Scholarships in Finland

Application opens for Finland scholarships for international students every year. These are either partial or full fee scholarships for undergraduate, master or PhD/doctoral degrees.

Why study in Finland?

Scholarships in Finland offers over 400 bachelor’s and Master’s degree program taught in English. There are also Doctoral and Research options available for candidates. International students also have the option of studying in Finnish or Swedish and must be fluent in the languages.

For bachelor’s programmes, you need an upper secondary school certificate and its equivalent. UAS bachelor’s degree amounts to 210-270ECTS credits and the duration is between 3.5 and 4.5 years. University bachelor’s degree amounts to 180 ECTS credits and the duration is 3 years.

To study for a Master’s degree, you must be a holder of a bachelor’s degree. You will need to get at least, 2 years of working experience in the field in addition.

UAS Master’s degree takes between 1 to 1.5 years to complete and amounts to 60-90 ECTS credits. University Master’s degree takes 2 years of full-time study, which amounts to 120 ECTS credits.

For Doctoral program, you need a Master’s degree for your eligibility to apply. This usually takes around four years to complete and consists of 240 ECTS credits.

For scholarship applications, it is done alongside study application. Scholarship applications are handled directly through the universities.

Scholarships for international students are mostly offered on merit and there is a certain quota for each degree programme.

It is important that you pay your tuition fees on time, this will help you to apply for a resident permit to obtain your student visa.

To live in Finland is not totally cheap, however, you could get something decent as a student. Living in the capital city, Helsinki is costlier than smaller towns. Your budget should be about €700 to €1000 per month. To live in a students’ residence hall will be cheaper than opting for private accommodation.

The University of Helsinki, Aalto University and the University of Turku are the leading universities.

Start here to apply for scholarships in Finland for International students, from African and developing countries around the world.

University of Helsinki Fully-funded Masters Scholarships 2020/2021 for International Students

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Hanken School of Economics Scholarships 2020/2021 for Students from Developing Countries – Finland

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Spread the loveHanken School of Economics offers two scholarships to students currently studying at or alumni of GBSN member schools from developing countries Application Deadline: 15th January 2020 at 15:00 (GMT +2). Eligible Countries: Developing countries (see list below) To be taken at (country): Finland About the Award: A Master’s degree from Hanken provides you the opportunity to … Read more

Masters in Research and Innovation in Higher Education (MARIHE) Scholarships 2020/2021 for International Students – Erasmus Mundus

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Spread the loveThe Masters in Research and Innovation in Higher Education (MARIHE) Scholarship Application Period for student intake in August 2020 (Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Degree Scholarship) is now open. Apply now. Application Deadline: 3rd December 2019, 11:00 p.m., central European time Offered annually? Yes To be taken at (country):  Danube University Krems, Austria Beijing Normal … Read more

Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) Young Scholars programme 2019

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Spread the loveThe United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), together with its partners, now invites interested participants to apply for the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) Young Scholars programme. Application Deadline: 27th September 2019 by 23:59 UCT+3 Eligible Countries: South Africa To be Taken at (Country): Finland, South … Read more

Finland Government Scholarships 2021/2022 for International Students (EUR 1500 monthly allowance)

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Finnish Government International Gender Equality Prize 2019 (EUR 300,000 Award)

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Spread the loveThe call for proposals for the International Gender Equality Prize is now open to the public. Application Deadline: 31st December 2018. Eligible Countries: International To be taken at (country): Finland About the Award: The prize, which will be awarded for the second time in autumn 2019, can go to a person or organisation working to promote gender … Read more

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