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Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study
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<p>Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS) is an institute for advanced study in <a href="/facts/Uppsala/X3HzSeYN">Uppsala</a>, <a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a>. It is one of the ten member institutions of the <a href="/facts/Some_Institutes_for_Advanced_Study/G6Yp6bUA">Some Institutes for Advanced Study</a> consortium, which brings together the world's most distinguished institutes for advanced study. SCAS is also a member of the European network of institutes for advanced study NetIAS. </p><p>The Collegium was founded in 1985, chartered by the Swedish government and offers one-semester and one-year fellowships to visiting scholars, ranging from postdoctoral to professorial positions. Since January 2007, it is located in the Linneanum and the Prefekt Villan in the <a href="/facts/Uppsala_University_Botanical_Garden/s1cBm5sc">Uppsala University Botanical Garden</a>. It was earlier located in a villa in the Kåbo district of Uppsala. </p>