Deadline: October 12, 2025
Applications are open for the Nordic Scholarship Programme 2026. If you are a student or researcher engaged in Africa-focused studies at a University in Sweden, Finland, Denmark or Iceland, the Nordic Scholarship Programme gives you the opportunity to visit NAI for one month.
Through the Nordic Scholarship Programme, Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) aims to contribute to building capacity in the production of knowledge about Africa, and to promote and establish relations with and between Nordic research communities.
Benefits
- The scholarship covers travelling expenses for the least expensive fare from residential address (in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland) to Uppsala and return.
- The scholarship holders are provided with a desk and computer in a shared office at the Institute and free accommodation centrally located in Uppsala.
- The scholarship also includes a subsistence allowance of SEK 400 per day and free photocopying up to a maximum of 1,000 copies.
Note: The scholarship does not include health care insurance or other insurances.
Eligibility
- You must be a master student, PhD candidate or postdoctoral researcher in the social sciences or humanities.
- You may apply regardless of citizenship, but you must be affiliated to a university or research centre in Sweden, Finland, Denmark or Iceland.
- You must be pursuing Africa-oriented studies/research.
Application
For more information, visit Nordic Scholarship Programme.
