Definitions of categories when applying for KI Housing
Below you can find the definitions of categories that are eligible to apply for KI Housing, and also what supporting documentation you must upload depending on what category you belong to.
Category 1. Exchange students
Definition and conditions
Exchange students studying at partner universities that have exchange agreements with KI within the following exchange programmes:
Programs
Supporting documentation
Exchange students must upload the acceptance letter from an international coordinator at the Education Support Office at KI. See an example of an acceptance letter.
More information about requirements for exchange studies at KI.
Category 2. Fee-paying students
Definition and conditions
Students who are admitted to programs or free-standing courses offered at KI and are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- Fee-paying students are citizens of countries outside the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA that includes EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway) and Switzerland for studies at; Global bachelor's and master's programmes at KI
- Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Public Health in Disasters; Joint doctoral education program in medical technology (KI-KTH)
Supporting documentation
Fee-paying students must upload the acceptance letter from Universityadmissions.se confirming that they are admitted to a program at KI and that they will pay a tuition fee for this program.
Category 3. Erasmus+
Definition and conditions
Internship students and traineeship students coming within Erasmus+ or another mobility programme (SEMP, Eurolife and NeurotechEU).
Supporting documentation
All internship students and traineeship students must upload this form for KI Housing.
Students within Erasmus+ must upload their Erasmus+ Learning Agreement. You can apply for housing even if you have not received your supporting documentation but it is important that you upload it in the customer portal once you have received it.
Students within other mobility programs must upload supportive documentation confirming their acceptance to the mobility program.
Category 4. PhD students at KI
Definition and conditions
PhD students admitted to a doctoral education program at KI (students at research level) who have started their studies within the last six months.
Supporting documentation
PhD students must upload the Decision of admission to doctoral education at KI.
More information about doctoral education at KI.
Category 5. Guest researchers and employed researchers at KI
5.1 Guest researchers
Definition and conditions
Researchers (PhD students or with a PhD degree) who are visiting KI for research, provided that they are not employed by KI.
Examples
- Postdoctoral studies or fellowships
- Guest doctoral students including so-called sandwich doctoral students
- Guest teacher on teacher/training exchange
Supporting documentation
This category must upload this form for KI Housing
Non-EU applicants must also provide a Hosting Agreement for visiting researchers in Sweden, if the planned visit is longer than three months.
EU applicants must also provide an invitation letter from the inviting institution at KI. The academic status of the researcher must be described in the letter.
5.2 Employed researchers at KI
Definition and conditions
Employed researchers at KI with the following conditions:
- early in their careers, PhD obtained within a maximum of 5 years
- have been employed by KI for a maximum of 6 months
Examples
- Postdoc
- Assistant professor
- Research specialist
Supporting documentation
This category must upload this form for KI Housing.
Ineligible categories
From January 1st, 2023, the Swedish government has changed the regulations regarding which categories of international students and researchers that may be offered accommodation from higher education institutions.
If you do not belong to one of the eligible categories above, you are unfortunately ineligible to apply for KI Housing accommodation.
Examples of ineligible categories
- Students coming from an EU- or EEA-country or Switzerland who have been accepted to a bachelor's or master program at KI
- Students who organize their studies independently outside of established exchange agreements or a mobility program such as Erasmus+
- Research assistants without a PhD degree
If you are ineligible to apply for accommodation through KI Housing, we recommend you to search for other accommodation alternatives.