The University of Tampere Scholarships for International Students in Finland 2020

About the Scholarship/ and University
The University of Tampere was established on 1 January 2019 from the merger of University of Tampere and Tampere University of Technology, and now it is called as Tampere University. This university is also the major shareholder of Tampere University of Applied Sciences. Both Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences offer a number of scholarships for fee-paying students in order to provide excellent international students with high-quality yet affordable, education. Scholarships are not available for students in tailored degree education provided for a third party.

Requirements
To be considered for the Tampere University global student award for academic excellence scholarship or the Tampere University tuition fee scholarship, you must apply for the scholarship on your application for admission. To apply a scholarship, you must describe your academic qualification and motivation on the application form in writing (a maximum of 3500 characters allowed). The scholarship applications are processed by the Faculties and a University scholarship council.

The decision on the granted scholarship will be communicated to you together with information on admission. The early bird scholarship is available to all fee-paying students without a separate application.

Awards/ Grants
The programme consists of the following scholarships awarded at admission:

• Tampere University global student award for academic excellence scholarships include a €7,000 annual scholarship to cover the student’s living expenses during the first year of the Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme as well as a tuition fee scholarship covering 100% of the tuition fees in a three-year Bachelor’s or a two-year Master’s degree programme or both if the study right granted leads from Bachelor’s degree to a Master’s degree.
• Tampere University tuition fee scholarships cover 100% of the tuition fees in a three-year Bachelor’s or a two-year Master’s degree programme or both if the study right granted leads from Bachelor’s degree to a Master’s degree.
• Early bird scholarships covering 50% of the tuition fee during the first year of studies, available to all fee-paying students.

Application Process
Applicants have to take admission in the degree program at the University. To apply this opportunity an applicant must have a completed university-level Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in the field of the desired program or in a closely related subject. University accepts the following tests as proof of a good command of English. Please be notified that the application deadline is on 15 January 2020, and for further information, it is strongly advised to visit this Scholarship Link.