Everything About Admission and Scholarship in Sweden (Part A).
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Scholarships in Sweden are basically divided into 2:
1. Swedish Int'l Scholarships for Global Professionals (SISGP) 2. Tuition Scholarships in different schools.
Today, we will talk about SISGP.
SISGP is a global scholarship available in 34 countries, including Nigeria. The call for SISGP for master’s studies in Sweden, starting in the autumn of 2021, will be published on 16 October 2020.
These are the steps:
a. Check the list of master’s programmes that are eligible for SI Scholarships for Global Professionals (SISGP) for the academic year 2020/2021 using this link: si.se/app/uploads/20…
Be sure that your intended course is listed in the link. If it's not, then the
the scholarship is not meant for you.
b. To begin with, apply for a master’s programme at universityadmissions.se, between 16 October 2020 – 15 January 2021. This link will show you the schools in Sweden offering your course by just searching. Go to each school and apply.
You don't need to contact professors. The application is easy and straight forward.
c. Apply for an SI scholarship between 10-20 February 2021.
Criteria for SISGP Scholarship
1. You must have a minimum 3,000 work experience. This link si.se/en/apply/sisgp… explains
how to calculate your work experience hours.
2. You must have been admitted and paid the Application fee for a master's programme in any eligible master's program. See: si.se/en/apply/sisgp…
3. You must also have demonstrated Leadership experience from current and previous employment. Please read this: si.se/en/apply/sisgp…
Required Documents:
a. A motivation letter
b. A Curriculum Vitae (CV)
c. Two different letters of reference: At least one letter of reference must be based on your work experience.
d. Proof of work and leadership experience
e. A copy of your passport.
f. 2 2 or 2 1 can apply.
b. Apply for a SISGP scholarship
DATE:10 FEB 2021 - 20 FEB 2021
c. Notifications from University Admissions
DATE: APRIL 3RD, 2021
d. Announcement successful SI scholarship recipients:
DATE: APRIL 24th, 2021.
Everything I explained above can be found here: si.se/en/apply/schol…. Please take time to read and understand.
Good luck as you apply.
In Part B, I will explain the Tuition Scholarship. It can be full or partial, and work/Leadership experience is not required. It is for young Graduates. Stay with me.
This list contains more than 100 schools in USA 🇺🇸 with scholarship opportunities and requirements in different courses.
It was created by people who have gotten fully-funded scholarship.
RT, Tag your friends and let me know if you see your course :
1. University of Notre Dame (PhD Chemistry)
2. Oregon State University (MS Statistics)- GRE, IELTS
3. University of Cincinnati (PhD Philosophy)
4. New Mexico State University (MSc in Family and Consumer Science) - TOEFL
5. Georgia State University (MS in Biology). No GRE, NO IELTS/TOEFL, NO WES.
6. Georgia state university
(MBA)business analytics.
GRE
7. North Carolina State University (PhD Chemical Engineering)
8. University of Georgia (PhD Engineering Education)
9. North Dakota State University (PhD chemistry) GRE, WES
10. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
PhD (Rhetoric and Composition)
11. University of Kansas (Chemistry PhD) TOEFL + MSc
12. University of Kentucky (M. SC, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering) GRE
13. Purdue University, Fort Wayne (M.A Professional Communication)
14. Lehigh University (PhD Bioengineering)
15. Georgia State University (MSc. Statistics) GRE, School transcript
16. Washington State University (MSc Horticultural Science)
17. University of Tennessee, Knoxville
PhD, Mathematics
Full funding
No GRE, TOEFL, publication, app fee 😱
18. Purdue University, West Lafayette ( PhD. Medical Physics), GRE.
19. South Dakota State University. PhD Nutrition and Exercise Science (Major Human Nutrition). GRE required, But Professor waived it for me. WED required.
20. Purdue University, West Lafayette. PhD Cell and Molecular Biology, IELTS required. 21. University of Maryland College Park, No GRE and app fee,
22. American University, Kogod School of Business. MS, Accounting. $20,000 scholarship. GRE, APP FEE WAIVED.
23. Ohio University. PhD Communication Studies. Fully Funded. Only application fee is required.
24. Clarkson university (No app fee, PhD Mathematics fully funded with excess. GRE and Duolingo required)
25. University of Texas at Arlington (Mechanical Engineering PhD, App fee, GRE and Tofel Compulsory, Securing Prof compulsory but easy if you have high scores)
26. West Virginia University. PhD Communication Studies. Fully Funded. Only application fee is required.
27. Texas A&M University at Galveston. PhD Marine and Coastal Sciences. Fully funded; application fee, GRE and advisor required.
