ASEM DUO-SWEDEN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME - SWEDAN

Due to the unique nature of this program, in order to be eligible, the following are required: Your exchange fulfills all three requirements below:

1. An educational institution in Sweden (home institution) and an educational institution in Asia (host institution) have established an academic cooperative arrangement/inter-institutional agreement; and
2. The Swedish home institution has selected an EU national student enrolled at the home institution to send to the Asian host institution, and such selection has been accepted by the Asian host institution; and
3. The same Asian host institution has selected an Asian student enrolled at the host institution to send to the Swedish home institution, and such selection had been accepted by the same Swedish home institution.

Stated amount: 366,711 DUO-Sweden 2024/25 is for exchange projects, which will start from August 2024 and end before September 2025 to avoid duplication of implementation period of exchange projects selected by DUO-Sweden in the ensuing years. The selection of DUO-Sweden 2024/25 is made ONLY once a year. In this respect, those who are planning to exchange in Spring Semester of 2025 (January-August 2025) shall apply for DUO-Sweden 2024/

1. The duration of fellowship is limited to one semester (or 4 months, whichever comes earlier). The amount of the fellowships is standardized as follows: 3,500 Euros for Asian student and 3,500 Euros for Swedish students in a pair, in high income country. For Middle and Low income countries the Asian student get 4,000 Euros and the Swedish student get 3,000 Euros. The duration of exchange should be at least one semester and the scholarship is only available for those studying full-time (minimum 24 ECTS/16 weeks). Exchange of less than one semester is NOT allowed. If a semester is longer than 4 months in the visiting institution, fellowship will be given for 4 months. (A definition of fulltime study in Sweden is 30 ECTS credits per semester, which is in general 20 weeks.) In the event that a student exchange lasts for a fewer number of weeks than granted, then the scholarship will be adjusted on a pro-rata basis and repayment of the funds provided will be required. Number of Fellowship is the subject to availability, for more please visit official website.

No information available. Application material Submission

1. Filling out an Online Application Form ONLY
2. A Copy of Cooperation Agreement (or Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation) between paired institutions OR declaration of intention to set up new cooperation agreement, signed by Head of Swedish Higher Education Institution
3. A copy of passport of paired applicants
4. A copy of transcript of paired applicants (should include the grades up to the most recent semester) Application Submission
5. An Online application form for DUO-Sweden can be found on the following link
6. Enter your ID and password on the LOGIN page to fill out an online application.
7. Home (Swedish) institution should fill out the whole application including the information of Host (Asian) Institution. Application Form in PDF format can be downloaded at the banner of Forms.
8. The rest of the documents (cooperation agreement, passport copy, and transcript) can be uploaded in the last step of the application process.
9. Once completed, please make it sure to submit your application by clicking “submit” button. Home Institution should get a confirmation email from the Secretariat within 3 days after completion of submission. If you don’t get a confirmation email, please contact admin2@asemduo.org promptly.