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Aalto University Excellence Scholarship

Competitive merit scholarships for tuition-fee-liable students; programmes may choose not to award any scholarships.

FinlandUndergraduate · Masters
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Programme overview

Aalto University Excellence Scholarship

Aalto University

Last checked 2026-10-11

Plan your application

Explore the requirements, funding and application steps below. Your course and personal circumstances determine eligibility; the provider makes the final decision.

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About this programme

Who can apply

  • Fee liability is not decided by nationality alone. Exempt Finnish permits include P, P-EU, an EU-family-member card held personally, EU Blue Card, withdrawal-agreement SEU/P-SEU and valid unrevoked temporary protection. Type A on non-study grounds can exempt, except where the first Finnish permit was for study or the relevant family member originally entered for study; Type A for study is fee-liable. Family ties to a Finnish citizen or permanent resident can exempt. The permit must be valid on 1 August; changed status must be reported.

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Exclusions and exceptions

  • Candidates on EU sanctions lists cannot receive a scholarship.

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  • Waiting-list admissions cannot receive this scholarship. A master’s scholarship is study-option-specific and does not transfer from a funded second choice to a first choice reached from a waiting list; binding acceptance of the funded option is required.

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What the funding covers

  • Full tuition waiver for the normal full-time degree duration: three years for bachelor’s or two years for master’s. Living costs and other study expenses are not funded.

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  • The waiver also applies during an approved exchange or internship abroad; the underlying tuition obligation continues.

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Documents to prepare

  • Supply both sides of the valid Finnish residence permit and a passport or national ID showing citizenship, where relevant. The page’s named permit conditions must be assessed individually.

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How to apply

  • Choose the scholarship option on the admission application during the application period. Late scholarship applications are not accepted. Selection follows programme academic criteria; decisions arrive with admission decisions and cannot be appealed.

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Keeping your funding

Study and location requirements

These details help you explore your options. Read the full eligibility requirements above, including any exceptions.

Application dates

Check the dates for your intended intake. Previous-cycle dates are included for planning and do not confirm that applications are open.

Dates for the next application cycle are not yet confirmed.

    Before you apply

    Check the provider’s full terms for your citizenship, residence, course and intake. This overview is not a personal eligibility assessment.

    Not yet confirmed in this guide: costs to plan for; academic and course requirements.

    Important details to confirm

    • Programme-specific academic criteria and admission documents are not yet confirmed in this guide. Fee liability and residence-permit history require individual assessment; no current application window is confirmed.

    • International joint degrees can have separate schemes and are not automatically covered.

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