Sweden 2013/14 - student fees and grants

Country: Sweden
Date of publication: 2014
Fees - first cycle (euro): -
Fees - second cycle (euro): -
Fees - note: No fees for Swedish/EU students
Grants - note: 67 % of students receive grants
Need-based grant (euro): max 3167
Merit-based grant (euro): -

National student fee

No fees for Swedish/EU/EFTA/EEA students.

Other students pay fees since autumn 2011. Higher education institutions determine the size of the fees, based on the principle of full cost coverage.

Student grants

Grants of SEK 707/week (3 063/month) for nine months per year are universally available. The maximum per year is 27 567 SEK. 67 % of students received grants in 2012.

Loans

Loans of SEK 1 549/week (6 712/month) nine months per year are universally available.

Students with children can receive an extra grant. It is also possible for some students to receive further supplementary loans and loans for additional costs in connection to their studies. This concerns, for example, students with necessary additional costs for double housing, travel, musical instruments, etc.

Tax benefit for student's parents

No tax benefits for parents and family allowances.

Family allowances

 No tax benefits for parents and family allowances.



Source: Eurydice, National Student Fee and Support Systems 2013/2014, 2015/2016, 2016/2017
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