Eligibility

Eligible study programmes at JU for spring 2026

HHJ

• Biomedical Laboratory Science focusing Clinical
  Physiology (bachelor)
• Occupational therapy (bachelor)
• Prosthetics and Orthotics (bachelor)
• Social Work
• Dental hygiene (bachelor)
• Nursing (bachelor)
• Gerontology (master)
• Specialist Nursing Programme in Elderly Care (master)

HLK

• Global studies (bachelor
• Media and Communication Science (bachelor)
• Global studies (master 2 years)
• Sustainable Communication (master 2 years)
• WorkS (master 2 years)

JIBS

• Civilekonom
• All 2-year master programmes (Digital Business, Strategic Entrepreneurship, Global management, International Logistics and Supply Chain Management, AEDA)

JTH

• Construction Engineering: Architectural Engineering (bachelor)
• Construction Engineering: Building Engineering/Civil Engineering (bachelor)
• Lighting design and Technology (bachelor)
• Sustainable Building Information Management (master)

Criterias

• You study one of the eligible study programmes and are about to do the thesis/essay.
• You meet the school's criteria to write a thesis/essay on the C/Bachelor or D/Master level.
• You are a Swedish citizen or have permanent residence permit in Sweden.
• International students must have had Residence Permit in Sweden for at least one year at the time of application.
• Nordic students must have been registered in Sweden for at least one year before receiving a MFS scholarship.
• European students must have had a Right of Residence permit in Sweden for at least one year at the time of application.
• You have not started PhD studies.

Additional requirements

• You have an interest in working in global engagement in a low and middle income country.
• The thesis project and field study must be related to and of relevance for one or more strategies of Swedish development co-operation, carried out in a country where Sweden conducts development co-operation, and have a specified connection with the subjects of your study programme.
• The field study has connection to ongoing research or international collaboration at JU, is recommended.
• The academic quality and relevance of the field study for the student's program or subject.
• The degree essay/report that is the result of your MFS must be written in English.
• The knowledge achieved from the thesis must be shared internally within JU as well as external stakeholders.
• Minimum length of MFS must be 8 weeks (56 days). Counted from the day you leave Sweden until the day you leave your visiting country.
• A student can only receive the MFS scholarship once on each study level, bachelor and master.
• A student is not allowed to combine several scholarships from SIDA for the same project.