University of Gävle Scholarship for African Students in International Social Work

Eligibility Criteria

You must

• be a citizen of a country in Africa.
• show interest in the field of International Social Work, Development Studies, Eco-social Work and Green Social Work.
• rank the programme, Bachelor of Science in Social Work - Specialization International Social Work, as first priority at universityadmissions.se
• apply to the programme before the universityadmissions.se deadline 15 January 2021.
• pay the application fee and send supporting documents to universityadmissions.se in time. Deadline 1 February 2021.

Documentation to Send

• No extra documents need to be sent. We will use the documentation you submit with your programme application on universityadmissions.se.
• Your application ID from universityadmissions.se must be noted on the scholarship application form. It consists of 8 digits.

Selection Criteria

• Admission to the study programme
• Grades from upper secondary education
• Motivation Letter (Please find guidelines in the application below)
• Interview by representatives from the university and the Iyabo Theresa Ogionwo Memorial Foundation

Important Dates

Scholarship application period
16 December 2020 – 3 February 2021

Admissions results published by University Admissions
16 April, 2021

Interviews with the eight top candidates
20 - 22 April, 2021

Scholarship applicants receive the result from the University of Gävle
23 April, 2021 - Successful applicants will receive an email from the University of Gävle.
28 April, 2021 - Last day to sign the Conditions of Scholarship and accept the scholarship

Students who get nominated with at scholarship will be notified through email. Students that are granted a scholarship will receive a document stating "Conditions for University of Gävle Scholarship for African Students in International Social Work". The conditions can be found below.

• Conditions regarding University of Gävle Scholarship for African Students in International Social Work