University of Oulu Tuition Fees and Scholarships for International Applicants

Here you can find information on tuition fees and scholarships for new applicants.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees concern degree students who start their studies in English-taught Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes on or later than August 1st, 2018 and who are not citizens of an EU/EEA country or Switzerland. The tuition fee is an academic fee and thus covers the costs of tuition. The tuition fee does not cover the living costs such as accommodation, meals, and transportation. All students are required to finance their living costs by themselves.

Please note that applying for a scholarship does not have a negative effect on your admissions process. You have an equal possibility of being selected to our programmes, whether you apply for a scholarship or not.

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Tuition fees and scholarships for the 2024-2025 intake

International Programme	Tuition fee per Academic Year	Scholarship
Master's Programmes (2 years)
Architecture	13 000 €	1st year full fee (0€ scholarship), 2nd year 70% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits
Biochemistry	10 000 €	1st year 50 % scholarship, 2nd year 50% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits
Biomedical Engineering	10 000 €	1st year 50 % scholarship, 2nd year 50% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits
Business Analytics, Master of Science (2y) Information Processing Science Computer Science and Engineering Business Analytics	12 000 €	1st year 50 % scholarship, 2nd year 50% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits
Chemistry of Sustainable Processes and Materials	12 000 €	1st year full fee (0€ scholarship), 2nd year 70% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits
Computer Science and Engineering	10 000 €	1st year 50 % scholarship, 2nd year 50% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits
Economics	12 000 €	1st year full fee (0€ scholarship), 2nd year 70% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits
Education and Globalisation	12 000 €	1st year 7000€ scholarship, 2nd year 7000€ Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits.
Electronics	10 000 €	1st year 50 % scholarship, 2nd year 50% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits
Environmental Engineering	10 000 €	1st year full fee (0€ scholarship), 2nd year 70% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits
Epidemiology and Biomedical Data Science	10 000 €	1st year 50 % scholarship, 2nd year 50% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits
Finance	12 000 €	1st year full fee (0€ scholarship), 2nd year 70% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits
Financial and Management Accounting	12 000 €	1st year full fee (0€ scholarship), 2nd year 70% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits
International Business Management	12 000 €	1st year full fee (0€ scholarship), 2nd year 70% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits
Learning, Education and Technology	12 000 €	1st year 7000€ scholarship, 2nd year 7000€ Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits.
Mineral Resources and Sustainable Mining, Geosciences	10 000 €	1st year full fee (0€ scholarship), 2nd year 70% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits
Mineral Resources and Sustainable Mining, Mining Engineering and Mineral Processing	10 000 €	1st year full fee (0€ scholarship), 2nd year 70% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits
Product and Project Management	10 000 €	1st year full fee (0€ scholarship), 2nd year 70% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits
Software Engineering and Information Systems	10 000 €	1st year 50 % scholarship, 2nd year 50% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits
Sustainable and Autonomous Systems	10 000 €	1st year 50 % scholarship, 2nd year 50% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits
Sustainable Marketing	12 000 €	1st year full fee (0€ scholarship), 2nd year 70% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits
Wireless Communications Engineering	10 000 €	1st year 50 % scholarship, 2nd year 50% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits

Bachelor's + Master's Programmes (3+2 years)
DICE / Digitalisation, Computing and Electronics, Bachelor and Master of Science (3y + 2y) Information Processing Science Computer Science and Engineering Electronics	10 000 €	1st year 50 % scholarship, 2nd to 5th year 50% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits
Intercultural Teacher Education	12 000 €	1st year 7000€ scholarship, 2nd to 5th year 7000€ Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits.
International Business Management	10 000 €	1st year full fee (0€ scholarship), 2nd to 5th year 70% Scholarship if student attains 60 ECTS credits

University of Oulu Scholarships

The University of Oulu International Scholarship Plan provides different scholarships to academically talented international students studying for a Bachelor's or Master’s degree at the University of Oulu. Tuition fees and scholarships depend on the programme in question. Applicants can apply for the scholarships on the online application as part of the admissions process.

University of Oulu Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements to Apply for University of Oulu International Scholarship

Applicants are eligible to apply for the University of Oulu Scholarship 2024-2025 if they meet the admissions criteria and are liable to pay the tuition fee. The scholarship application will be processed only if the applicant meets the admissions criteria. University of Oulu Scholarship can be received only once.

Citizens of EU/EEA countries or Switzerland

Citizens of European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) countries or Switzerland studying in an international Bachelor's and Master's Programme at the University of Oulu are not required to pay tuition fees.

