Funding for degree project abroad

Since your degree project is part of your education at KTH, you can receive student aid equivalent to conventional studies. Here you find information on funding from CSN, Erasmus+, and various scholarships from KTH and external organisations.

Student finance from CSN

During your degree project, you can still recieve student finance from the Swedish Board of Student Finance, CSN, since you are enrolled and taking credits at KTH. This applies only if you already qualify for student finance. A so-called supplementary loan from CSN can be applied for to cover things such as higher living expenses, travel expenses and tuition fees. Learn more on csn.se .

Register your bank account

Please note that Danske Bank handles KTH's payments. Payments from KTH will be handled in the same way as salaries. To receive payments to your bank account, you must register your account with Danske Bank.

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Funding via KTH

Through KTH, you can apply for various funding for studies abroad. If you are going to study within Europe, you can apply for funding from Erasmus+. In addition, you can apply for scholarships and possible travel grants from KTH's schools.

Funding from Erasmus+

If you will carry out your thesis within the EU, you can apply for a scholarship through Erasmus+. You must study abroad for at least two months; scholarships include a monthly amount and travel allowance. You can also apply for inclusion support, for example, if you are a Funka student.

Funding for degree project abroad via Erasmus+

Scholarship from the Karl Engver's foundation

Through scholarships from the Karl Engver's foundation, you can apply for a scholarship for your degree project abroad. You can apply for a scholarship to cover travel and accommodation costs during your stay abroad, as well as to a certain extent other minor costs that arise in connection with the trip.

Scholarship from the Karl Engver's foundation for students at KTH

Scholarships for a project in a low- or middle-income country

If you choose to do your project as a field study in a low- or middle-income country, you can apply for a field studies scholarship. KTH Field Studies (KTH FS) is a KTH-funded travel grant, and Minor Field Studies (MFS) is a Sida-funded scholarship.

KTH and Minor Field Studies

Contributions from KTH's schools

If you are admitted to a study programme given by the ITM school and do your degree project (master's thesis) abroad, you can also apply to the travel grant. In order to be entitled for travel grant you need to spend a minumum of 8 weeks of your your thesis abroad.

Notice that if you receive other scholarships from KTH, such as MFS/Field Studies or Linnaeus Palme for the same period you are not entitled to the travel grant.

The amount available will depend on the geographic area as shown below.

Europe: 3000 SEK
North America: 4000 SEK
Rest of the world: 6000 SEK

Important notice: Students can only receive travel grant on one occasion during their studies at ITM.

Application

In order to apply for the travel grant you need to fill out the application form. Fill out the form Application & decision re Travel Scholarship/Travel grant and submit it to your International Coordinator.

Click to find scholarship forms on KTH's internal pages

If you are planning a degree project abroad, you can apply for a travel grant of SEK 5,000 from the SCI office. A student who receives an Erasmus scholarship or equivalent or other scholarships for studies abroad through KTH (Field Studies, Linnaeus-Palme or GDH) is not entitled to a travel scholarship. You can only receive the grant once during your study period at the SCI school.

Expect it to take 2-3 months from the time you apply until the money is paid out.

Click to find scholarship forms on KTH's internal pages

Scholarships from other organisations

There are lots of other scholarships available, however often considerable efforts are needed to identify one that suits your needs. Below are a number of links to scholarship databases and organisations that advertise scholarships.

Scholarship databases

Scholarships from organisations

Compensation from organisation

If you do your degree project for a company they might compensate you for your work. It is possible to receive compensation even if you are granted the Erasmus scholarship. Please note that you can be required to repay student aid if your annual income surpasses a certain limit. For more information, CSN's website, csn.se .

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