28. University of Missouri Phd Engineering Mgt fully funded. GRE, secure Advisor
29. University of Florida. PhD in English. Fully Funded. Just Application Fee.
30. Kent State University. PhD Physiology. Fully funded. App fee required. GRE, WES and TOEFL waved.
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31. Drexel University PhD Chemistry, Fully funded. App fee required but can be waived. GRE, WES and TOEFL waived
32. University at Buffalo
Chemistry ( App fee, GRE, TOEFL waived
34. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. PhD Mechanical. Fully Funded, Gre optional, Secure Prof
35. University of Tulsa - PhD Chemistry and Biochemistry. No GRE, App fee waived, Eng prof needed
36. Old Dominion University - PhD Chemistry and Biochemistry. No app fee, no GRE, need Eng prof
37. Bucknell University. MS Chemical Engineering. Fully funded: Application fee (Waivable), IELTS & GRE (Optional).
38. East Tennessee state university. MA communication studies and story telling, FT/GA. Application fee applicable
39. Ball state University- MSc Chemistry ( WES and App fee ✅ GRE waived )
40. University of Louisville, PhD Mathematics. Fully funded. App fee, WES required, GRE, TOEFL,
41. University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
PhD Mathematics
Full funding , App fee, GRE, TOEFL
42. University of Arkansas Fayetteville.
PhD Chemistry Fully funded (App Fee,GRE Optional,)
43. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign PhD in Communication, No GRE, No IElts, 100 app fee.
44. University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ms Communication, Doulingo or IElts, funding secured by grad coordinator, initial partial funding available
45. University of South Florida (PhD Integrative Biology) 46. Indiana University, Indianapolis (PhD Chemistry & Chemistry Education) My supervisor go take students next year e too sure for me. She is new and she need more hands.
47. Indiana University- Kelley Business school, GRE required for- Full tuition waiver, No WES, NO TOEFL, NO IELTS
48. Ohio University- Environmental Studies-Full tuition waiver, No WES, NO TOEFL, NO IELTS. App Fee
49. Auburn University- PhD Chemistry (No app fee and GRE, IELTS/TOEFL can be waived)
50. University of Georgia - MSc Crop and Soil Sciences (GRE&IELTS waived)
51. University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth- PhD Chemistry.
52. University of Cincinnati. PhD Biological Sciences. Secure advisor, pay application fees, IELTS or upload proof of English as a foreign language, WES is required too.
53. Boise State University - Master's in Public Health ($95 app fee, official transcript required before admission, no gre, Wes is optional but accepted)
54. University of Wisconsin-Madison - PhD Zoology. Advisor necessary, app fee waived, ielts waived but you can choose to submit
55. New Jersey institute of Technology.
PhD Civil Engineering
Full funding
Note: (GRE Quant; you must have above 157 on the scale of 170).
Also reach out to faculty members
56. Missouri University of Science and Technology. PhD Mathematics. Full funding .Try to write GRE and have a good score above 300.
57 Texas Tech University -Chemistry department PhD fully funded Application fee $75 can be waived by your research supervisor. No official transcripts, 3 recommendations letters. GRE and IELTS standardised exams recommended (oprional) but not required if you are from English speaking country like Nigeria.
58 Cornell Univeristy - Chemical Engineering fully funded . Application fee about 80$ but can we waived upon request. No GRE , Toefl score of 79 minimum required for the 2023 application waive . 3 recommendations. Not necessary to secure a PI before applying 👌🏽
59. University of Cincinnati. PhD Health Education (Fully funded). Application fee- $70; No GRE; No TOEFL; must have a master's, minimum of 2 referees, NACES evaluation not necessarily before admission offer.
60. University of Texas at San Antonio ( PhD Biomedical Engineering). No GRE and TOEFL, school transcript required, Fully funded, ECE required.
61. Oklahoma State University (Msc Mass Communication) Full Tuition Waiver + Health and GA + Stipend, No GRE, No WES, $65 application fee, Can apply with unofficial transcripts, reflects sponsors name on i-20 not “family”, responsive and prompt Admission committee.
62. University of Missouri, Columbia (PhD Mathematics Education). Fully funded with GRA/GTA + Monthly Stipend for 10months, GRE, IELTS/TOEFL required, can apply with unofficial transcripts. Application fee - 100USD.
63. University of Texas at Austin - African and African Diaspora Studies. Fully funded. Not currently looking at GRE Scores. App fee 90 USD. Apply with a student copy of the official transcript (not WES evaluated copy).
64. University of Tennessee, Knoxville (MBA)
Full funding. Official GRE, Application fee, Undergraduate certificate, solid years of work experience (4 years and above preferably) 65. Texas Tech University. (PhD Environmental Toxicology. No English test, you submit GRE score, application fee 75 dollars, MSc. required for full funding, plus publications. 66. University of Virginia (PhD Economics). Fully Funded. GRE, Bsc to PhD, application fee of $85 but can be waived by contacting the graduate coordinator, No WES, No English test.
67. University of Florida. M.A French. Fully funded (a little deficit to show, but you won’t be needing it in real-time). No GRE. No English proficiency. No WES. Application fee required.
