International Student Grant 2013

The University of Helsinki is giving about 50 start-up grants to qualified students who are accepted to study in an International Master's Degree Programme. The amount of each grant will be 1000-1500 euro. The grants are not meant to cover living expenses, but we hope that the little extra money helps our new students to settle in Helsinki.

The International Student Grant is available for students who are admitted in 2013 into the programmes below:

• Algorithms and Machine Learning
• Atmosphere-Biosphere Studies
• Bayesian Statistics and Decision Analysis
• Bioinformatics
• Biomathematics
• Biotechnology
• Democracy and Global Transformations
• Economics
• Environment and Natural Resources
• Ethnic Relations, Cultural Diversity and Integration
• European Studies
• Food Sciences
• Forest Sciences and Business
• Intercultural Encounters
• Media and Global Communication
• Modeling Molecules and Nanosystems
• Networking and Services
• Neuroscience
• International Business Law and Public International Law
• Plant Production Science
• Religious Roots of Europe
• Social Sciences
• Space Sciences
• Theological Work in Church and Society
• Translational Medicine

Criteria

Only students who have already been accepted to the University of Helsinki can apply for the grant. You are eligible to apply as soon as you have accepted your placement and registered for studies at the University of Helsinki. In addition, after you have applied, you have to make your personal study plan (HOPS) during September, get it authorized by your department and start you studies according to the plan. Students who are Finnish citizens or who reside in Finland are not eligible for the grant.

How to apply

The application time for 2013 is April 25th 2013 11:00 a.m. - August 31st 2013 11:59 p.m. (Finnish time GMT +2). Late applications will not be considered. Go to the application system HERE >>

Only students who have already been accepted to the University of Helsinki can apply for the grant. You are eligible to apply as soon as you have accepted your placement and registered for studies at the University of Helsinki. Students who are Finnish citizens or who reside in Finland are not eligible for the Grant.

You do not need to submit any other documents as the grantees are selected on the basis of their application file. The selection focuses on the quality of your previous studies as well as your motivation level expressed on your application for admission.

Grant decisions

All applicants will be notified about the grant decisions by e-mail by Friday, October 11th 2013. For those who received the grant there will also be additional information and instructions about the grants and the International Student Grant Celebration in that e-mail.

Other grants and scholarships

For basic information on grants and scholarship offered by the University of Helsinki Funds, see the Funds' web page.

For information on grants and scholarship offered by some other institutions than the University of Helsinki, see Financing of Studies web page.

For further information

For further questions about applying to the University of Helsinki: admissions(at)helsinki.fi

For further questions about the International Student Grant: neu-tuki(at)helsinki.fi

Updated 25 September, 2013