Erling-Persson Scholarship

Erling-Persson Scholarship for International Students in Public Health

Umeå University offers scholarships each year, in conjunction with the autumn semester admission, to academically talented and high-achieving students in public health.

This scholarship is sponsored by a donation from the Erling-Persson Family Foundation.

Five new students will be offered this scholarship every year. 

Selected candidates receive full tuition waivers as well as an allowance of SEK 12,000 per month.

University welcome you to register interest for a scholarship if you:

• Are a citizen of a country outside of the EU/EEA and Switzerland.
• Have completed your application for programme studies in public health at Master's level before the application deadline on 15 January.
• Have paid the application fee by 3 February.
• Have chosen a Umeå University programme as priority 1 on the University Admissions website by 15 January 2025 at the latest.

The selections are based entirely on the applicant's academic merit. A committee within each respective faculty is tasked with selecting candidates for scholarships.

• Are a citizen of a country outside of the EU/EEA and Switzerland.
• Have completed your application for programme studies in public health at Master's level before the application deadline on 15 January.

Register interest in a scholarship

When the form to register interest opens, eligible students will receive an email with instructions. The email is sent to the email address registered on University Admissions. Only applicants with a Umeå University public health programme as priority 1 on University Admissions, as of their application deadline, or second year Master's students at Umeå University (i.e. students who are currently in their first Master's year) are eligible to register interest for a scholarship.

As a new student, your invitation to register interest for a scholarship is connected to your priority 1 programme. If you do not receive a place on your first-hand choice, but are admitted to another programme at Umeå University, it is not possible to register interest for a scholarship for the other programme instead.

If you are an eligible student and have not received an email to register interest after the dates listed above, please contact at tuitionfees@umu.se.

Documents Required

• Online Application
• Application Fee (900 SEK)
• Academic Transcripts
• Copy of Passport
• Letter of Motivation
• English Language Proficiency