Tuition and Scholarships

TUITION FEES (BSc, MSc & PhD)

BSc programs: 100 000 SEK / year
MSc programs: 150 000 SEK / year
PhD programs: free of charge

Who is required to pay?

EU/EEA/Swiss citizens
Citizens of an EU/EEA country or Switzerland are not required to pay tuition fees.
Non-EU/EEA citizens
Non-EU/EEA citizens are generally required to pay tuition fees. There are however some exceptions to this general rule.

SSE follows the same regulations regarding tuition fees as all public universities in Sweden. Check if you are required to pay here.

The fees at SSE are paid in installments (1 per semester) and are due before the semester starts (1 June, 31 December, 31 August, 31 December, etc.).

In case you don't need to pay the tuition fee, you will be asked to provide a proof of your status (e.g. EU/EEA passport, decision from the Migration Board granting you the residence permit in Sweden). It is your status by the payment deadline that defines whether you are required to pay or not. E.g. if you are in the process of receiving EU passport or Swedish residence permit and you get it before June 1, you are not required to pay. If you receive it after June 1, you are required to pay the fees for the first semester, but will be exempted from paying for the next one.

TUITION FEES (MBA)

MBA program: 495 000 SEK (excl. of VAT of 25%) for all participants regardless of citizenship. For more information on tuition fee for SSE MBA, click here.

Scholarships administrated by SSE:

SSE's Full and Half Scholarships (BSc & MSc)

A number of SSE scholarships are offered every year to fully or partially cover the tuition fee for the MSc / BSc programs.

Af Jochnick Scholarships (MSc)

Two scholarships are available every year, exclusively for applicants from Eastern Europe (including Moldova, Macedonia, Azerbadjan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia) and Turkey. These scholarships fully cover the tuition fee for the MSc program. Funding for additional expenses, such as living costs, is not included in the scholarships. You can read more here.

American Friends of SSE Scholarship (MSc)

One scholarship is available for the intake 2022, exclusively for applicants from North America (citizens of USA or Canada). This scholarship fully covers the tuition fee for the MSc program. Funding for additional expenses, such as living costs, is not included in the scholarships. You can read more here.

Carl Silfvén Scholarship (MSc)

One to two scholarships are available. Each scholarship covers fully the tuition fees for the MSc program, plus living expenses for SEK 100,000 a year, plus travelling expenses for SEK 20,000.

To be eligible for this scholarship, an applicant should:

have a significant working experience in a Swedish company in Sweden or abroad and choose to leave the current working position to become a student at the school
not have any previous higher education in Business or Economics
have achieved good merits both in school and on the practical level

Catarina and Sven Hagströmer Scholarship (MSc)

Two scholarships are available for the intake 2022, exclusively for applicants from China. These scholarships fully cover the tuition fee for the MSc program. Funding for additional expenses, such as living costs, is not included in the scholarship.

SSE - Swedish Program Scholarship (MSc)

The Swedish Program and the Stockholm School of Economics offer a joint scholarship for the Swedish Program Alumni who choose to continue their studies joining one of the Master Programs at SSE. The SSE-Swedish Program Scholarship offers full tuition fees for one Swedish Program Alumni accepted to one of the Master Programs at SSE. Read more here!

UniCredit Foundation Master Scholarships (MSc)

Description:

The UniCredit Foundation offers one student of the MSc in Economics at SSE a scholarship. The recipient of the scholarship receives €15,000 per two academic years (in 3 instalments).

Eligibility:

Eligible scholars must be nationals of one of the EU or EEA countries included in the perimeter in which UniCredit operates (that is Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia).

Application:

A separate application for the scholarship is not necessary. On the basis of merit, and in accordance with the selection procedure for the MSc in Economics at SSE, the Department of Economics will nominate a shortlist of three potential recipients from all eligible applicants to the MSc program. These nominees will be contacted and asked for consent to forward their data to the UniCredit Foundation. The UniCredit Foundation will then choose the scholarship recipients from the shortlist.

Read about the initiative here.

Scholarships administrated by other parties:

Swedish Institute (BSc & MSc)

The Swedish Institute (SI), a government agency, administers over 500 scholarships each year for students and researchers coming to Sweden to pursue their objectives at a Swedish university.

Find out more about scholarships offered by SI.

Global Study Award Scholarship (BSc & MSc)

Students from around the world (over 18 years) can apply if they’ve taken an IELTS exam and can show a copy of their International Student Identity Card. The winners will be selected based on how the students plan to make an impact on society, and improve their intercultural skills through their studies.