68. East Tennessee State University. MPH Environmental and occupational health and safety sciences. SOPHAS needed. Fully funded with GA stipend for Fall and Spring semesters only. Application fee is applicable. No GRE, TOEFL/IELTS.
69. University of Florida PhD Soil, Water and Ecosystem Sciences. English test waived, No GRE. App fee about $35.
70. Saint Louis University (Phd Computer Science). No app fee needed, GRE, IELTS. Fully funded with GA for Fall semester (don't know about spring)
71.Texas Tech University (MA,Sociology),No GRE/TOEFL app fee of $75
72. University of Florida (MSC Agricultural ECONOMICS) GRE,GA No English test
73. Saint Louis University (MSC Sociology) No application fee, no gre, WES optional
74. Colorado State University; PhD Mathematics; Full funding. (App fee waived by the department after satisfying specified conditions, No GRE or IELTS, applied with a master's degree).
75. Jackson state university (BSC in Biology); Fully funded. (App fee waived by applying through common app, WES and SAT required. Essay required for scholarship.
76. University of Alaska Fairbanks (Masters in Electrical Engineering) Requirements: GRE, IELTS, WES, Application fee( You can send a waiver mail which might(not) be approved). Covers 97% of COA 77. University of Missouri, (Masters in Journalism)
Requirements: Duolingo
as an alternative, Application fee 100 dollars. Covers about 97% COA. Essay and academic CV required for Scholarship.
78. University of Iowa
(PhD Chemistry)
Application fee can be waived upon request.
GRE (optional), IELTS(Waived for Nigerian). 100% funding with excess.
79. Florida State University (PhD curriculum and instruction) GRE required, IELTS or Duolingo. FSU accepts second class lower
80. Kansas State University (MA in Communication Studies)
81. Texas Tech university ( MA Applied Linguistics) Application fee can be waived
82. University of Kansas (PhD Physics), app fee waived (at request), no GRE, no IELTS (waived for Nigerians)
83. Portland state university( MSc GIS)
App fee, GIS portfolio required, No IELTS, GRE(optional).
84. South Dakota State University . MA English . IELTS
85. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (Msc Pharmaceutical Sciences)- App fee ($40) waived upon attending graduate school info session, GRE is a requirement, TOEFL/IELTS is waived for Nigerian applicants. Graduate Assistantship which covers 86% of COA is offered alongside admission. Living stipend covers fall, spring, and summer semesters.
86. University of Georgia Athens.
Masters degree in Landscape Architecture (MLA)
Design portfolio required and Design Background mandated for 2 years track.
No IELTS for Nigerian. GRE not required.
Full Tuition waiver + Graduate Assistantship with stipends.
87. University of Louisville (PhD Epidemiology program) - App fee ($65), TOEFL required, GRE not required, University Fellowship Scholarships that covers Full tuition fee, health insurance and living expenses with stipend
88. University of Tennessee Knoxville, PhD Data Science and Engineering (GRA), App fee of $60 waived on request, GRE not required but recommended for those without extensive work/research experience (I got without GRE), No WES, No IELTS/TOEFL
89. University of Massachusetts Amherst, Masters of Education - Higher Education. Fully funded. App fee $85 waive by my department. No test scores must hve a GPA of 3.0.
90. SUNY at Buffalo,Master of Arts-Higher Education. Fully Funded. App Fee waived by my department. No GRE. Must have a commendable GPA of 3.0 ON A 4.0 SCALE
91. University of Denver
Masters in Higher Education Administration _Fully funded
App fee $65, evaluation $50
No Test Scores. Accepts GPA from 2.5
92. Northern Arizona University. Masters Program in Computer Science. Application to fee 65$. GRE not required, English proficiency not required for native english speakers. Full funding from professor’s research fund which covers 100% COA
If you know any graduate from Polytechnic or anyone with a 2 2, kindly send this tweet to them while you get a very chilled bottled water and unwind this thread🧵:
Basically, there are many ways to get a scholarship:
1. Top Up Degree in Nigeria or Abroad: This program is useful for people in the following category:
a. HND holders with lower credit or pass (all concerned universities accepting lower grades).
b. Graduates (BSc/HND) who want to change to another related or different course.
c. Graduates of polytechnics are not trained to be teachers. They can use this program to change to an education line.
*University of Northern Colorado
* Case Western Reserve University
* Western Illinois University
* Marshall University
* University of Miami
*University of Hawaii, Manoa
*Montana State University
*Utah Valley University
*University of Houston, Clear Lake
*Central Michigan University
*Georgia College and State University
*Youngstown State University
*Colorado State University
* Northern Arizona University
* Rice University
* University of Kentucky
* Arkansas State University
* Jacksonville State University
* University of Minnesota, Duluth
* University of New Haven
* Georgia Southern Western
* University of Pittsburgh
* University of Missouri, St Louis
* Eastern Illinois University
* University of Massachusetts