Application

The following documents must be uploaded:

1. Copy of passport (often needed to be valid 6 months after your return from abroad)
2. Residence permit (if applicable)
3. Transcript of records (get it at Service Center)
4. Curriculum vitae (CV)
5. Project plan according to the template (including careful description of the connection to the Swedish development strategies and JU collaboration, budget specifying cost of living, accommodation, transportation, plan how to share the new knowledge etc)
6. Invitation letter from the host institution/organisation
7. JU academic contact's or thesis supervisor's confirmation of the application
   
8. Other recommendations related to previous international experiences, global issues and developing countries, if possible.

All application documents must be in English and as pdf!

Note! Students can only apply for MFS at the university where they are admitted for studies, not at any other Swedish universities. JU students apply at JU only.

Writing in pairs

If you are writing your thesis together with another student/-s, mark that in your application. You make one online application per person.

The Project plan and Invitation letter must be the same for both of you. Copy of passport, residence permit, CV, Transcript of records and any recommendations are individual for each student.

Assessment criteria:

1. The study is carried out in a country where Sweden conducts development co-operation and connected to
   one or more strategies of relevance to Swedish development co-operation in the host country,
2. The field study's connection to ongoing research or international collaboration at JU
3. Academic quality of the field study
4. The relevance of the field study for the host country / host organization and the student's study programme
5. Feasibility of the project
6. Ethical feasibility
7. Personal suitability and maturity to complete the field study
8. Ability to produce the thesis in English or the official language of the host country
9. The field study's arrangements with special regard to safety aspects
10. Reasonableness of the applicant's budget
11. Plan to share knowledge with internal and external stakeholders.

Only complete applications will be processed and evaluated.

The results will be announced within approx 3 weeks after the application deadline.

For essential application information read "Application Guidelines" carefully.