Tampere University Scholarships
Scholarships available at admission
As a rule, all students who are citizens of non-EU/EEA countries and study for a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree in English are liable to pay tuition fees which range between 10 000 and 12 000 euros. Tampere University offers a limited number of partial scholarships as well as an early bird discount to support fee-paying students.
Tampere University tuition fee scholarships
Tampere University tuition fee scholarship is an exclusive opportunity awarded to a limited number of the best-performing applicants in each programme.
Tampere University tuition fee scholarships awarded at admission cover 50% of the tuition fees for the programme duration. The programme duration is
three years for bachelor’s degree
two years for master’s degrees
five years if the study right is granted for both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree.
At the discretion of the university, individual Tampere University scholarships covering the full tuition fee may be awarded to exceptionally qualified applicants. The university is not obligated to award any full scholarships.
The continuation of the scholarship throughout the programme duration is subject to conditions. In order to retain the scholarship, the recipient must progress in their programme studies at the normative pace.
Early bird offer
While Tampere University scholarships are available to a limited number of applicants, the early bird offer is available at admission to all fee-paying students. The early bird offer gives a 1500 € reduction on the programme tuition fee during the first year of studies.
Students may take advantage of the early bird offer by accepting the offered study place and paying the reduced first year tuition fee (8 500€ or 10 500€ depending on the programme) within two weeks after receiving information on admission.
This offer is valid only for the first year of studies. During consecutive years of study, fee-paying students are eligible to apply for Tampere University Scholarships awarded during studies.
How to apply for scholarships
To be considered for Tampere University Scholarships, you must apply for the scholarship as part of your application for admission during the application period for admission. You will apply for Tampere University Scholarships with the same online application you use to apply for admission at Studyinfo.fi.
All application information you submit in your application for admission at Studyinfo.fi, including your educational documents, is available for the admissions committee evaluating your scholarship application. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic overall assessment in which all application information and educational documents as well as the scholarship application letter (if applicable) are taken into consideration and can be decisive. No additional attachments are required for the scholarship application. The scholarship applications are processed by admissions committees in the Faculties. The decision on the scholarship will be communicated to you together with information on admission.
The early bird offer is available to all fee-paying students without a separate application.
How to apply for scholarship awarded at admission to Bachelor's programmes
To be considered for a Tampere University tuition fee scholarship, you must apply for the scholarship as part of your application for admission during the application period for admission. The application period begins on 8 January 2025 at 8.00 (UTC+2) and ends on 22 January 2025 at 15.00 (UTC+2).
You will apply for the Tampere University tuition fee scholarship with the same online application you use to apply for admission at Studyinfo.fi. To apply for the scholarship, you will be asked to indicate in your application that you wish to apply for a scholarship and write a scholarship application letter on the application form (max number of characters 3000). In addition, you will be asked to place the Tampere University study options you are applying for admission to in your order of preference.
In admission to Bachelor's programmes, it is only possible to receive one scholarship offer, specific to one bachelor's study option at Tampere University. In case you are admitted and qualify for a scholarship in several Tampere University bachelor's study options, you will only receive a scholarship offer in the study option which is highest in your order of preference among the study options in which you qualify for a scholarship. Please note that admission to studies is a separate process and you may still be admitted to more than one study option, and the early bird offer is available in the study options in which you do not receive a scholarship offer. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of application information and the scholarship application letter to the most successful and motivated applicants in each study option. It is not possible to receive a scholarship when admitted from a waiting list. The early bird offer is available for all admitted students.
In the scholarship application letter included in your scholarship application, you will be asked to describe your interest and motivation in studies in the study options you apply for admission to, reflect on how your skills fit the programme profile and describe how studies in your preferred study options would fit your career goals.
How to apply for scholarships awarded at admission to Master's programmes
To be considered for a Tampere University tuition fee scholarship, you must apply for the scholarship as part of your application for admission during the application period for admission. The application period begins on 11 December 2024 at 8.00 (UTC+2) and ends on 3 January 2025 at 15.00 (UTC +2).
You will apply for the Tampere University tuition fee scholarship with the same online application you use to apply for admission at Studyinfo.fi. To apply for the scholarship, you will be asked to indicate in your application that you wish to apply for a scholarship. In addition, you will be asked to include in your motivation letter a brief summary (~150 words) of the academic merits which support your merit-based scholarship application.
Scholarships available during studies
During studies, all fee-paying students will have several scholarship opportunities available for application. These include several types of Tampere University tuition fee scholarships which cover the tuition fee partially or in some cases in full, as well as the Tampere University International Advancement Scholarship which is a 1500 € scholarship which the student can earn during studies or at graduation. Scholarships are awarded after the first year of studies for one year at a time upon application.
Please read more on Tampere University scholarships available during studies in the Tampere University Student’s Guide.
Please note that students studying in the framework of the following programmes with a scholarship are not eligible for the above-mentioned scholarships:
the Erasmus Mundus programme when the student is studying in an Erasmus Mundus programme at Tampere University
the Fulbright – Tampere University Graduate Award programme*
* Applicants for the Fulbright – Tampere University Graduate Award are eligible to apply for a Tampere University Scholarship at admission while they wait for the decision on the Fulbright award and should do so if they wish to be considered for the Tampere University Scholarship in case they are not awarded the Fulbright – Tampere University Graduate Award.
Scholarships for U.S. students: Fulbright-Tampere University Graduate Award
The Fulbright Finland Foundation together with Tampere University offer a Fulbright-Tampere University Graduate Award for a U.S. student admitted to a Tampere University master’s programme. The application deadline for the award is typically in early October. Please notice that if you also wish to be considered for Tampere University Scholarships, you must apply for a Tampere University Scholarship in conjunction with your application for admission. Please see the Fulbright Finland Foundation website for more information on the Fulbright-Tampere University Graduate Award.
To learn more on our programmes, please see Bachelor's programmes and Master's programmes
For information on tuition fees in bachelor's and master's programmes, please see Tuition fees at Tampere University
Read more on Tampere University scholarships in the Student's Guide