University of Lapland Master's Degree Scholarship 2027/2028

About this scholarship

A scholarship of EUR 6,000 a year for fee-paying students on the international master's programmes of the University of Lapland in Finland, for the autumn 2027 intake. You ask for it on the admission form, and it goes to one fifth of the students admitted to each programme.

Funding type

Covers: EUR 6,000 of the tuition fee each year, for the 2 years of the master's. The fee for the autumn 2027 intake is EUR 13,000 a year, so a scholarship holder pays EUR 7,000 plus the EUR 61 student union fee. Does not cover: living costs. To keep it in the second year you need at least 60 credits and a GPA of 3 out of 5 in the first year. The page also lists an early bird discount of EUR 1,300 for first year students who accept and pay within two weeks of the results. For the 2026 intake this discount did not apply to scholarship holders.

Tuition fees

Partially covered

Living costs

Not covered

Travel

Not specified

Insurance

Not specified

Eligibility requirements

Nationalities

All nationalities

Residence condition

No residence condition

A citizen of a country outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland who must pay tuition fees in Finland. The page names no other nationality condition An application to one of the three master's programmes in the joint application of 2027: Arctic World Politics, Sustainable Art and Design, or Tourism, Culture and International Management A bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field, as each programme sets The scholarship goes to the applicants who do best in the admission process

Minimum grade

Not stated

Work experience asked for

Not stated

Return condition

Return condition not stated

How to apply

Straight to the provider

Language requirements and exemptions

Language test required IELTS TOEFL iBT PTE Academic Cambridge English Waiver not mentioned

All applicants must prove English. Accepted tests include IELTS Academic 6.5 with at least 6.0 in each section, TOEFL iBT 92 for tests before 21 January 2026 or 4.5 with at least 4 in each section for later tests, PTE Academic 68 with at least 61 in writing, and Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency. A degree taught in English counts only if it was completed in the EU/EEA or in one of the countries listed by the university.

University admission details

Admission included in application?

Apply on Studyinfo between 7 and 21 January 2027, before 15:00 Finnish time, and apply for the scholarship on the same form. Upload all documents by 28 January 2027 at 15:00. Only one application form is allowed in the joint application. If you must pay an application fee, it is collected when you submit the form, and there are no fee waivers. Results come by 6 July 2027 at the latest, and you accept your place by 13 July 2027. You learn about the scholarship in the acceptance letter, and the decision cannot be appealed. The university's general tuition page still shows the 2026 figures. The figures here come from the master's application page for the autumn 2027 intake.

Required documents

Bachelor's or master's degree certificate and transcript of records, with authorised translations if they are not in English, Finnish or Swedish Proof of English Passport or national identity card Motivation letter in English A portfolio of three projects for Sustainable Art and Design

Application steps

Choose one of the three programmes and read its admission criteria on Studyinfo. Prepare your motivation letter, English result and translated documents before January. Submit the Studyinfo application and apply for the scholarship on the same form between 7 and 21 January 2027. Upload all documents before 28 January 2027 at 15:00 Finnish time.

Requirement checklist

Scholarship contacts

Admission Services, University of Lapland: [email protected]Copy

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