Samfonden - The Karlstad Teachers’ Training College Memorial Fund

Six scholarships of SEK 5.000 each are awarded to students within the teacher training programmes and child and youth education programmes.

The scholarship is primarily a travel grant to students conducting a project, e.g. degree project, abroad. The scholarship is only available to students at Karlstad University. The annual call for applications takes place during March. An additional call is held in October if one or both of the scholarships were not awarded during the spring application round.

Examples of purposes that may qualify for a scholarship:

  • Contribution to cover costs for studies abroad, for example, placement or project work.
  • Contribution to cover costs for studies abroad within the specified subject area.

The application should be individual and relate to a specific project.

The application should include:

  • Cover letter
  • CV / Resume
  • Official Transcript of Records (Ladok)
  • Certificate from teacher/supervisor at Karlstad University that the exchange will take place
  • Certificate from contact person in the host country (if no certificate can be received from contact person or organisation in the host country, ask the teacher or supervisor at Karlstad University for certificate)
  • Presentation of project plan

The application must be submitted to The Scholarship Committee no later than March 31 or October 31.

Incomplete applications and applications submitted after deadline will not be processed. Documents included in the application should be submitted as attachments.

If you have any questions regarding the application, please contact Daniel Kristiansson, secretary of the Scholarship Committee: daniel.kristiansson@kau.se.

The application will be assessed based on the following criteria:

  • Previous study results within the field related the scholarship
  • Feasibility of the proposed project

The Scholarship Committee, including student and PhD student representatives, decides whom will be awarded a scholarship.

APPLY – the current vacancy announcement is displayed, but applications may only be submitted during the current application period, 1–31 October.