Read more here!

Scholarship program SOCAR (BSc & MSc)

Citizens of Azerbaijan can be eligible for one of the scholarships offered by SOCAR.

Read more here!

Scholarships for Slovak citizens (BSc, MSc & PhD)

The Government of the Slovak Republic approved the establishment of the National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic for the support of mobility of students, PhD students, university teachers, researchers and artists in 2005. The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic (NSP) is funded by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic.

The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic supports study/research/teaching/artistic mobility of international students, PhD students, university teachers, researchers and artists at higher education institutions and research organisations. It supports two-way mobility - international scholarship holders to Slovakia, as well as Slovak scholarship holders abroad. The programme offers scholarships to cover living costs during the stay and travel allowances (all categories in case of scholarship holders from Slovakia; students and PhD students in case of international scholarship holders).

Read more here!

Bolashak Scholarship (MSc)

In 1993, Kazakhstan was the first Central Asian country to launch a presidential scholarship program, ‘Bolashak’, for international study. ‘Bolashak’, which means ‘future’ in Kazakh, speaks to the importance Kazakhstan puts on educating its youth at the best universities in the world. The Bolashak Programme is an all-expenses paid scholarship sponsored by awarded to high-performing students from Kazakhstan for graduate study at an overseas university. Upon completion of their graduate degree, Bolashak scholars are required to return to work in Kazakhstan for at least five years. The program is designed to train future leaders in business, international relations, law, science, engineering and other key fields.

Read more here!

Chinese Scholarship Council (MSc)

Chinese citizens can be eligible for one of the scholarships offered by the Chinese Scholarship Council, CSC. They offer a limited number of scholarships for studies at selected SSE's MSc programs.

Read more here!

ERASMUS+ Master loans (MSc)

Higher education students who have been accepted for a full Master's study programme in another Erasmus+ Programme Country can apply for a loan to contribute to their costs. Your destination country must be different from your country of residence, and from that where you obtained your Bachelor's degree.

Read more here!

Fullbright Scholarship Program (MSc)

For American students wishing to study at graduate level in Sweden.

Read more here!

"Study a Master's" scholarship from educations.com (MSc)

The scholarship will be awarded for the fall/autumn semester of 2022 and is open to students from any country who will be studying a master’s degree abroad at a European university or graduate school.

The application period ends on May 16, 2022.
Read more and apply here!

Aga Khan Foundation - International Scholarship Programme (MSc & PhD)

The Aga Khan Foundation provides a limited number of scholarships each year for postgraduate studies to outstanding students from select developing countries who have no other means of financing their studies, in order to develop effective scholars and leaders and to prepare them for employment, primarily within the AKDN. Scholarships are awarded on a 50% grant : 50% loan basis through a competitive application process once a year in June or July. The Foundation gives priority to requests for Master's level courses but is willing to consider applications for PhD programmes, only in the case of outstanding students who are highly recommended for doctoral studies by their professors and who need a PhD for the fulfilment of their career objectives (academic or research oriented).

The Foundation accepts applications from nationals of the following countries: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Madagascar and Mozambique. In France, Portugal, UK, USA and Canada, applications are accepted from those who are originally from one of the above developing countries, are interested in development-related studies and who have no other means of financing their education.

Read more here!

The German Academic Exchange Service (MSc, PhD & PostDoc)

"Every year, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) supports well over 100,000 German and international students and researchers around the globe – making it the world's largest funding organisation of its kind.

DAAD scholarships are aimed primarily at graduates, doctoral students and postdocs and are awarded for study and research visits to universities and non-university research institutions in Germany. In some programmes, internships are also funded."

Read more here!

The Swedish Bank Research Foundation (PhD & PostDoc)

The Swedish Bank Research Foundation (Bankforskningsinstitutet, BFI) supports academic research on financial institutions and markets.

Personal scholarships for PhD students for up to one year at a time and grants to cover certain expenses directly associated with the research. Supplementary grants to cover the cost of special expenses essential to a particular project may be available under certain circumstances. Applications for these grants are made on a separate form. Travel grants may also be considered.

In order to stimulate applied banking research the Foundation also welcomes applications from post-doc researchers that conduct well-qualified academic research within the research field. Post-doc grants are awarded as personal stipends and as grants to cover certain expenses directly associated with the research. Supplementary grants to cover the cost of special research expenses that are essential to a particular project may be available under certain circumstances. Applications for these grants are made on a separate form. Travel grants may also be considered.

Read more here!