University of HELSINKI , Finland Master Scholarship 2023-2024

Scholarship programme

Scholarships are intended for excellent students from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland who want to complete a Master’s programme at the University of Helsinki.

We are among the top 1% of the world’s research universities because the University of Helsinki is often ranked among the top 100 best universities.

International Master’s Courses:-

• Ag­ri­cul­tural Sciences
• Ag­ri­cul­tural, Environ­mental and Re­source Eco­nom­ics (AGERE)
• At­mo­spheric Sciences
• Changing Education
• Chemistry and Mo­lecu­lar Sciences
• Com­puter Science
• Con­tem­por­ary So­ci­et­ies
• Data Science
• Eco­logy and Evol­u­tion­ary Biology
• Eco­nom­ics
• Eng­lish Stud­ies
• Environ­mental Change and Global Sustainability
• European and Nordic Stud­ies
• Food Sciences
• Forest Sciences
• Ge­net­ics and Mo­lecu­lar Bios­ciences
• Geo­graphy
• Geo­logy and Geo­phys­ics
• Global Governance Law
• Global Polit­ics and Communication
• Hu­man Nu­tri­tion and Food-Re­lated Be­ha­viour
• In­teg­rat­ive Plant Sciences
• In­ter­cul­tural En­coun­ters
• In­ter­na­tional Busi­ness Law
• Life Science In­form­at­ics
• Lin­guistic Di­versity and Digital Hu­man­it­ies
• Materials Research (MATRES)
• Mathematics and Stat­ist­ics
• Micro­biology and Mi­cro­bial Biotechnology
• Neuroscience
• Particle Phys­ics and As­tro­phys­ical Sciences
• Pharmaceutical Research, Development and Safety
• Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European Studies
• The­or­et­ical and Com­pu­ta­tional Meth­ods
• Trans­la­tional Medicine (TRANSMED)
• Urban Stud­ies and Plan­ning

Scholarships for application round 2023-24:

Each degree programme may award scholarships covering either 50% or 100 % of the tuition fee.

Tuition fees range from 13 000 to 18 000 euros.

Duration of  the scholarship is two years. For all scholarships, students are required to study full time (earn at least 55 ECTS per year) to fulfil the requirements of the scholarship. After the first study year, the progress of your studies will be checked and, depending on your progress, the scholarship will be continued.

As part of the national Finland Scholarship programme University of Helsinki awards Finland Scholarships. You may apply for this scholarship when applying for our international master’s degree programmes.

Finland scholarships covers 100% tuition fee and also includes a 5000 € relocation grant. The scholarship and the 5000 EUR will be renewed for the second year of your studies in case you complete at least 55 credits during your first study year. University of Helsinki may award up to one Finland scholarship for a newly admitted student of each master’s degree programme.

Eligibility:-

All candidates must meet the following requirements:

• You are eligible for the Master’s programme at the University of Helsinki.
• You are liable for tuition fees: Citizens of non-EU/EEA countries who do not have permanent residence status in the Finland are liable for tuition fees.
• You meet the requirements for obtaining an entry visa and residence permit for Finland.
• You have obtained excellent results in your previous studies and can prove this in your application.

Selection process:-

The scholarships for new students will be awarded on the basis of academic overall assessment: Previous academic performance and possible letters of motivation, in addition to which the grounds presented by applicants in their grant applications will be taken into consideration. Also University’s and programmes strategic goals can be taken into account.

You may not apply for a scholarship from a specific category, but you can give this as additional information as part of your scholarship application.

1. The Master’s programme conducts an academic assessment of your degree application and your scholarship application.
2. The Master’s programme chooses the scholarship recipients of 50% and 100% waivers. Each programme may also award one Finland Scholarship for admitted tuition fee-liable student.

If you have applied for a scholarship, you will receive result about your scholarship status in your official acceptance e-mail.

Please note that the scholarship program is highly competitive and only limited number of Scholarships can be offered.

How to apply for a scholarships

1. Find the Master’s programme you want to apply to through the Master’s programmes page
2. See the instructions on how to apply to the Master’s programme and prepare the necessary attachments.
3. Apply for a scholarship with the same application form used to apply to the Master’s programme.
4. Submit all the required attachments.

To apply visit :-  Apply