
Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Finland scholarships awarded by Åbo Akademi University are part of the national Finland Scholarship programme. This scholarship will be awarded to the most merited applicant in each programme.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
Finland scholarship/100% Tuition Fee Scholarship (waiver), awarded for 2 years (second year conditional).
The Finland scholarship covers a 100% of the tuition fee for two years, the second year is conditional and requires that the student has earned at least 55 ECTS during the first year of studies.
In addition the applicant is awarded a one time 5,000€ relocation grant, which will be paid to the student, to a Finnish bank account, once they have arrived to Turku/Vaasa and enrolled as present for the academic year.
80% Tuition Fee Scholarship (waiver), awarded for the whole length of the study right. This scholarship is granted to all admitted applicants liable to pay tuition fees, who have not received a 100% Tuition Fee Scholarship
Eligibility
- The scholarships are aimed at gifted non-EU/EEA students who are liable to tuition fees and apply for international master’s programmes at the Finnish universities.
- Tuition fee-paying (non EU/EEA) applicants applying to their master degree programmes are eligible to apply for the Finland scholarship.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
To be considered for the Finland scholarship you must apply for it as part of your application for admission during the application period. Applicants will find, in the application form, a set of questions evaluating motivation and communicative skills, academic goals and general interest in the field. The applicant’s answers will be assessed by the programme and the scholarship committee. The committee decides which applicants will be awarded a Finland scholarship. The decision on the granted scholarship will be included in the admission letter.