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TAMPERE UNIVERSITY TUITION FEE AND EARLY BIRD OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS

Application Deadline:

Bachelor’s Degree:  21 January 2026 at 15.00 (UTC+2)

Master’s Degree: 5 January 2026 at 15.00 (UTC +2).

LOCATION: Switzerland

The Tampere University tuition fee scholarship is an exclusive opportunity awarded to a limited number of the best-performing applicants. 

The Early Bird Offer is available at admission to all fee-paying students who have not been awarded a Tampere University tuition fee scholarship. 

ELIGIBILITY:

For Bachelor’s Degree:

To be considered for a Tampere University tuition fee scholarship, you must apply for the scholarship as part of your application for admission during the application period for admission. The application period begins on 7 January 2026 at 8.00 (UTC+2) and ends on 21 January 2026 at 15.00 (UTC+2).

To apply for the scholarship, in your application at Studyinfo.fi you will be asked to

Indicate that you wish to apply for a scholarship by selecting the appropriate option

Write a scholarship application letter on the application form (max 3000 characters). and

place the Tampere University study options you are applying for admission to in your order of preference.

For Master’s Degree:

To be considered for a Tampere University tuition fee scholarship, you must apply for the scholarship as part of your application for admission during the application period for admission. The application period begins on 15 December 2025 at 8.00 (UTC+2) and ends on 5 January 2026 at 15.00 (UTC +2).

To apply for the scholarship, you will be asked to indicate in your application at Studyinfo.fi that you wish to apply for a scholarship by selecting the appropriate option. In addition, you will be asked to include in your motivation letter a brief summary (~150 words) of the academic merits which support your merit-based scholarship application.

To be considered for Tampere University Scholarships, you must apply for the scholarship  as part of your application for admission during the application period for admission. You will apply for Tampere University Scholarships with the same online application you use to apply for admission at Studyinfo.fi.

All application information you submit in your application for admission at Studyinfo.fi, including your educational documents, is available for the admissions committee evaluating your scholarship application. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic overall assessment in which all application information and educational documents as well as the scholarship application letter (if applicable) are taken into consideration and can be decisive. The decision on the scholarship will be communicated to you together with information on admission.

The early bird offer is available without a separate application to all fee-paying students who have not been awarded a Tampere University tuition fee scholarship.

BENEFIT:

Tampere University tuition fee scholarships awarded at admission cover 50% of the tuition fees for the programme duration.

The Early Bird Offer gives a €2,000 reduction on the programme tuition fee during the first year of studies.

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THE EARTH PRIZE ANNUAL COMPETITION

Application Deadline: 31st January 2026

LOCATION: Switzerland

The Earth Prize is an annual, global $100,000 environmental sustainability competition for students between the ages of 13 and 19, which rewards the teams whose projects have the most potential to address environmental issues. Through The Earth Prize competition, students are inspired, educated, mentored and empowered to solve environmental sustainability problems.

ELIGIBILITY:

Registration is open from September 1st until January 31st.

Participants must have been born between 2006 and 2012 and be registered in a school or educational program.

Education Level: The Earth Prize is open to all students in the secondary education level and is not open to tertiary education students. Eligible institutions are schools or educational programs.

Location: Participants are accepted from anywhere in the world. There are no geographic restrictions. The regions are Southeast Asia and Oceania, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, North America, and Central & South America.

Language: Starting with The Earth Prize 2026, registrations and submissions can be made in any language, and an integrated AI tool will be available to support participants throughout the process.

Teams: Each Participant can be an individual student or a team of up to five (5) students collaborating on a submission. Participants from different classes and grades are welcome to form a team. Teams can also consist of students from different institutions.

Educator: Participants are strongly encouraged to have an assigned adult Educator for their team. Valid Educators include, but are not limited to, teachers or school administrators. If Participants have been signed up through an educational program, valid Educators can include program coordinators or educators. For individual participants or groups of homeschooled students, a parent may serve as the Educator. In either case, an official document certifying the Educator status or the student’s authorized homeschooling status will be requested during registration.

Participation: Past Participants are welcome to register for The Earth Prize again, as long as they meet the eligibility criteria. Projects submitted to The Earth Prize in a prior year that have been selected as The Earth Prize Winners or Runners-up will not be accepted.

Scope of Submissions: Submissions to The Earth Prize are expected to propose solutions aimed at accelerating positive change towards environmental sustainability. The Earth Prize will consider a wide range of solutions: local and national as well as global ones; new ideas with implementation potential as well as existing student projects; and products, organizations, and enterprises as well as campaigns.

BENEFIT:

The Earth Prize is an annual, global $100,000 worth of prizes, which now features seven regional winners, each receiving $12,500 to implement their ideas. In addition, three mentors of the year will be recognized, with each receiving $2,500.

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