Student financial aid in Sweden consists of grants and loans administered by the Swedish National Board of Student Aid, a Swedish government agency.
The loans and grants are normally approved for a maximum of twelve semesters, or 240 weeks.
[2] In 2024, weekly student aid for a full-time student was as follows:[3] In 2018 the interest rates for tuition fees were low at 0.13, with the average debt equivalent to $21,000, even though students borrow only for living expenses, as Swedish universities charge no tuition fees.
Students must meet basic requirements to receive financial aid.
[5] In Sweden, application and tuition fees apply for students who are not citizens of the EU, the EEA, a Nordic country or Switzerland and who apply for or enroll on studies at the bachelor’s or master’s level.