Student Financial Aid for Summer 2013

Students may receive student financial aid for those summer months (June, July and August) during which they complete degree-related studies regularly and on a full-time basis.

For a student's studies to be considered full-time, the student must complete at least 5 ECTS credits worth of studies per month of financial aid.

Work on a thesis or equivalent work is also considered full-time studying (remember to fill in the date the work began, the topic of the thesis and the name of your supervisor on the application).

If you take an exam prior to 8 September 2013, you are eligible for student financial aid for the month of August.

• Financial aid for the summer months can be applied for either through Kela’s online service or by filling out Notice of student's change of circumstances form. The application must always include a study plan for the summer. The aid can be granted from the beginning of the month during which the application was received, at the earliest.
• Additionally, students in the Faculty of Medicine must apply for summer financial aid for the month of August if their studies begin in August. The application must state the precise date in August when the studies commence.
• The Student Financial Aid Office should be immediately notified of any changes in circumstances (e.g. a move to a new apartment, employment, etc.) that occur after the submission of the application.
• The study progress of students is reviewed annually during the autumn semester and summer studies are also taken into account in this review.

For more information about student financial aid, visit www.kela.fi/english