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AALTO UNIVERSITY EXCELLENCE MASTER’S SCHOLARSHIP

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Application runs from 1 December 2025 to 2 January 2026.

LOCATION: Finland

Aalto University offers a very limited number of scholarships to fee-paying students. The scholarships can be awarded to the best applicants admitted to the programmes. Applicants are ranked according to the evaluation criteria that are on the study options’ webpages. 
The master’s admissions application period for studies beginning in the autumn of 2026 runs from 1 December 2025 to 2 January 2026.

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.

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UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD CLARENDON SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR POSTGRADUATE AND DPHIL STUDIES

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Application Deadline: December, 2025/January, 2026 

LOCATION: United Kingdom

Clarendon not only offers over 200 new, fully funded scholarships each year to assist outstanding graduate scholars, but also the opportunity to join one of the most active, internationally diverse, and multidisciplinary communities at Oxford.

ELIGIBILITY:

You will be automatically considered for Clarendon if you apply by the December or January deadline, whichever is relevant to your course. You do not need to submit a separate application.

There are no restrictions on nationality, ordinary residence or field of study. All full-time and part-time DPhil and Master’s courses are eligible.

Clarendon scholars are selected for their outstanding academic merit and potential.

Clarendon scholarships are highly competitive. 

If you apply for a full-time or part-time Master’s or DPhil at Oxford by the relevant December for the January funding deadline for your course, you will be automatically considered for a Clarendon scholarship.

For further information on the deadlines for your chosen course, please see the relevant course page.

An excellent academic record is essential. The majority of successful scholars usually have at least a first-class honours degree or its equivalent. For example, a GPA score of at least 3.7, if the mark is out of 4, noting that a lot of the Clarendon scholars achieve higher than this score. Or an applicant must have an outstanding academic record at Master’s level, noting that an exceptional Master’s degree can compensate for a moderate first-degree performance. Requirements may vary between disciplines and from year to year depending on the strength of the field. Other evidence of high academic achievement may include individual marks on student transcripts, evidence of previous university prizes or awards, information on your overall position within your cohort, and publications (if applicable).

BENEFIT:

Clarendon offers fully funded scholarships covering course fees, as well as a grant for living expenses for the period of fee liability.

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