The University of Turku is one of the best Universities in Finland as well as in Europe as a whole. Established in 1920, the University of Turku is the third-largest university in Finland as measured by student enrollment with facilities 4 campuses namely Rauma, Pori, Kevo, and Salo. The university is located in the historical city Turku, one of the cities located in southwestern Finland.

With an academic community of around 25,000 students and staff members from over 100 different countries, the university has established its self as one of the most competitive and attractive universities in Europe and a preferred university of choice for international students. Along with the Bachelor’s and Master’s study programs, the university also the University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS) which consists of doctoral programs with a total number of up to 2,000 doctoral candidates and covering all disciplines.

Interested Students have a choice to apply for admission at different faculties in different fields of study. The major fields of study/ faculties at the University of Turku are:

• Faculty of Education
• The Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Law
• The Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Science and Engineering
• The Faculty of Social Sciences
• Turku School of Economics

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Benefits from University of Turku Scholarships

Each year, the University of Turku offers several scholarship packages to excellent students who are required to pay tuition fees. These scholarships are available to students both Master’s and Bachelor’s Programmes and take on different

University of Turku Scholarships on Master’s Degree Programmes 

• 2-year scholarship that covers the entire tuition fee for 2 academic years for Master’s Degree Programmes.
• A 2-year scholarship that covers 50 % of the tuition fee for 2 academic years for Master’s Degree Programmes.
• 1-year scholarship for outstanding performance during the 1st study year. The scholarship covers the 2nd year tuition fee.

Bachelor’s Degree Programmes Scholarships

• 3-year scholarship that covers the entire tuition fee for 3 academic years for Bachelor’s Degree Programmes.
• A 3-year scholarship that covers 50 % of the tuition fee for 3 academic years for Bachelor’s Degree Programmes.
• 2-year scholarship for outstanding performance during the 1st study year. The scholarship covers the 2nd and 3rd-year tuition fees.
• 1-year scholarship for outstanding performance during the 1st and 2nd study year. The scholarship covers the 3rd year tuition fee.
• A scholarship will be granted to up to 30 % of the admitted students who are subject to tuition fees and have applied for a scholarship.

Eligibility Required for University of Turku Scholarships

General application requirements for Undergraduate applicants

• You must hold an upper secondary education certificate. This should correspond to any of the following equivalent qualifications
  • The Finnish matriculation examination,
  • To the International Baccalaureate,
  • The European Baccalaureate,
  • Reifeprüfung/Die Deutsche Internationale Abiturprüfung
• If you are in your final year/ semester of your upper secondary education/ High school, you are as well eligible to apply, however, the required secondary education studies have to be completed and the related enclosures sent to the university before the start of the academic year
• You must meet the minimum required English proficiency in order to be considered eligible to the University of Turku. the following Qualifications are accepted
  • TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language with a minimum overall score of 80 and the writing test score 16 or more on the internet-based test (IBT).
  • IELTS – International English Language Testing Service test (Academic) with an overall band score of 6.0. and the writing test score of 5.5. or more.
  • C2 Proficiency (previously CPE) – Cambridge English Qualifications with pass grades A, B, or C.
  • C1 Advanced (previously CAE) – Cambridge English Qualifications with pass grade A, B, or C.
  • PTE – Academic test with a minimum overall score of 54 and the writing test score 46 or more.
  • YKI – Finnish certificate for language proficiency in English with a minimum score of 3 in the intermediate level test

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General application requirements for Master’s degree applicants

• you must have a nationally recognized first cycle degree equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution or University
• Your qualification must correspond to at least 180 ECTS (European credits) or to three years of full-time study
• The degree must have been obtained in a relevant field for the Master’s degree program that you wish to apply to.
• You must meet the minimum required English proficiency in order to be considered eligible to the University of Turku. the following Qualifications are accepted
  • TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language with a minimum overall score of 90 and the writing test score of 20 or more on the internet-based test (IBT).
  • IELTS – International English Language Testing Service test (Academic) with an overall band score of 6.5. and the writing test score of 6.0. or more.
  • C2 Proficiency (previously CPE) – Cambridge English Qualifications with pass grades A, B, or C.
  • C1 Advanced (previously CAE) – Cambridge English Qualifications with pass grades A, B, or C.
  • PTE – Academic test with a minimum overall score of 62 and the writing test score 54 or more.
  • YKI – Finnish certificate for language proficiency in English with a minimum score of 4 in the intermediate level test

Application Details of University of Turku Scholarships

Applications for admission at the University of Turku usually take place in January each year and studies begin in August of the same year. Applications are submitted online and usually, you are required to submit hard copies to support your application.

Start Preparing Early

• You are advised to start preparing early as the application process is open for a short duration (Usually 2 weeks).
• So it is advisable to have all your documents ready by the start of the application period.
• Collect, certify and Authorize all your academic documents as early as possible
• Take an English proficiency test as this will be a crucial part of your application

For the next academic year, the application will open around 7 January and close around 20 January 2022.

• Using the same application form, you will be able to apply for any of the scholarships mentioned above. You are advised to prepare in time and have all your documents ready in time for your application. The following steps will help you prepare scholarship
• From the University website, find the study program of your choice and read through the program-specific requirements to make sure that you are eligible for the program
• Go through the general admission criteria into the university and verify that your documentation meets the standard set for admission. You may as well want to certify your Academic documents if that applies to you and collect any other documents that you think are important for the application.
• If you do not have your English language proficiency certificate ready, you may use this time to get one as this is one of the main requirements for admission.

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Lastly, It is important to visit the official website link found below to access the application form.

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