Fees and scholarships

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If you submitted your electronic application on time, but paid your application fee after the deadline, your application will be considered late - even if you got all of your documentation in by the deadline.

Applications are not reviewed until they are complete. Late applications are only reviewed after the on-time applications. There is a possibility that the university you applied to will still consider your application after the deadline. This will depend on the popularity of the course or programme, the qualifications of the applicants, or the policy of the university in question.

You should contact the university where you have been admitted or are currently studying. The university will determine if you are required to pay tuition fees based on current regulations regarding fees and the information you provide to them.

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The application fee is 900 SEK (Swedish kronor). The application fee will cover the costs associated with the processing of your admissions application.

You can find out how much that is in your own currency by using a currency converter. 

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The main method of payment is online here at Universityadmissions.se with a credit or debit card. This is by far the best method of payment as it is quick, efficient and secure. You can access the payment service by logging into your account and clicking on 'Application fee'.

We understand that not everyone has access to a credit card they can use. Students without a credit or debit card can make their payment by transferring funds from their bank. You can access instructions for this in your account at 'Application fee'.

We don't suggest you pay through a bank transfer if you have a card you can use. A bank payment takes longer and there are often fees charged for the service.

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Yes, you are. In order to be exempt from paying application and tuition fees, you must have citizenship in an EU/EEA country or Switzerland.

Distance courses and programmes – meaning that the student does not have to attend any or very few lectures at the university – have the same rules that apply to regular courses and programmes.

Students who are required to pay application and tuition fees must pay these fees for distance courses and programmes as well.

If you do not document your status or pay your application fee by the deadline, your application will be considered late and will only be processed at the discretion of the university.

If you'll be unable to document your status by the deadline (in your case, you are waiting for a decision regarding citizenship), you must pay your application fee in order for your application to be processed. We must receive your fee by the fee payment deadline (see Key dates for more information).

If you receive a decision regarding your citizenship application, it is possible you may be exempt from tuition fees. You should contact the university where you have been admitted or are currently studying. The university will then decide how to handle your case.

You need to submit a copy of the official document you received from the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) regarding your residency. Please be sure that the document indicates on what grounds your residency was granted.

Please note that a copy of your residence permit card is often not sufficient to document your status, as it usually does not indicate the reason you were granted residency.

You can upload a scan of the original document (the fastest and easiest way to get your document to us) or send it in using the postal service to University Admissions in Sweden.

We understand that not all students have access to a credit card. You can also pay your application fee by electronically transferring funds from the bank of your choice to us. It is extremely important that you have your bank include your reference number. The reference number can be found at 'Application fee' when you log in to Universityadmissions.se. Without this reference number, we will not be able to match the money that you have transmitted to your application. 

In addition, please be sure to tell your bank that the amount sent must be equivalent to 900 Swedish kronor, after all bank fees have been deducted.

With payments made by credit or debit card, we usually register your payment within a few minutes on ‘My pages’. When you make a bank transfer, your bank should be able to tell you how long it will take for the transaction to reach our Swedish bank. Once your transfer has reached our account, this payment is registered within 1-3 working days.

If you've paid the fee and haven't seen a change in your fee status in your account after 10 days, please contact University Admissions.

Your application number usually changes because you created more than one account and those accounts have been merged. Applicants are only allowed one account at Universityadmissions.se.

This may delay the processing of your application. It's important that you note the new application number if you contact University Admissions.

If you've applied for a Swedish Institute Scholarship, you should contact them directly to let them know the application number has changed. This will allow them to connect your admissions application to your scholarship application. Failure to do so could affect your chances of receiving a scholarship from them.

By the time you receive your admissions results, the application deadlines for applying for scholarships have most likely passed.

You can check with the university you've applied to, to see if they have any scholarships still available for application. Otherwise, you will need to research scholarship opportunities on your own - Google may be of help.

You can also find more scholarship information at Study in Sweden.

If you applied for a scholarship from the Swedish Institute for a programme that begins in the autumn semester, you should receive notification from them around the time you receive your admissions results. The Swedish Institute will be unable to give you any information regarding the result of your scholarship application before then and they ask for your patience.

If you applied for a scholarship from a university, it is up to them to determine when you will receive a decision on your application. You should consult the university´s website for further information.

See Scholarships on Universityadmissions.se for more information.

University Admissions in Sweden is not responsible for the scholarship process and is unable to answer your questions. Please direct them to the Swedish Institute or the university you have applied to.

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