global programmes scholarship at this page: 10-28 February 2023
- Notification of selection for the Global Master's Programmes: 30 March 2023
- Notification of selection for the scholarship: to be confirmed
Please read the Tuition fees and scholarships regulations at Karolinska Institutet before applying for the scholarship.
Established in 1810, Karolinska Institutet (Karolinska Institute) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Stockholm (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Stockholm County. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Utbildningsdepartementet, Sverige (Ministry of Education and Research, Sweden), Karolinska Institutet (KI) is a medium-sized (uniRank enrollment range: 7,000-7,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Karolinska Institutet (KI) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details.