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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Tuition fee waiver
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
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.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
Each degree programme may award scholarships covering either 50% or 100 % of the tuition fee.
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 include 100% tuition fee waiver and a 5000 € relocation grant.
The tuition fee waiver 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 EU/EEA area 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.
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.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Finland
Nationality
200 nationalities
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
How to apply for a scholarships:
Find the Master's programme you want to apply to through the Master's programmes page.
See the instructions on how to apply to the Master’s programme and prepare the necessary attachments.
Apply for a scholarship with the same application form used to apply to the Master's programme.
Submit all the required attachments.
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.