We list 10 scholarships for Nigerian Students in Sweden, with the deadline, study level and eligibility of each one taken from the award's own terms. 3 of them are fully funded. 5 state eligibility that includes Nigerian applicants. Awards with a known closing date are listed soonest first.
United Kingdom
40
United States
37
Australia
27
Canada
20
China
12
Italy
10
Sweden
Germany
9
United Arab Emirates
9
Belgium
8
Japan
8
Switzerland
8
Netherlands
6
Russia
6
Thailand
6
Denmark
5
New Zealand
5
Saudi Arabia
5
Singapore
5
Austria
4
Brazil
4
Ireland
4
Turkey
4
France
3
Norway
3
Qatar
3
Spain
2
Written from the 10 awards on this page — every figure below is counted from what the awards themselves state. 5 min read.
This page collects 10 scholarships in Sweden open to Nigerian students. Every award here is tied to a Swedish institution or a Swedish funding body, and the list spans bachelor's and master's study. Five of the ten carry no funding label at all, so read each award page before you build a shortlist around it.
Sweden is not a cheap destination, and the awards on this page reflect that reality in different ways. Some cover tuition only. Some cover tuition and living costs. A smaller number add travel or health insurance. What follows is what the awards themselves say in writing, not what they might stretch to.
Three awards are listed as fully funded and two as partially funded. The remaining five do not state a funding level, so this page makes no claim about them either way.
Across the whole list, the benefits named in the award text break down like this:
The gap between 8 and 5 matters. Tuition is the benefit most Swedish awards will put in writing; living costs are named less often. If you are budgeting from Lagos or Abuja, treat living costs as the line item you must confirm yourself, award by award, rather than assuming it travels with a tuition waiver.
Master's study dominates: 8 of the 10 awards sit at master's level. One is at bachelor's level. That skew is worth noting before you spend money on a bachelor's application to Sweden, because the funded routes are concentrated at postgraduate level.
Fields named across the list are spread thin, one award each:
Where a duration is stated, it reads as 1–2 years for master's and 3 years for bachelor's, with one award naming 2 years or 120 credits. Swedish master's programmes commonly run one or two years, so a one-year award and a two-year award are not interchangeable when you are planning fees and rent.
Five of the ten awards state that Nigerians may apply. Of those five, 2 name Nigeria or the region in their eligibility text, and 3 carry no nationality restriction. The other five awards do not state an eligibility position on the award itself. That is not a refusal; it means the nationality question is unanswered on the page, and you should confirm it with the provider before you pay for a transcript courier.
For context on the wider picture, the UNESCO Institute for Statistics counted 412 Nigerian students in Sweden in 2024, ranking the country 29th as a source of students there. Sweden is a small destination for Nigerian students compared with the UK or Canada, which is part of why the funding pool on this page is only ten awards deep.
The requirements stated across these awards are modest on paper and heavy in practice:
Five awards naming an English test is the single largest administrative cost on this list. Budget for the test, the score report and the courier separately, and book early enough that your score arrives before the award deadline rather than after it. Only one award states a minimum degree class, so your class of degree is less of a filter here than your documents and your timing.
Nine of the ten 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 closing then. The undated majority means the Swedish admissions cycle, not this page, will set your rhythm.
The next award to close is the Adlerbert Study Scholarships 2026-2027 at Chalmers University of Technology, which closes 15 January. It is a partial award at master's level. The Lund University Global Scholarship 2027 is listed as fully funded for bachelor's and master's study, with a February 2027 deadline aligned to admission deadlines. The Swedish Scholarships for International Students (SISGP) 2027 is fully funded and directs you to its details for the deadline. Also on the list are the Uppsala University Scholarship 2026, the Chalmers IPOET Scholarships 2026-2027, and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology Scholarships 2027.
Providers represented include Lund University, Chalmers University of Technology, Mid Sweden University, Linköping University and Dalarna University.
Start with the five awards that state Nigerians may apply, because those are the ones where your nationality is not an open question. Within that group, separate the fully funded from the partial, then check whether living costs appear in the award text. An award that covers tuition only still leaves you funding rent, food and insurance in Swedish kronor from your own pocket.
Next, match the level. If you are applying with a B.Sc or HND and aiming at master's study, the eight master's awards are your field. If you are applying with WAEC or NECO for a bachelor's, you are looking at a single award on this page, so widen your search well beyond Sweden.
Then read the requirement list for each award you keep. If it names an English test, that is a cost and a waiting period you must start now. If it names recommendation letters, approach your referees early, because Nigerian academics are asked for these constantly and a rushed letter reads like one.
Open the award pages linked above and read the eligibility text yourself. For the five awards that do not state a nationality position, email the provider and ask directly whether Nigerian applicants are considered, and whether the award covers living costs or tuition alone. Keep the reply.
Work backwards from the January and February deadlines. Transcripts, attestation and courier delivery from Nigeria take time, and the award deadline is not the same as the admission deadline. Confirm both. Where a deadline says "see details", treat that as unfinished business rather than a date you can assume.
Ten awards is a short list, and five of them are unclear on funding. Apply to more than one, keep your documents in one folder, and do not let a single rejection end the plan.
The Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals (SISGP) offer an exceptional opportunity for Nigerian students seeking to pursue a fully funded master’s degree in Sweden. Designed for future leaders and change-makers, this prestigious scholarship is open to applicants with demonstrated professional experience and leadership potential. With full coverage of tuition fees, generous monthly stipends, travel grants, and insurance, SISGP supports talented individuals from Pakistan and other eligible countries in advancing their academic and professional goals in one of the world’s most innovative and socially progressive nations.
*UNESCO Institute for Statistics, inbound internationally mobile students from Nigeria, 2024.
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