Scholarships to Master's level students of Finnish

You can apply for a scholarship for Master's students of Finnish if

• you study Finnish language and culture in a university outside Finland, and
• you are at final stages of your Master’s studies, or
• you are gathering material for your Master’s thesis in your home university.

Before applying for the scholarship, make arrangements with a Finnish university to make sure that you are able to complete your planned studies there. Your application should include the name of the Finnish host university, the teaching unit hosting you, and the name of a contact person there.

There are two application deadlines per year:

• by 31 March for the autumn term (selection results by 10 April)
• by 31 August for the spring term (selection results by 10 September)

Please send your application form with required annexes to hakemukset_skk [at] oph.fi. Write ”Scholarships for Master's level students of Finnish" in the subject field.

Annexes to application

• CV
• Transcript of study records
• study/research plan (the most important annex)
• a letter of recommendation from a Finnish language teacher in your home university, including an assessment of your proficiency in Finnish, and
• a letter of acceptance from the Finnish host university.

Please write you application and annexes in Finnish. Transcript of study records can be in English.

We need your personal information for the scholarship selection process only. The information will only be given to the host university, nobody else.

Please note! You cannot receive the EDUFI grant at the same time as you are receiving an Erasmus grant.