About this scholarship
Tuition fee is charged from the non-EU/EEA students studying in the English degree programmes and who do not hold a Finnish residence permit that gives the exemption from tuition fees.
The exemption from the tuition fee is given in the following cases:
- Citizens of EU/EEA countries or Switzerland or the family members of such persons who have a residence card for a family member of an EU citizen in Finland
- permanent (type P) residence permit in Finland or the family members of such persons who have a residence card for a family member of residence permit P holder in Finland
- a long-term resident’s EU residence permit for third-country citizens (type P-EU permit) in Finland
- a residence permit based on temporary protection
- an EU Blue Card in Finland
- Right of residence under the withdrawal agreement (Brexit residence permit)
- continuous (type A) residence permit in Finland IF it is granted on the basis of employment AND if the applicant’s first residence permit in Finland was not granted on the basis of studies
- continuous (type A) residence permit in Finland based on family ties IF the first residence permit of the family member was not granted on the basis of studies
More information is available at the website of Finnish National Agency of Education
Please note that for studies beginning in the autumn 2026, any document that exempts you from paying tuition fees must be valid when your studies begin 1.8.2026 AND you must present the document to Faculty Study Services by the Autumn registration period deadline at the latest. If your document (e.g. permanent, type P, residence permit) expires in the summer before your studies begin, you will be liable to pay tuition fees.