Scholarships for students

Tampere University seeks to recognise high-achieving, motivated students. The Tampere University Scholarships Programme is available for application for students who are required to pay tuition fees in Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes offered in English. 

Scholarships are merit-based and have been awarded at admission to the most successful applicants. Applicants who have received a scholarship at admission have received information on the scholarship at the same time with the admissions decision. Congratulations!

At admission 2025, we award Tampere University tuition fee scholarships in each Bachelor's and Master's programme. Most scholarships awarded at admission in 2025 cover 50% of the annual tuition fee 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. In addition, individual Tampere University tuition fee scholarships covering 100% of the programme tuition fee may be awarded. 

All fee-paying students are eligible to apply for Tampere University scholarships also after the first year of studies. You will find information on scholarships available during studies on our Student's Guide.

Accepting the scholarship

If you have been awarded a scholarship at admission, you have received information on your scholarship in conjunction with your letter of acceptance. Attached in the same email, you will also find the detailed terms and conditions of your scholarship. Congratulations to all new scholarship recipients!

Please note that in order to enjoy your scholarship, you must accept your study place by the given deadline. By accepting your study place, you also accept the scholarship and confirm that you understand and agree to the terms and conditions of the Tampere University tuition fee scholarship. You will find instructions for accepting your study place on the page Accept your study place. 

For applicants accepted to Master's programmes, the deadline for accepting the study place and scholarship is on 9 May 2025.

If you have been accepted to a Bachelor's programme, the deadline for accepting your scholarship will be later and depend on when you have been accepted as a student. Please check for your specific deadline in the scholarship letter you have received with your letter of acceptance.

If you fail to accept your study place and scholarship by the given deadline, you will lose your scholarship. However, it is still possible for you to accept your study place by 10 July 2025 at 3 pm (UTC +3) and start your studies by paying the full tuition fee.

All scholarships are awarded and informed about at the same time with the admissions decision and there is no waiting list for scholarships.

Tuition fee payment

If you have been awarded a Tampere University tuition fee scholarship which covers 50 % of your annual tuition fee, you must pay the remaining 50 % of the tuition fee annually before you can enrol as a student. The payment deadline for your first year tuition fee is 31 July 2025. Please refer to the scholarship letter included in your acceptance email for the payment instructions. Information on tuition fee payments is also available on the page Tuition fees.

Scholarship conditions

All Tampere University scholarships are subject to conditions which you have received in your acceptance letter. By accepting your study place, you also confirm that you understand and agree to the terms and conditions of the Tampere University tuition fee scholarship. Detailed information on conditions and guidelines on scholarships as well as instructions for current students are available on our Student's Guide.

Change of status

Should your citizenship change to an EU/EEA citizen or should you receive a residence permit which exempts you from tuition fees before 31 July 2025, you must inform the University (studentservices.tau [at] tuni.fi (studentservices[dot]tau[at]tuni[dot]fi)) and submit documentation of the new status. Please refer to the the page Tuition fees on our Student's Guide for more information on the fee-paying status.

If you have any questions on your scholarship, please contact the Tampere University Student Affairs Office at studentservices.tau [at] tuni.fi (studentservices[dot]tau[at]tuni[dot]fi).