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Apply for STINT Teaching Sabbatical

Published Jun 09, 2025

STINT Teaching Sabbatical is a programme that offers researchers and teachers the opportunity to spend the autumn semester of 2026 at one of STINT's thirteen partner campuses in Botswana, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and the USA.

Apply before 30 August 2025

KTH's internal application is open until 30 August. To apply, you as a candidate must complete and send the Nomination Form in Word format (docx 1.2 MB)  to Bassam Kayal, bassamk@kth.se , at KTH's International Relations Unit (IRO).

The nomination form must be completed by both you as a candidate and the head of department in consultation with your immediate supervisor. See instructions further down this page.

In addition to the nomination form, you must attach your CV (maximum four pages).

Nominees must hold a doctorate degree or equivalent, be employed by and well established at KTH.

STINT's Teaching Sabbatical programme aims to develop both individuals and institutions. By giving Swedish university teachers international experiences relevant to their teaching role rather than their research one, STINT will contribute to educational renewal and the creation of new networks. With its scholarship programme, STINT wants to highlight the fact that academic teachers need international models and experiences.

Participating teachers will reside at the foreign university for the autumn semester of 2026 (August to December). The intention is for them to teach, either by giving a course themselves or in partnership with a colleague at the host university. STINT is collaborating with selected universities based in the US, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and Botswana. STINT aims to provide at least ten scholarships a year.

Read the full call for STINT's Teaching Sabbatical programme 2025-2026 (pdf 582 kB)

Teaching Sabbatical (stint.se)

In the calls KTH is invited to nominate three candidates. KTH's Vice President for internationalrelations nominates KTH candidates following a proposal from the Head of Departments. In the nomination for previous calls, an assessment of received applications was made according to the following criteria:

  • Commitment to educational issues
  • Justification of choice of university
  • Learning objectives and expectations at the host university
  • Expected development after the stay at the host university

The Scholarship

The scholarship is a personal stipend of SEK 500,000 for a semester’s stay at a partner HEI. The scholarship is paid to the scholarship holder’s private account at a Swedish bank. For scholarship holders with a family, up to two accompanying grants of SEK 50,000 (for spouse/cohabitant) and SEK 30,000 (for underage dependants) may be added, for a maximum scholarship amount of SEK 580,000. An interrupted stay entails a refund obligation. Fellows are responsible for ensuring that the awarded amount will cover their travel, accommodation and other expenses.

The scholarship covers:

  • Stay at the foreign HEI
  • Participation in two seminars in Stockholm
  • Planning trip
  • Travel for the scholarship holder and any accompanying persons
  • Accommodation
  • Participation in midterm seminar
  • Other costs such as visas, etc.

Instruction for the nomination form

  • Institutional contact person - to be filled in by the candidates Head of Department.
  • Candidate contact data - to be filled in by the candidate.
  • Summary - to be filled in by the candidate.
  • Academic background and profile - to be filled in by the candidate.
  • Motives and expectations - to be filled in by the candidate.
  • Nomination: Why was this candidate nominated? - to be filled in by the candidate's Head of Department.
  • Nomination: Expected institutional impact - to be filled in by the candidate's Head of Department.
Calls and international opportunities