As a PhD student, you are studying part-time and can be eligible for a Student Grant / Loan.

Learn more and check your eligibility here: https://www.csn.se/languages/english/student-grants-and-loans-for-studies-in-sweden.html#

Key info:

• The grant is around 1 300 SEK/month.
• Typical interest rate for the loan is 2%.
• You can take a maximum of 25 years to repay your loan, and it must be fully repaid by the time you turn 64.

How to apply

• Log in to csn.se and go to Mina sidor
• Click on “Studiemedel”, then "Ansök om studiemedel”
• As a PhD, fill in the form as seen below:

• As a PhD student, you will study for 4 years to get 240 credits in total. As a result, here are the number of credits you should declare depending on how much teaching you have:
  • 10% teaching (4.5 years employment): 27 credits per semester
  • 20% teaching (5 years employment): 24 credits per semester

After your grant is approved:

• (todo: how/when to send credits certificates?)
• When your salary changes (e.g., after licenciate or usual union negociation) you must notify CSN via Mina Sidor.