Faculty of Medicine's travel grant

As of June 15, 2025, applications for travel grants must be submitted after returning home.

Students at the Faculty of Medicine can apply for a travel grant from the faculty for study abroad. A grant can also be sought for visa and vaccination costs and any costs relating to a placement at a hospital. You must be registered as a student at the Faculty of Medicine throughout the period of the exchange studies. The grant can be offered on no more than two occasions. The travel grant is given on the condition that you stay at the host destination during the period abroad.

You can apply for the grant at any time. The grant applies only for studies that yield a credit transfer within the programme. Funds are also provided for study abroad within the university-wide agreements.

In order to receive the travel grant from the Faculty of Medicine, it is required to do the digital pre-departure course (ReadySetGo) before the mobility abroad.

Go to the pre-departure course ReadySetGo (Canvas learning platform)

Travel grants are not accorded in the following cases:

• Mobility abroad to study destinations that the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs advices against all travel to. Costs that arise during the time that there is such an advice against travel to the study destination, are not granted. If such an advice against travel to the study destination arises during the mobility period, the student must go home within 30 days, in order to continue to be entitled to the travel grant.
• Studies that have been granted scholarships via Crafoord Foundation, Nordplus, Erasmus, MFS, Linnaeus Palme or other scholarships that exceed the amount of SEK 15,000.
• Conferences
• IFMSA
• Tuition fees
• Commuting costs

Grant amounts

You must be away at least 15 working days to be eligible for the scholarship.* The amounts below assume that you have expenses and clear receipts corresponding to at least these amounts.

• For studies outside Europe, you can receive up to SEK 5,000 for travel costs (refers to flights, trains, buses and the like).
• For studies within Europe, you can receive up to SEK 2,500 for travel costs (refers to flights, trains, buses and the like).
• Vaccination and visa costs are granted with a maximum of SEK 2,500 (health certificate counts as vaccination).
• Healthcare-related fees such as trespassing fees and fees for supervision at hospitals (not university-related fees) are granted with a maximum of SEK 1,500. This type of fee is unusual and does not usually occur in exchanges with partner universities.
• Students who travel by train round trip to the study destination can be granted up to SEK 1,000 extra in travel allowance for presentation of receipts. For a single journey by train, up to SEK 500 is granted. The extra train allowance requires that the entire journey is made by train.

*exception for the Specialist Nursing and Midwifery program who are eligible for the scholarship for 10 working days abroad

Application 

ReadySetGo – Before You Travel

Before your trip, you need to complete the ReadySetGo preparation course.

Apply for Travel Grant – Immediately After Returning

Your application must be submitted within one month of your return and be complete with receipts and other requested information. Incomplete applications will not be processed.

Save your receipts in PDF format and attach them to your application. The receipts must clearly show what the expense is for:

• Travel ticket: Must show the date, destination, and traveler. If this information is not included, a bank statement with payment details must be attached. If you purchased tickets for more than just yourself, you must indicate who the receipt is for.
• Vaccination receipt: Must show which vaccination you received.

1. To have your application approved, you need to write a travel report. You can write the travel report on Lund University's central website.

2. Fill out and submit your application. Link to the travel grant application (web form, new tab).

3. You also need to register your bank account for the travel grant payment. Register your bank details and account (Employee Web).

Note: If you do not register your account, you will receive a payment slip by mail that you will need to cash in for a fee.

If you have questions about your application or your receipts, please direct them to resebidrag [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (resebidrag[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se).