Finland Government Scholarship 2024 (September Intake)

2024 Finland Government Scholarship application to studies starting in autumn (September) is arranged annually in January (3–17 Jan in 2024). All degree programmes available via the joint application share the same application period. Joint application also means that you can apply to up to six degree programmes with one single application. A small number of degree programmes may also offer a January study start option. To these, the joint application period is usually open in September (28 Aug–11 Sept in 2024). Note however that the September joint application has a limited selection of programmes on offer compared to the January joint application.

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Eligibility for Finland Government Scholarship 2024

When applying for bachelor’s programmes,

•  you usually need to hold such school-leaving certificates that make you eligible to apply for higher education in your home country.
• You’ll need your upper secondary school certificates, even if you already have completed some higher education studies. 

For master’s level admissions, 

• you need to have completed a university-level bachelor’s degree, or equivalent.

 For UAS master’s,

•  there is an additional requirement of at least two years of work experience in the field after completing your bachelor’s degree.

The exact requirements may vary from one degree programme to another.

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Admission Result 

After the application period and possible entrance exams are over, the universities you’ve applied to will process your application and make a final admission decision. Information on the admission decision schedules is available in the Studyinfo.fi programme description, and on the universities’ own admissions pages. 

Once you have been accepted as a student, you will receive an official letter of admission from the institution in question. Follow the guidelines given by the university to confirm your study place. Note that you can only accept one study place per term, even if you receive several offers.

• Read the Studyinfo.fi instructions on confirming your study place.
• Read more about the one study place per term provision at Studyinfo.fi.

Having accepted your study place, you can start applying for your student residence permit. Start your student residence permit application process as soon as possible after your acceptance.