Stockholm University - Stockholm Arbitration Scholarship (SAS)

Stockholm Arbitration Scholarship (SAS)

You get your full tuition fee covered for the one-year LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration Law (ICAL) at Stockholm University. The tuition is 90,000 SEK per academic year (about 8,000 EUR), and the scholarship pays all of it for the two semesters of the degree. Living costs are not included, so you pay for accommodation and daily expenses yourself. The Swedish law firm Vinge funds the award, and only one is given each year.

Who can apply

• You must already be admitted: You have a place on the ICAL LL.M. at Stockholm University.
• Nationality: You are a citizen of a country outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland, so you pay tuition fees in Sweden.
• Degree: You hold a first law degree (LL.B. or equivalent) with at least 180 ECTS in law from an internationally recognised university. You can also apply while in the final year of such a degree.
• English: You have English at level 'English 6' in the Swedish school system, roughly C1 to C2.
• One award only: You may apply for several scholarships, but you cannot hold another one at the same time as this.

How to apply

First get admitted to the ICAL LL.M. through the national portal University Admissions. That application runs from mid-October to mid-January, with one round per year and an autumn start. Admission results come out around late March. The scholarship application then opens for a few days, and all eligible admitted students are contacted directly with the exact dates. Selection weighs your law grades, relevant work or extracurricular experience, a statement of purpose and two references. Academic results and experience count most.

How realistic are your chances?

This award is cut narrowly. Only fee-paying students from outside the EU/EEA, already admitted to a single small programme of about 30 students, can apply, and just one scholarship is given each year. That keeps the pool small, but the one-per-year limit makes it genuinely competitive. If you have strong law grades plus real arbitration-related experience and secure your admission early, you are a serious candidate.