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Funding and security
The most common form of study funding for a research training programme is employment as a PhD student, also known as a PhD studentship. Other forms of funding are a combination of employment as a teaching assistant with a study grant, scholarships and other external funding. Only those applicants who are offered a PhD studentship may be admitted to a research training programme. Applicants with other forms of funding may be admitted if the funding can be guaranteed for the whole duration of the study period and the applicant is expected to be able to finish the programme within eight years.
Graduate students with a PhD studentship are covered by the General Agreement on Salaries and Benefits (ALFA). Those with employment as a teaching assistant are also covered by ALFA if it comprises at least 20 % of full-time work, in combination with a study grant. Both graduate students with a PhD studentship and those employed as a teaching assistant are covered by the agreement on pensions (PA-03).
Information about agreements (in Swedish)
Salaries for holders of a PhD studentship or a combination of employment as a teaching assistant with a study grant are set in local negotiations between trade union representatives and representatives of the university. There is a special performance based salary scale for PhD students.
Information about the salary scale (in Swedish)
Study grants do not qualify the holder for ALFA, but the study grant may be retained in case of parental leave or sickness which has been approved by the Social Insurance Office (Försäkringskassan). More detailed information is available from the personnel department. Doctoral students with only a study grant are not covered by the state personal injury insurance. However, all students at state universities and university colleges are insured for personal injury from accidents in connection with their studies.
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Last updated: Tue Apr 19 10:39:57 CEST 2011
