{"id":6270,"date":"2021-12-15T23:45:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T22:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/studentblog\/?p=6270"},"modified":"2025-08-06T14:36:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T12:36:05","slug":"study-in-sweden-for-free-tips-for-applying-for-si-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/studentblog\/2021\/12\/study-in-sweden-for-free-tips-for-applying-for-si-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Study in Sweden for free – Swedish Institute Scholarship Application Tips (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As I already told you, I am studying at KTH with a Swedish Institute for Global Professionals scholarship, and here<\/a> you can check out an overview of this fully-funded opportunity if you haven\u2019t yet.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As the deadline for applying is slowly approaching, this time, I\u2019ll share with you some tips for making a solid application for this scholarship, so if you\u2019re interested in studying in Sweden (including KTH, of course) for free, I got you covered.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Mind the deadlines\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As trivial as it may sound, planning your time when applying for the scholarship is crucial to success. Consider it as a work project you\u2019re doing with certain goals to achieve. For instance, I had a workspace in a task management system when I applied for my studies. I applied for several programmes and scholarships, and in fact, won both SISGP and Chevening scholarship, so my approach proved to be successful. I used Trello, as it\u2019s free for personal use and simple to use even if you are not familiar with task management systems at all.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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My admissions workspace in Trello<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Moreover, you don\u2019t want to postpone the application submission until the very last moment, as there are always too many people trying to apply during the last hours, and the application website might not be stable under such load. I applied for the scholarship in 2019 and 2020, and both times there were problems with the website, and SI even had to prolong the deadline. So my strong advice is to apply in good time, as it\u2019s always better to be safe than sorry.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Keep your story logical and consistent\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Ideally, every step in your life and career should be interconnected, with another fact from your biography being a logical step from the previous one. Everything in your papers should work for the big idea you have and the reason why you want to get your master\u2019s in Sweden. It doesn\u2019t mean you need to lie (never do that!); it means putting the focus on the most relevant experiences you\u2019ve had. Just like in the resume: when you are applying for your third job in finance, for example, your old student job as a bartender might not be the most relevant. Of course, it can be different in some cases, you might have gained transferable skills from that, or it was an essential part of your story, but you got the idea, right?\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Let your papers complement each other\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Many applicants make a common mistake in repeating the same facts from their biography and the information they already wrote in one of the application documents. For example, they state their working experience in the motivation letter, when they already told the committee everything about it in the CV and the proof of working experience. Don\u2019t do that! The motivation letter is way too short to restate something you already told about yourself. Every application document should give new information about you, revealing your personality from different angles so that the committee can have a complete picture.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I hope you\u2019ll find these tips helpful! Let me know if you want some more advice on the SI scholarship application or have other questions regarding it, and I\u2019ll be happy to share some more info in the upcoming posts!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\/\/ Valerie\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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