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LETTER OF MOTIVATION
The SI Scholarships for the Western Balkans 2016/2017
FIRST NAME
LAST NAME
DATE OF BIRTH (YYYY-MM-DD)
CITIZENSHIP
CITY OF CURRENT RESIDENCE
OCCUPATION: STUDY or WORK?
CURRENT UNIVERSITY/WORKPLACE
APPLICATION NUMBER
if other, specify:
MASTER PROGRAMME(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.
RANKING
APPLICATION
CODE
MASTER’S PROGRAMME
Choose one
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INTRODUCTION
The goal of the Swedish Institute (SI) is for the scholarship holders to play an active role in the society in
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 Institute is 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 and region. In your answers below, please explain how you 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 your platform from which you have the motivation to contribute to development in your home
country.
[Relate to your ambitions, experiences, engagements, goals and skills. Max 600 characters incl. spaces]
Describe if you are active, and if so, in what way, in any network/organisation/project aiming to
influence development of policies or strategies relevant to forging closer relations between your home
country and the European Union.
(Max 600 characters incl. spaces, if applicable)
Describe a personal achievement/experience which demonstrates your leadership potential/skills.
[Max 600 characters incl. spaces]
Describe a current challenge and a related possibility/potential in your home country, connected to
Choose a subject/thematic area
and important for your country’s relation to the EU.
[Max 800 characters incl. spaces]
Elaborate on the professional skills that you need to develop, and on how you would be able to use
them to address the above-mentioned challenge and possibility.
[Relate it to your choice of master’s degree programme(s). Max 1000 characters incl. spaces]
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