Although all these scholarships are funded by Sida, they are administered by the International Programme Office, where you can also find more information about the application process.
Sida’s travel grant for internships is aimed at increasing the number of young Swedes holding international positions in development work promoted by Sweden, such as through the United Nations. This scholarship provides funding for unpaid work experience in international organisations.
Minor Field Studies (MFS) is a scholarship programme for field studies in developing countries. It is intended for students at universities and university colleges with an international interest, who wish to gather material for their Bachelor or Master dissertations for periods of 8-10 weeks. It aims to provide Swedish students with the opportunity to build up their knowledge of developing countries and development issues.
Linnaeus-Palme is an exchange programme for university teachers and students. The first part, Linnaeus, enables Swedish teachers and students to study in developing countries. The second part, Palme, offers teachers and students in developing countries the chance to come to Sweden. The purpose is to strengthen Swedish teaching institutions' co-operation with universities in developing countries in order to further global contacts in the university world.
Athena is the programme for global exchange within vocational education and training. The programme gives pupils, teachers, school management and other teaching staff within upper secondary vocational education and training the opportunity for exchanges with developing countries.
