Tuition Fee Waivers in Finland

Tuition fee waivers reduce or remove tuition fees for fee-paying international students.

Required documents

• Degree application.
• Scholarship or waiver application form.
• Passport.
• Academic transcripts.
• Degree certificate.
• Language certificate.
• Motivation letter, if required.
• Programme-specific documents.
• Proof of exemption status, if claiming exemption from tuition.

Eligible nationalities

• Non-EU/EEA and non-Swiss students in English-taught Bachelor's or Master's programmes.
• EU/EEA and Swiss students usually do not need this because they are normally exempt from tuition.
• Some Finnish residence permit holders may also be exempt.
• Scholarship eligibility depends on being tuition-fee liable.

How to apply

• Apply during admission.
• Tick scholarship/waiver option if available.
• Submit required documents before deadline.
• Await scholarship result with admission decision or shortly after.

Usual timeline

• Start preparing: September to November.
• Apply: usually January or programme-specific deadline.
• Results: March to May.
• Accept and pay remaining tuition, if any: spring.
• Residence permit: May to July.
• Start: August or September.
• Waiver received: applied to invoice or tuition account.