LETTER OF MOTIVATION

The Swedish Institute Visby Programme2018/2019

FIRST NAME
LAST NAME
DATE OF BIRTH (YYYY-MM-DD)
CITIZENSHIP / Choose one /
CITY OF CURRENT RESIDENCE
OCCUPATION / Choose one /
CURRENT UNIVERSITY/WORKPLACE
APPLICATION NUMBER

MASTERPROGRAMME(S)

Fill in the information requested below about the programme(s) which you have applied for and in what order/ranking you listed them when applying to University Admissions. If you apply to a programme, which has local admission (for example at Stockholm School of Economics), please enter 0000000 as your application number, above.

RANKING / APPLICATION CODE / MASTER’S PROGRAMME
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INTRODUCTION

The goal of the Swedish Institute (SI) is for the scholarship holders to play an active role in the societyin which they live. Your scholarship application should show an ambition to work with issues which, within your context and field of study/research, contribute to a global development in general and to the development of your country and region in particular.

The Swedish Instituteis looking for applicants who display both intellectual ability and leadership potential,with the prospect of becoming leaders in their chosen fields.Applicants should have a clear idea of how the scholarship will benefit their country andregion.In your answers below, please explain howyou qualify for a scholarship to Sweden. You should not repeat information already stated in your CV, but elaborate and expand on the driving forces in your life, and things that inspire you.

Describe a current challengeand a related possibility/potential, connected to*Click here to choose a subject/thematic areathat is important for your home country or region to address.
[Max 800 characters incl. spaces]
Describe yourplatform(e.g. experiences, engagements/networks, skills, ambitions) from which you have the potential to play an active role in addressing the above mentioned challenge.
[Max 800 characters incl. spaces]
Describe a previousaction(e.g. within a network, civil society or political organisation) that demonstrates your active citizenship for a positive development in your home country or region.
[Max 600 characters incl. spaces]
How would the scholarship period and planned education in Sweden strengthen your potential to address theabove mentioned challenge and possibility?
[Relate it to your choice of master’s degree programme(s). Max 1000 characters incl. spaces]

*Select a preferred subject/thematic area from the drop-down list (the complete list may also be found here).