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WAHLGRENSKA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS 2025

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Application Deadline: 19 September 2025

LOCATION: Sweden

The Wahlgrenska Foundation announces research funding for media researchers. This year, the Wahlgrenska Foundation is announcing six general scholarships

ELIGIBILITY:

Applications from younger post-doc researchers with well-defined projects will be prioritised. Areas of interest include the position of the mass media – such as the press, radio and television or different computer media – their production conditions, contents, forms of expression and dissemination as well as their importance for society and for people’s attitudes and daily lives. The perspective may be local, national or transnational and pertain to history, the current era or the future.

The Foundation requires good scientific quality in the applications and that the applicant has documented research capacity. In addition to a research plan, the applicant must also attach a CV with copies of diploma certificates and a list of published works as well as the contact details of two references. Researchers who are active outside Sweden may also apply for a grant.

The application must be submitted digitally to Fredrik Jacobsson at fredrik.jacobsson@luterkort.se by 19th September 2025 at the latest.  Decisions regarding grants will be notified in October 2025. A final report on how the grant has been used shall be submitted by 31st December 2028 at the latest.

Open in PDF: Form.pdf

The application will be processed by the Wahlgrenska Foundation’s Research Council.
If you have any questions, please contact the Chairman, Professor Magnus Jerneck at magnus.jerneck@svet.lu.se.

BENEFIT:

The Wahlgrenska Foundation is announcing six general scholarships of SEK 100,000 each.

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LUND UNIVERSITY AFRICAN RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES ALLIANCE (ARUA) SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: February, 2026

LOCATION: Sweden

Lund University now offers a scholarship programme for high-achieving African students from renowned research-oriented universities in a number of different African countries.

The ARUA Scholarship Programme aims to provide financial support to prospective students who have demonstrated academic excellence at one of the member universities of ARUA.

The scholarship is selective and merit-based and is intended for African students who are committed to Lund University.

ELIGIBILITY:

The scholarship applies to the countries and ARUA universities listed: ARUA Member Universities – arua.org

To be eligible to apply for the scholarship, you must:

Be or have been a student at an ARUA university in one of the countries listed on this page (see ‘Countries/ARUA universities’ above)

Be a citizen of a country from outside the EU/EEA (and Switzerland) and be required to pay tuition fees for your studies at Lund University

Have submitted a correct, complete and timely application for an international degree programme at Lund University

Have selected Lund University as your first choice in your application at universityadmissions.se.

Please do not apply if you do not meet all of the above requirements.  Your application will not be considered. 

Please note that the scholarship does not cover living costs. Scholarship recipients must still have the means to cover their living costs according to the requirements of the Swedish Migration Agency.

To apply for this scholarship, you must first have applied for an international degree programme at Lund University that you wish to study and for which you are eligible. Remember to make the programme your first choice in your application account at universityadmissions.se. This will give you the best chance of admission and is a prerequisite for an ARUA Scholarship.

The application deadline for studies is 15 January and the deadline for the application fee and supporting documents is in early February.

BENEFIT:

The ARUA Scholarship covers a percentage of the tuition fees, up to a maximum of 90%. The exact percentage awarded depends on the available budget of the programme/faculty concerned.

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