Current scholarships

Music Scholarship from the Sven Hedén Foundation 

• Eligibility requirements: "Applicants must be under 25 years of age and originate from either Mora or Malung, and preferably also reside there."
• Application deadline: 15 February 2026
• More information is available on the Municipality of Mora’s website (PDF in Swedish)

Vadstena Academy Scholarship Positions for Summer 2026

Deepen your understanding of the practical and artistic work behind an opera production – from rehearsals to the finished performance. Apply for a scholarship position as, for example, an orchestra musician, assistant director, costume assistant, lighting assistant, make-up assistant or office assistant. 

• Application deadline: 16 February 2026
• Location: Vadstena​, Sweden
• Read more and apply at  Vadstenaakademien

Adlerbert Foreign Student Hospitality Foundation scholarship 2026

International guest students at the University of Gothenburg; including free movers, exchange students, guest researchers, and others at all levels (undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral) are welcome to apply, provided they do not intend to remain in Sweden after completing their studies, internship, or equivalent.

• Application Period 12 January – 12 February 2026
• Read more and apply on this page in the Student Portal

The Bertha Neubergh Scholarship Fund for Artistic Education and the Lars and Yvonne Gurmund Scholarship Fund

• Eligibility requirements: students in the fields of music and performing arts
• Application: via Canvas
• Scholarship amount: 4 scholarships of SEK 15,000 each
• Deadline 15 February 2026

Gothenburg Freemasons' music and singing scholarships

• Deadline 15 February 2026
• Read more and apply 

The John Andersson Family Foundation of Anderslöv (JAA)

• Eligibility requirements: Students with a classical specialization (for vocal students, a folk music specialization is also eligible) and Swedish citizenship.
• SEK 142,500 each awarded to four higher-education students
• Application period: 1 February–1 March 2026
• More information is available on the Malmö Academy of Music website.

Birgitta Cleve and Einar Björkander Scholarship

• Eligibility requirements: Students studying classical music and opera from the second year onwards.
• Apply through Canvas.
• Deadline 18 March 2026

The Holger Gustavsson foundation for students with bowed string instruments

• Apply via Canvas
• Deadline 22 March 2026

The Lindeqvist Foundation Donation Fund

Scholarship for financially needy students registered in Sweden between the ages of 18 and 24, for artistic vocational training or degree work, in all subject areas. Your education or degree work must begin no earlier than 1 July of the application year and no later than 30 June of the following year.

• The application period closes on 30 April.
• Please attach the following documents:

1. Proof of identity no older than 3 months. Applicants must be between 18 and 24 years of age when the application period ends on 30 April.
2. Final tax assessment for the 2024 income year
3. Admission certificate, certificate from a teacher or similar confirming participation in education.

• Apply in the application portal via Göteborgs stad. 
  Select application: F8 Stiftelsen Makarna Lindeqvist 2026.

West Swedish Cultural Foundation

• Applications are open until 15 September each year.
• Apply via kulturfonden.se