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OVERVIEW

In Sweden home students do not pay fees. International students are required to pay fees if they are not exchange students.
There are no short cycle programmes.
Field of study and type of programme influence the amount of fees. HEIs must calculate the tuition fees so that full cost coverage is achieved for the tuition fee-financed activities in their entirety.
Waivers or reductions are available for international students. There are two government scholarship programs for incoming, paying students studying at the undergraduate and advanced levels.
Direct financial support is offered in the form of grants and loans which can be combined. Age limits are applied for access to direct financial support. International students (non-EU citizens) are not eligible for study grants and loans but there are exceptions.
Indirect financial support is not provided.

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FEES

Fees are charged to international students.
Higher Education Institutions determine independently the amount of the fees based the principle of full cost coverage.
The size of the tuition fees are not regulated nationally and there is no comprehensive statistic information.
There are two government scholarship programs for incoming, paying students studying at the undergraduate and advanced levels which may lead to waivers and reductions of tuition fees. The first program aims to promote the internationalization of higher education institutions by facilitating the recruitment of specially qualified students from countries outside the EU / EEA and Switzerland. The Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) administers the program and distributes funds to applicant higher education institutions, which themselves decide on the use of the scholarships and whether they are to cover all or part of the tuition fee. The second program is administered by the Swedish Institute (SI). Some of the scholarships are aimed at students from countries with which Sweden has a long-term development cooperation, and others are aimed at students from countries classified as low- or middle-income countries according to the OECD's Development Assistance Committee (OECD / DAC). The Government's goal with the program is to contribute to a qualified supply of skills in developing countries. The scholarships cover the entire tuition fee and also the students' living costs.

Annual grant amounts (in EUR)

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DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT - GRANTS

Need based and universal grants are available to home full and part-time students.
Part-timers are paid half the amount of full-timers.
The need based amount is granted on top of the universal grant for the eligible students, which are students with children.
Citizens of a country outside the EU / EEA or Switzerland may be entitled to grants and loans from CSN in various ways. This applies to people having a permanent residence permit, have been granted a residence permit based on family ties, or have a refugee status.
Grants are distributed on weekly basis. The reported amounts are the equivalent of 40 week academic year.
The shares reported combine first and second education levels.
Access to grants is limited to 60 years.

Annual loan amounts (in EUR)

DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT - LOANS

Publicly-subsidised loans are available to home full and part-time students.
Exemptions may be applied for international students under specific conditions.
Amounts are made available on weekly basis; The reported figures correspond to 40 weeks academic year.
Access to loans is limited to 60 years.

Further readings

National education system

Scholarships for international students

Scholarships for students paying tuition fees