Instructions and application form for MFS/Erasmus+ scholarships

1. Upload a description of your project. It should be thorough, logically structured and well-written in English. Upload it as a pdf, maximum five pages, including references. Write in Times New Roman, 12pt, 1 line spacing.

The description should include:

• Background information of the selected country, location and research topic.
• Short personal statement motivating why you want to carry out international fieldwork.  
• Objectives and research questions of the project.
• Relevance of the study (provide an overview of the relevant academic research in the area).
• The project´s relation to ongoing research at SLU.
• Proposed data collection and analysis methodology.
• Relevant ethical, safety and logistical considerations:

• • Is an ethical permit required?
  • Are there safety risks or concerns to address?
  • Will you need specific permits to any locations or facilities?

• Describe how your project relates to one or several of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
• The field study must be relevant to your program or subject and linked to at least one of Sweden’s strategies for development cooperation in the host country.
• Timeline for your entire project, outlined in a week-by-week overview of all the important steps you plan to take during your field study.  You are allowed to familiarise yourself with your surroundings and register that time as part of the fieldwork.
• A simple budget for the field study. It should include the different costs you expect to have during the study, and the incomes you will have (e.g. this scholarship, CSN contribution, additional scholarship, personal contribution).

Alternative plan: Please describe how you will go about adapting your project plan if it needs to be revised, for example due to changing circumstances while in the field. What are your alternatives and available resources? For example, this could concern contact with academic supervisor at SLU, on-site supervisor in the selected country, laboratory equipment, alternative interviewees, reconfiguration of survey material etc.

2. Upload a letter from the supervisor at SLU

The supervisor for your thesis should state whether the study has been accepted as a thesis project or not. The supervisor should also confirm the theoretical and professional relevance of your study and ensure its alignment with your intended degree. The letter has to be signed. Note that the supervisor should review and accept the project description before you submit it with your application.

3. Letter from on-site supervisor in the selected country

This letter shall state that the supervisor in the selected country will provide general advice regarding the study, introduce the student to people who may be of help, as well as assist with logistical concerns. It should be signed and include her/his affiliation to a certain organisation or university and contact information.

4. Copy of your Passport

5. Extract from Ladok indicating that you are an SLU student and your credits taken.

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