Requirements

Required

• Be a woman and a citizen of an eligible country (in Africa: Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda or South Africa).

• Apply to an eligible English-taught STEM master's programme through University Admissions by 15 January 2027, and pay the application fee there on time.

• Be admitted or conditionally admitted to an eligible programme on admissions day (1 April 2027). Reserve or waiting-list places do not count.

• Be liable to pay tuition fees in Sweden.

• Work experience: At least 3,000 hours before February 2027, from no more than three employers. Full-time, part-time, freelance and business work all count.

• Leadership experience from work, entrepreneurship or civil society.

• Complete the scholarship application in English.

Preferred

• Work experience in the same field as your chosen master's programme.

• Strong, relevant leadership experience from a job or your own business.

You Are Not Eligible If You

• Already study at, or hold a degree from, a Swedish university.

• Have lived in Sweden for two years or more in total before August 2027.

• Have already received an SI scholarship (some SI summer course participants may still apply).

• Hold Swedish or EU/EEA citizenship, or certain Swedish residence permits listed by SI.

• Hold dual citizenship with a country that is not on the latest DAC list of ODA recipients.