Overview of scholarships for PhD Students at Uppsala University Scholarships administered by the University and by the Nations

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1 Overview of scholarships for PhD Students at Uppsala Scholarships administered by the and by the Marcus Österman SDR Workshop January 14, 2015

2 : More than 500 foundations. Approximately 700 scholarships are granted for students and researchers every year. The yearly sum of distributed scholarships is more than 50 million SEK. 13 with varying amounts of scholarships. Some quite generous. SDR Workshop Marcus Österman

3 : More than 500 foundations. Approximately 700 scholarships are granted for students and researchers every year. The yearly sum of distributed scholarships is more than 50 million SEK. 13 with varying amounts of scholarships. Some quite generous. The majority of these are, however, targeted to undergraduate and master students. But there are also a signicant number of scholarships for PhD Students. SDR Workshop Marcus Österman

4 Scholarships at the Available scholarships each semester are advertised by the Scholarship Oce at the, Electronic application to the Scholarship Oce. Application period for most scholarships in the beginning of each semester. Deadline around September 25 or February 25. A few scholarships have other applications periods. Among else The Rector's travelling grant (Rektors resebidrag). SDR Workshop Marcus Österman

5 Scholarships at the General requirement: you have to be a full time PhD student. Then there are scholarship-specic criteria. Some mandatory, some for be given priority. Studying a certain subject. Coming from a specic region. Being in need. Nation membership. Dedicated or hard-working. SDR Workshop Marcus Österman

6 Scholarships at the General requirement: you have to be a full time PhD student. Then there are scholarship-specic criteria. Some mandatory, some for be given priority. Studying a certain subject. Coming from a specic region. Being in need. Nation membership. Dedicated or hard-working. All requirements/criteria have to be supported by certied documents (vidimerade). Active full time PhD student. Courses completed. List of publications. SDR Workshop Marcus Österman

7 Scholarships at the Types of scholarships Research scholarships Some of these require a research plan. Similar to a regular research application. Some are xed sums awarded for no specic purpose. A bonus. Travel scholarships For shorter or longer stays, abroad or within Sweden. Attach short travel plan. One sum is divided between many applicants. Faculty scholarships rather few for PhD Students within the Social Sciences Nation scholarships rarely for PhD Students "Other" scholarships rarely for PhD Students SDR Workshop Marcus Österman

8 Scholarships at the Types of scholarships Research scholarships Some of these require a research plan. Similar to a regular research application. Some are xed sums awarded for no specic purpose. A bonus. Travel scholarships For shorter or longer stays, abroad or within Sweden. Attach short travel plan. One sum is divided between many applicants. Faculty scholarships rather few for PhD Students within the Social Sciences Nation scholarships rarely for PhD Students "Other" scholarships rarely for PhD Students The detailed requirements are found in the Scholarship handbook. Currently at The electronic application should make it clear what documents you need to attach. SDR Workshop Marcus Österman

9 Scholarships at the You apply to the Nation directly. Membership required. The application period diers between the, but usually later during the semester than those administered by the. The number of available scholarships for PhD students varies a lot between the nations. Some do not have any at all, while some distribute rather substantial funds every semester. SDR Workshop Marcus Österman

10 Scholarships at the You apply to the Nation directly. Membership required. The application period diers between the, but usually later during the semester than those administered by the. The number of available scholarships for PhD students varies a lot between the nations. Some do not have any at all, while some distribute rather substantial funds every semester. Smålands Nation Anna Maria Lundin travel grants. Membership during several semesters required. Gästrike-Hälsinglands (G-H) Nation Göransson-Sandviken travel grants. SDR Workshop Marcus Österman

11 How to improve your chances: Aim broad......but make a dierence between what you have to fulll to be eligible to apply and what matters for the order of priority. But don't be put o due to some strange criteria. The criteria are old and sometimes obsolete. SDR Workshop Marcus Österman

12 How to improve your chances: Aim broad......but make a dierence between what you have to fulll to be eligible to apply and what matters for the order of priority. But don't be put o due to some strange criteria. The criteria are old and sometimes obsolete. Best of all would be if you actually fulll one of the conditions for be given priority. Make sure to show how. Some requirements are quite general: "...distinguished by dedication and aptitude". Explain how you fulll a requirement and try to back up your claims with certied documents. SDR Workshop Marcus Österman

13 How to improve your chances (continued): Showing good scientic progress. Conferences, publications etc. A recommendation letter from your supervisor(s) or the director of PhD Studies could be valuable. For some scholarships your economy matters. SDR Workshop Marcus Österman

14 How to improve your chances (continued): Showing good scientic progress. Conferences, publications etc. A recommendation letter from your supervisor(s) or the director of PhD Studies could be valuable. For some scholarships your economy matters. Consider changing your nation membership or join an additional one. Start a couple of weeks before the deadline. You cannot add documents after the deadline. SDR Workshop Marcus Österman

15 If you have been lucky Travel scholarships and some research scholarships need to be requisitioned in good time before they are to be used. Have to be used within 2 years. Send in required reports. For example, for the university administered travel grants, a short travel report needs to be sent to the Scholarship oce within three months. SDR Workshop Marcus Österman

16 If you have been lucky Travel scholarships and some research scholarships need to be requisitioned in good time before they are to be used. Have to be used within 2 years. Send in required reports. For example, for the university administered travel grants, a short travel report needs to be sent to the Scholarship oce within three months. Some scholarships are awarded for several semesters. These you need to "monitor" during the second half of each semester. No "scholarship ceiling" for PhD students. You could add up several smaller sums, sometimes even across semesters. SDR Workshop Marcus Österman

17 There's a new application period in the beginning of every semester. Don't give up! Remember to check both the centrally administered and the ' own scholarships. SDR Workshop Marcus Österman

18 There's a new application period in the beginning of every semester. Don't give up! Remember to check both the centrally administered and the ' own scholarships. Some eligibility requirements could be rather unclear. Ask the Scholarship Oce or the one responsible for Scholarships at your Nation for a clarication. SDR Workshop Marcus Österman

19 There's a new application period in the beginning of every semester. Don't give up! Remember to check both the centrally administered and the ' own scholarships. Some eligibility requirements could be rather unclear. Ask the Scholarship Oce or the one responsible for Scholarships at your Nation for a clarication. The university has some information about nding funding on medarbetarportalen. Among else a searchable database with calls for research funding (in Swedish). Please see: SDR Workshop Marcus Österman

20 There's a new application period in the beginning of every semester. Don't give up! Remember to check both the centrally administered and the ' own scholarships. Some eligibility requirements could be rather unclear. Ask the Scholarship Oce or the one responsible for Scholarships at your Nation for a clarication. The university has some information about nding funding on medarbetarportalen. Among else a searchable database with calls for research funding (in Swedish). Please see: Good luck! SDR Workshop Marcus Österman