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3.proof of Work and Leadership Experience Sisgp 2024 - 2025
3.proof of Work and Leadership Experience Sisgp 2024 - 2025
In the leadership experience form, please specify the hours of work experience that included
leadership roles. For instance, if you worked a total of 3,000 hours at a company, 2,000 hours as an
administrator and 1,000 hours as the head of your unit, then you should provide proof of both the
2,000 hours as an administrator and the 1,000 hours as head of unit in the work experience form. In
the leadership experience form include only the 1,000 hours as head of unit (i.e., as a leader).
If you do freelance work, you may also ask an employee at the professional association or agency
where you are registered as a freelancer, or receive assignments from, to be your referee and to sign
and stamp the form.
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PROOF OF WORK AND LEDAERSHIP EXPERIENCE 2024/2025
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You can ask the same person to sign both the work experience form and leadership experience
form, as well as write the letter of reference for you. If your referee has changed job and is unable
to represent your former or current employer/your client’s company, we recommend that you find
another referee who still works at the referring organisation and is able to certify your number of
hours with the official stamp of the organisation.
Co-workers
Family members/relatives/partners/friends
Individuals who demand compensation (money, goods, favours, services or other means)
from you in order to give you a statement of reference
Please ask your referees to fill out the appropriate information by typing, then print the form and
sign by hand and put the official stamp of the referred organisation at the end. It should then be
scanned and converted into PDF format.
Any additional page(s) with information we haven’t asked for in the form will be disregarded. Any
false, misleading, or incomplete answer may result in the rejection of your application.
If your employer does not have any stamp, we recommend that you provide proof of your work
experience from another organisation. If you are not able to get a traditional stamp for your
reference letter you could explore the possibility to sign the document with a digital signature or
stamp. However, please note that a traditional stamp is preferred.
If it is the only work experience you have, we may accept an official stamp from a notary office.
However, your referee still needs to fill in the template and sign it on behalf of the organisation.
The notary needs to certify in English that the information in the form is true and correct, and that
the referee is authorised to represent the referring organisation. The notary certificate should be
merged with the form as one PDF document.
To be valid, each of the forms must be dated, signed by hand by the referee, and stamped with the
official stamp of the referring organisation or a notary office. The stamp can be in any language as
long as it is the official stamp of the referring organisation. Any other format of proof of work and
leadership experience will be disregarded.
Authenticity
SI will carry out random checks on the applications and applicants to scrutinise any false or
misleading information, including fabricated documentation. Should any false information be
found, the applicant will be automatically disqualified and barred from applying for any SI
scholarship programmes in the future. Any false information discovered during the scholarship
period will cause termination of the scholarship. The scholarship holder will then have to refund
the full scholarship amount to SI.
Enclosure to the application for Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals for
master’s level studies in Sweden starting in the academic year 2024/2025
The forms must be completed in English. Additional pages will not be considered. Referees must sign and
stamp the forms with the official organisation stamp, then convert them to PDF format.
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Enclosure to the application for Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals for
master’s level studies in Sweden starting in the academic year 2024/2025
The forms must be completed in English. Additional pages will not be considered. Referees must sign and
stamp the forms with the official organisation stamp, then convert them to PDF format.