KTH Scholarship

Application deadlines for the KTH Scholarship

1 December 2025: Application opens
15 January 2026: Application closes
26 March 2026: Scholarship results announced

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Scholarship content

The KTH Scholarship covers the tuition fee at KTH for the first and the second year, provided that the study results during the first year are satisfactory. The scholarship does not include living costs.

How to apply

Before applying for the KTH Scholarship, you must first apply for a master’s programme at KTH via universityadmissions.se. 

When the scholarship application is open, submit your scholarship application using the form on this page. No additional documents are required for the scholarship application. During the evaluation, we will use the documents you submitted in your application to universityadmissions.se. These documents must be submitted by the document submission deadline, 2 February.

Requirements

To be eligible for the scholarship you must be a fee-paying student and have applied for a master’s programme at KTH as your first priority and paid the application fee. You cannot apply for or be awarded a scholarship for programmes listed as your second, third or fourth priority.

Eligible programmes

KTH Scholarships are available for applicants to all master's programmes with two years spent at KTH, the joint master's programmes in Molecular Techniques in Life Science, and Biostatistics and Data Science, and the one-year master's programme in Architectural Lighting Design. 

The scholarships are not available to joint Erasmus+ and EIT programmes, and the joint programme Computer Simulations for Science and Engineering. However, applicants to some of these programmes can apply for the KTH Joint Programme Scholarship . 

"Thanks to the scholarship, I’ve been able to dedicate myself to both academics and extracurricular projects without financial stress. It’s opened doors to research opportunities, meaningful student activities, and connections within the international KTH community."

Julian, KTH Scholarship awardee

• Read an interview with Julian

Sustainable development

Sustainable development is an integral part of KTH’s operations and spirit. During your time at KTH you will acquire the tools to move society in a more sustainable direction. As a consequence, scholarship applicants should describe how they intend to contribute to sustainable development with a master’s degree from KTH.

Information on sustainable development is found under each master’s programmes

Selection process

The scholarship is awarded primarily on the basis of academic excellence and the selection process is undertaken in parallel with the admissions process. Only applicants who fulfil the admission requirements of the programme applied for are eligible for a scholarship. After the applicants have been assessed for admission, an assessment of applicants for the scholarship is made based on the following criteria:

• The applicant's grades (GPA or equivalent)
• The ranking of the university that awarded the applicant's bachelor's degree
• The applicant's extracurricular research experiences or publications, relevant work experience, relevant teaching experience, awards from competitions and extracurricular activities
• The applicant’s motivation how they will contribute to the sustainable development goals with a master’s degree from KTH

"The KTH Scholarship made it financially possible for me to move to Sweden, and I’m so grateful for this opportunity. Studying at KTH has allowed me to learn about different ways of approaching medical innovation. These new perspectives are extremely valuable."

Katlin, KTH Scholarship awardee 2020