Sida finances three kinds of scholarships; Sida’s travel grant for internships, Minor Field Studies (MFS) and Linnaeus-Palme. Although all of these scholarships are funded by Sida, they are administrated by the International Programme Office, where you also find more information about the application process.
Sida's travel grant for internships
Sida's Travel Grant is aimed at increasing the number of young Swedes holding international positions in development work promoted by Sweden, for example, through the United Nations. This scholarship provide funding for un-paid work practice in international organisations.
Minor Field Studies
MFS (Minor Field Studies) is a Sida funded scholarship programme for field studies in developing countries. It is intended for students at universities and university colleges with an international interest wishing to gather material for their Bachelor or Master dissertations for periods of between 8 to 10 weeks. It aims at providing Swedish students with the opportunity of building up their knowledge of developing countries and development issues.
Linnaeus-Palme
Linnaeus-Palme is an exchange programme financed by Sida for university teachers and students. The first part, Linnaeus, enables Swedish teachers and students to study in the third world. 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.
Updated 26 Jun 2008
Related information from other web sites
- Sida's Travel Grant (Link to the International Programme Office)
- MFS (Minor Field Studies) (Link to the International Programme Office)
- Linnaeus-Palme (Link to the International Programme Office)
