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:

• Each semester, you need to declare on csn.se the exact number of credits you will get in the upcoming semester. (You have until 4 weeks into the semester to apply). For a given semester, you must register at least 15 credits to be eligible for a grant for that semester.
  • As a PhD student, you will be studying for a total of 4 years to get 240 credits. However, only credits from the courses count for CSN, not the credits from the licentiate or the thesis

After your grant is approved:

• Chalmers will automatically register your credits on Ladok, and CSN will look at them there.
• When your salary changes (e.g., after licenciate or usual union negociation) you must update it on CSN via Mina Sidor.