University of Helsinki

University of Helsinki offers very generous scholarships to all their international students and these scholarships are awarded to the best students on the grounds of academic overall assessment according to the general master’s degree entrance requirements, academic excellence and success in previous studies and motivation to study in a master’s programme at the University of Helsinki. In order to avail these benefits, overseas candidates must follow the steps listed below:

• Apply for a scholarship on the same application form as you apply to an international master’s programme. There are no separate scholarship application forms.
• After you have filled the application for admission and answered to scholarship-related questions in the formula, your application will be forwarded to the degree programme you have applied to.
• Each degree programme evaluates the applications and goes through the answers to scholarship-related questions. Based on your previous academic merit and answers to scholarship questions, the programme may award you a 100% or 50% waiver of your tuition fee. Each programme may also award one Finland Scholarship for admitted tuition fee-liable student.

The University of Helsinki offers generous scholarship for all their international students. These scholarships are awarded for two years and cover wither 50% or 100% tuition fees of fee paying overseas candidates. For all scholarships, students are required to study full time to fulfil the requirements of the scholarship. After the first study year, the progress of the student's studies will be checked and depending on their progress, the scholarship will be continued.

As part of the national Finland Scholarship program, University of Helsinki awards Finland Scholarships. Students may apply for this scholarship when applying for our international master’s degree programmes. Finland scholarships covers 100% tuition fee and also includes a 5000 € relocation grant. The scholarship and the 5000 EUR will be renewed for the second year of the student's studies in case they complete at least 55 credits during their first study year. University of Helsinki may award up to one Finland scholarship for a newly admitted student of each master’s degree program.

University of Helsinki accepts major English proficiency exam scores as well as country-specific qualifications for their English language requirements on both the undegraduate and graduate level. Thus, Indian students can study in the University of Helsinki without ELP scores if they fulfill the criterion listed below:

• University degree (Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degree, or an equivalent polytechnic/university of applied Science degree) completed in English in India.

Candidates can also prove their English language skills with the language skills level test for University of Helsinki applicants. This test comprises of the following sections: Reading Comprehension, Grammar & Vocabulary, Writing and Oral Skills. The minimum requirement for the same is Average skills level 5 (C1), when using a scale from 1 to 6.

University of Helsinki offers an extensive portfolio of programs across bachelor's, master's as well as doctorate levels through its faculty of Arts, Educational Sciences, Law, Theology and Social Sciences. A vast number of University of Helsinki courses rank in the top 100 courses across the globe, as per the US News & World Report Subject Rankings 2024. A detailed list of University of Helsinki's top-ranked courses is given below:

• Arts & Humanities (#29);
• Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences (#35);
• Endocrinology & Metabolism (#40);
• Plant & Animal Science (#46);
• Molecular Biology & Genetics (#49);
• Microbiology (#56);
• Geosciences (#57);
• Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology (#61); and
• Space Science and Education & Educational Research (#65).