Scholarship for research in the Swedish language, literature and area studies for the year 2026

The SWEA International Scholarship, in the amount of USD 15 000, will be awarded to a well-merited Doctoral Candidate in the Swedish Language, Literature and/or Area Studies. It is addressed specifically to candidates who are well into the process of writing their dissertations. The candidate must be residing permanently outside Sweden and be studying at a non-Swedish university. The application form and criteria for the Scholarship are available in Swedish on SWEA International’s website: https://swea.org/stipendier/litteraturstipendiet/.
Deadline for submission of applications and supporting letters is January 15th, 2026.
Applications will be evaluated by an independent jury.
In the beginning of March, the jury will present a suitable candidate for the literature scholarship and the recipient is notifi ed of the award. The formal decision will be made at SWEA International´s Annual Meeting on APril 25, 2026, after which all applicants will be notified of the recipient of the scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded at the dinner at SWEA Sveriges sommardagar (SWEA Sweden Summer Days) in Malmö, Sweden in August 2026.