Masters Scholarships for Nigerian Students in Sweden 2026-2027

What this page lists

This page collects 8 master's scholarships in Sweden open to Nigerian students. Every award here is at master's level, and every one is at a Swedish institution. Five providers appear by name: Lund University, Chalmers University of Technology, Mid Sweden University, Linköping University and Dalarna University.

The list is not uniform. Two awards are labelled fully funded and two are labelled partially funded. The remaining four do not state their funding level either way, so treat those as unknown until you read the award's own page. Seven of the eight name tuition as something they cover, four name living costs, and one names travel. Those counts describe what the awards say in writing, not what any award is obliged to pay.

Who can apply

Four of the eight awards are ones a Nigerian applicant can apply for. Of those four, one names Nigeria or the region in its eligibility text, and three carry no nationality restriction at all. The other four awards on this page do not state their eligibility, which means the answer sits in the award's own documentation, not here.

Sweden is a realistic destination for Nigerian graduates, though not a crowded one. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics recorded 412 Nigerian students in Sweden in 2024, placing Nigeria 29th among sending countries. That is a small community. It also means you are unlikely to find a large Nigerian network already in place at your chosen department, so plan for the practical side of the move yourself.

What a Nigerian qualification gives you

The route into these awards is a first degree or an HND. In practice that means a B.Sc, B.A, B.Eng, LLB, MBBS or HND. Both taught and research master's programmes appear among Swedish offerings, and the awards on this page sit alongside them.

Where an award states a minimum degree class, the wording to watch for is "upper second". On a Nigerian transcript that corresponds to Second Class Upper, or 2:1. Only one award on this page states a minimum degree class in its own text, so for the rest, check the individual award page before you assume a 2:2 rules you out. Whether an HND is accepted is decided by each university, not by this page, and Swedish admissions offices often assess Nigerian HND holders case by case.

What the applications ask for

The requirements stated across these awards are narrower than most applicants expect. Five awards ask for an English test score, naming IELTS or TOEFL. Two ask for letters of recommendation. One states a minimum degree class. One asks for work experience.

That English test figure is the one to plan around. Five of eight is a large share, and an IELTS or TOEFL slot in Lagos or Abuja can take weeks to secure, with the result following later. If you are targeting several awards on this page, book the test before you start drafting anything else. Fee waivers and exemptions exist at some institutions, but nothing in this brief confirms which of these awards grant them, so do not build your timeline on an assumption.

Two awards asking for recommendation letters is manageable. Approach your lecturers early, give them your CV and a draft statement, and expect to follow up more than once. Transcripts and courier costs will sit with you throughout, and Swedish document timelines rarely bend for late paperwork.

Deadlines and how they fall

Seven of the eight awards are undated on this page, one carries a specific date, one is still open, and one recurs. January is the busiest month, with one award falling in it. The pattern is not accidental: Swedish master's admission runs on a central calendar, and scholarship deadlines cluster around it.

The award closing soonest is the Adlerbert Study Scholarships 2026-2027 at Chalmers University of Technology, which closes on 15 January. That is 99 days from now. It is a partial award.

Others on the list follow the same rhythm. The Lund University Global Scholarship 2027 is fully funded and its deadline sits in February 2027, aligned with admission deadlines. The Mid Sweden University Scholarship 2026-2027 gives 17 January for university admission, with a February window after it. The Chalmers IPOET Scholarships 2026-2027 and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology Scholarships 2027 both align with the Swedish master's admission cycle in January. The University of Gothenburg Scholarships 2027 follow the same timeline.

Read that as one instruction: your application materials need to be finished before January, not during it.

Fields represented

The awards on this page spread across five subject areas, one each in Arts & Humanities, Computer Science & IT, Energy & Environment, Engineering, and Natural Sciences. There is no concentration in any single field, so the list suits a general search rather than a narrow one. If your subject is not among those five, this particular page is unlikely to hold your award.

What to do next

• Open the Adlerbert Study Scholarships page first. It is the only award here with a firm, near date.
• Book an IELTS or TOEFL test now if you have not already. Five awards on this list ask for one.
• Request transcripts from your institution this week. Nigerian transcript processing and courier delivery take longer than most application windows allow.
• Ask two lecturers for recommendation letters, and give them your CV and draft statement to work from.
• Check the eligibility text on each award page yourself. Four of the eight do not state it here.
• Confirm whether your degree class meets the stated minimum on the one award that names one.
• Work backwards from January. The Swedish admission cycle does not move.

Eight awards is a short list, and four of them are open to you on the evidence given. The work is in the documents, the test score and the timing, not in the number of applications you file.