Funded Scholarships at the University of Eastern Finland 2019

For students having completed a Bachelor's degree, the University of Eastern Finland offers a wide variety of Master's degree programmes taught in English. Most of the programmes offer courses that are also open to exchange and visiting students.

List of Programmes Available for the 2019 Intake

1. Biology of Environmental Change, Joensuu.
2. Biology of Environmental Change, Kuopio.
3. Biomedicine (BioMed), Kuopio.
4. Early Language Education for Intercultural Communication, Joensuu.
5. English Language and Culture, Joensuu.
6. Environmental Health and Technology, Kuopio.
7. Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change: MDP in Environmental Policy and Law, Joensuu.
8. European Forestry (Erasmus Mundus), Joensuu.
9. Forestry (CBU and Transfor-M) , Joensuu.
10. General Toxicology, Kuopio.
11. Information Technology (IMPIT), Joensuu.
12. Innovation Management, Kuopio.
13. International Business and Sales Management, Kuopio.
14. Learning, Teaching and Counselling in Intercultural Context, Joensuu.
15. Linguistic Data Sciences, Joensuu.
16. Medical Physics, Kuopio.
17. Photonics, Joensuu.
18. Public Health (MPH), Kuopio.
19. Research Chemists, Joensuu.
20. Tourism Marketing and Management, Joensuu.
21. Wood Materials Science, Joensuu.

Eligibility

• A previous Bachelor's degree corresponding to at least 3 years of full time academic studies from an institution for higher education is required from all Master's degree applicants. The degree should entitle the applicant to apply to Master's studies in the country where the degree has been awarded and it should be from the same or similar field of study as the studies the applicant is applying to.
• Most of the programmes require that the applicants have passing scores in an internationally recognised language proficiency test. 

Amount of Scholarships

• The scholarships will be available for the most talented fee-paying students. The scholarship can cover the tuition fee either in full (100%) or partially (80%). In practice, the scholarship is tuition waver providing either a full (100 %) or partial (80 %) exemption from the tuition fee.
• Scholarships are awarded for two academic years on the condition of completing 55 ECTS credits per academic year. Students who were not awarded a scholarship when applying for admission to the university may still be eligible for a scholarship in their second year, provided that they have applied for a scholarship and completed the required 55 ECTS credits during the first academic year as detailed in the personal study plan.
• In addition to the scholarship for studies, the faculties can grant an annual scholarship to cover the students living expenses during the two-year Master’s degree programme.