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Sweden August 2026 intake: non-EU Master's round typically October 2025 — mid-January 2026

Halmstad University Scholarship

Halmstad University, on Sweden's west coast between Gothenburg and Malmö, offers tuition-fee scholarships to talented non-EU/EEA students admitted to its English-taught Master's programmes. Awards typically cover part or all of tuition and are decided on academic merit as part of admission. Halmstad is smaller and more accessible than Sweden's top-100 universities, with practical, employer-linked Master's in areas such as Embedded and Intelligent Systems, Network Forensics, Renewable Energy, Mechanical Engineering, and Digital Service Innovation. For Sri Lankan students, that makes it a realistic funded route into a Swedish engineering or IT Master's where the famous national scholarships are intensely competitive. The exact tuition coverage and number of awards are set each intake, so confirm the current terms for your programme.

Halmstad University

University-funded

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Value

Part or Full Tuition Reduction

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Duration

1–2 Year Master's

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Application

Assessed with admission

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Non-EU/EEA Fee-Paying Citizen

For citizens outside the EU/EEA/Switzerland who pay tuition at Swedish universities. Sri Lankan citizens are eligible. EU/EEA students study tuition-free and don't use this scheme.

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Academic Merit

Selection is merit-based from your Master's application. A strong upper-second or first-class Bachelor's from a recognised Sri Lankan university in a relevant field, with good core-subject grades, is competitive.

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Admission to an Eligible Master's

You must be admitted to a Halmstad English-taught Master's programme participating in the scholarship scheme. The tuition reduction attaches to admission — usually no separate scholarship form is needed.

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English Proficiency

Typically IELTS Academic 6.5 (no band below 5.5) or TOEFL iBT 90. Sri Lankan applicants from an English-medium degree may qualify via an MOI/exemption route — check Halmstad's language page for your programme.

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Apply via Universityadmissions.se

Submit your Master's application through the central Sweden admissions portal before the mid-January deadline, ranking your Halmstad programme, and pay the SEK 900 application fee.

Automatic scholarship assessment

For most programmes the tuition scholarship is assessed from the same application. Check the programme page in case a tick-box or short statement is required.

Admission and scholarship decision

Admission results are released in spring; the scholarship outcome (tier and amount) is communicated with or shortly after the offer.

Accept and apply for the residence permit

Accept your place, then apply for the Swedish student residence permit via Migrationsverket, showing your offer, scholarship letter, and the funds needed for living costs.

Why Halmstad University?

Halmstad is a modern Swedish university focused on innovation, health, and smart-systems research, with close links to regional industry. Its compact, employer-oriented Master's programmes and a coastal student town make it an accessible, lower-cost entry point to studying in Sweden, with the same 12-month post-study job-search permit as larger institutions.