Introduction:

The Finland Scholarship offers international students from outside the EU/EEA help in funding university education in Finland, ensuring they get the best support for making most of their studies, nurturing their talents and launching successful careers after graduation. The scholarships are aimed at gifted non-EU/EEA students who are liable to tuition fees and apply for international master’s program at the Finnish universities.The scholarship covers a first-year tuition fee and a relocation grant of 5000€ as a minimum. Many universities offer further scholarship options for the second year of master’s studies, please see the links for the participating institutions.

About Study in FINLAND:

Finland’s world-leading higher education system offers more than 550 English-taught bachelor’s and master’s degree program in 13 universities and 22 universities of applied sciences (UAS). The universities also offer English-taught doctoral degree options. Finnish higher education institutions have over 20 000 international students studying in several locations around Finland. All universities and universities of applied sciences have scholarship opportunities for international students.

List Of Universities:

The following Universities are participating in this scholarship program:

Aalto University
University of Helsinki
University of Eastern Finland
University of Jyväskylä
University of Lapl and LUT University
University of Oulu
Hanken School of Economics
University of the Arts Helsinki
Tampere University
University of Turku
University of Vaasa
Åbo Akademi University

For Masters:

The scholarships are aimed at gifted non-EU/EEA students who are liable to tuition fees and apply for international master’s program at the Finnish universities. The scholarship covers a first-year tuition fee and a relocation grant of 5000€ as a minimum. Many universities offer further scholarship options for the second year of master’s studies, please see the links for the participating institutions

For Doctoral Fellowship:

As part of the Finland Scholarship program, Finland Fellowships is a funding option for non-EU/EEA students and researchers admitted to start their Doctoral studies at one of Finnish research and arts universities. The Finland Fellowship contributes to the salary paid by your Finnish university and also includes a 2000€ arrival grant. Check the Finland Fellowship details with your Finnish university – see list above. Finland Scholarships are available for 2024. The scholarships are funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture.

Eligibility:

MASTER’S DEGREES

You need to have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent to apply for a master’s degree program.

University master’s degrees take 2 years of full-time study, amounting to 120 ECTS credits.

UAS master’s degrees take 1-1.5 years to complete, and amount to 60–90 ECTS credits.

To be eligible to apply to a UAS master’s program, you also need to have gained at least 2 years of work experience in the field after completing your bachelor’s degree. (University Master’s do not usually include this work experience requirement.)