Embark on a unique journey of cultural exchange by applying for the ASEM DUO- Sweden Fellowship Program 2024. Introduced in 2010, this program was established with a noble aim-to foster exchanges of participants between Sweden and the 21 Asian nations. It operates on a balanced basis, where a pair of individuals, one from Sweden and the other from an Asian country, are exchanged in an educational cooperative pact, offering a truly enriching experience.
The 2024/2025 DUO-Sweden course will begin in August 2024 and operate until September 2025. Often, an academic university in Sweden applies on behalf of the two universities and participants who desire to participate in the exchange.
The two participating institutions from Sweden and Asia joined to organize the exchange course. So, people desiring to participate in exchanges are recommended to contact the applicable offices at their home universities to file a request for this course.
The scholarship course is restricted to one semester or an additional four months, whichever comes earlier. Therefore, if you are an undergraduate or Master’s student at an institution from one of the participating nations, contact your institutional administration to discover how to make an application.
Benefits
Assigned partakers from Sweden and Partaking Asian nations will get the advantages mentioned below:
- As a participant from an Asian university, you will receive a stipend of $3,805.85, ensuring your financial needs are taken care of during the exchange. Similarly, Swedish students in pairs will be awarded the same amount, recognizing the value of their participation in this program.
- If the exchange is carried out with a Middle and Reduced salary nation, the Asian student will obtain $4,349.02, and the Swedish student obtain $3,261.76.
Qualification
To be qualified, you are required to satisfy the measures below:
- Applicants are required to be nationals and residents of the 21 partaking Asian nations.
- Candidates for the course are required to be undergraduates and graduate students who are presently registered in institutions.
- Partakers are required to keep their student’s status from the period of application till the period they are involved in the exchange course.
The exchange often operates on the following majors:
- An academic university in Sweden and an academic university in one of the partaking Asian nations are required to have educational cooperative arrangements and international consensus.
- The host Swedish university has to choose a European Union citizen student, who is forwarded to the Asian host university, which then carries out the same.
Application
The application process for this program is a collaborative effort between the Swedish home university and the Asian host university. The Swedish home university will make an application on behalf of the two universities, ensuring a smooth and efficient process. Candidates are encouraged to reach out to their home university to express their interest in partaking in this life-changing course.
Your request file, to be presented at your home university and later presented by the Swedish home university on your behalf, is required to attach the following:
- A concluded online request application form
- Copy of cooperation consensus or Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation between joint universities in Sweden and Asia.
- The statement of purpose, signed by the head of the Swedish Higher Education Institution, aims to establish a new cooperation consensus.
- The paired candidate has a copy of their passport.
- You will also attach a copy of your results or transcripts.