ELIGIBILITY:

If you are from outside the EU/EEA countries or Switzerland and you are liable to pay tuition fees, you can apply for the Aalto University Excellence Scholarship on your master’s programme application form during the application period. To apply for a scholarship, you simply need to answer “yes” to the application form question “do you apply for scholarship”. You cannot apply for a scholarship before or after the application period.

Only students who are liable to pay tuition fees are eligible to apply for Aalto University Excellence Scholarship, i.e. a tuition fee waiver.

The scholarship decisions and the admission decisions are given together. According to the Universities Act, scholarship decisions cannot be appealed.

For more information about scholarships, see: Scholarships and Tuition Fees.

The application consists of:
an application form,
a set of obligatory application documents; and
the documents required by your study option.

Fill in the online application form in the Studyinfo.fi service during the application period. You can edit your application form within the application period. The application period ends on 2 January 2026 (15.00/3pm, UTC +2).

Applicants who are not citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) member states, or Switzerland must pay a €100 application fee to apply for higher education in Finland. 

BENEFIT:

Aalto University Excellence Scholarships are granted in the form of a tuition fee waiver.