Citizens of non-EU/EEA countries

Students who are not citizens of an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland are liable to pay the tuition fee.

Exceptions to this general rule are students who

Are non-EU/EEA citizens studying in the Finnish degree programmes
Are citizens of EU/EEA countries or Switzerland or the family members of such persons
Persons who have:
- an EU Blue Card
- continuous (type A) residence permit in Finland. Please note that from the spring 2022 onward the legislation has changed and the new students applying for student visa will receive continuous residence permit A based on their study place (previous residence permit B). This permit, however, will not give exemption from the tuition fee. The grounds for the permit are stated in the card (student).
- permanent (type P) residence permit in Finland
- an EU residence permit for third-country citizens with long-term residence (type P-EU) in Finland
- EU Family Member's Residence Card in Finland
- Brexit permit

For more general information concerning tuition fees, please see the Studyinfo site.

UK citizens

From 2022 onward, UK citizens residing in Finland as well as their family members should hold right of residence under the withdrawal agreement (Brexit permit) in order to be exempted from the tuition fee. The permit must be granted by Finnish Immigration Services.

Applicants who are UK citizens and do not hold right of residence under the withdrawal agreement are required to pay the tuition fee. There are scholarships available.

Application for University of Oulu International Scholarship

There is no separate application system for the University of Oulu International Scholarship. Applications for the University of Oulu International Scholarship are submitted together with the application for the preferred study option in Studyinfo portal.

The application period for the University of Oulu International Scholarship is January 3 – January 17, 2024 (15:00/3pm, GMT +2).

Selection criteria for University of Oulu Scholarship 2024-2025

Admissions and scholarships decisions will be taken at the same time. Those students successful in obtaining the University of Oulu International Scholarship will be notified at the same time as their offer of admission to their International study programme is confirmed. The selection criteria for the University of Oulu Scholarship are based on previous academic performance and academic potential.

Continuation of University of Oulu International Scholarship

After each academic year the progress of studies will be checked and the scholarship continues in the above-mentioned, programme-specific way if the student completes at minimum 60 credits per academic year. If a student does not achieve this requirement, he/she will be liable to pay the full international tuition fee for the next academic year if they wish to continue studying. An exception to this rule can be made if a student has been granted an approved leave from studies (e.g. due to serious illness).

Finland Scholarship

Finland Scholarship offers international students from outside the EU/EEA help in funding university education in Finland, ensuring they get the best support for making most of their studies, nurturing their talents and launching successful careers after graduation.

Read stories of 2022 Finland Scholarship recipients

At the University of Oulu Finland Scholarship covers a first-year tuition fee and a relocation grant of 5000 € which is paid once the student has arrived in Oulu. Finland Scholarships is aimed at gifted non-EU/EEA students who are liable to tuition fees and apply for International Master’s Programmes at the university of Oulu.

You can apply for Finland Scholarship with the same online application when you apply to the university in January 2024. The online application will be available during the application period. It is possible to apply for and to be awarded both Finland Scholarship and the University of Oulu International Scholarship.

Finland Scholarships are awarded to the best applicants based on academic evaluation and the number of the scholarships is limited.

Please note that Finland Scholarship is only available for applicants applying in the 2024 application round!

In the 2024 application round we offer Finland Scholarships in the following programmes:

Architecture, Master's Programme in Architecture, Master of Science (Architecture)
Biochemistry, Master's Programme in Biochemistry, Master of Science
Biomedical Engineering, Master's Programme in Biomedical Engineering, Master of Science (Technology)
Business Analytics, Master's programme in Business Analytics, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)
Chemistry of Sustainable Processes and Materials, Master’s Programme in Chemistry, Master of Science
Computer Science and Engineering, Master's Programme in Computer Science and Engineering, Master of Science (Technology)
Computer Science and Engineering, Master's Programme in Business Analytics, Master of Science (Technology)
Economics, Master’s programme in Economics, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)
Education and Globalisation, Master's Programme in Education, Master of Arts (Education)
Electronics, Master's Programme in Electronics and Communications Engineering, Master of Science (Technology)
Environmental Engineering, Master's Programme in Environmental Engineering, Master of Science (Technology)
Epidemiology and Biomedical Data Science, Master's Programme in Epidemiology and Biomedical Data Science, Master of Health Sciences
Finance, Master's Programme in Finance, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)
Financial and Management Accounting, Master's Programme in Accounting, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)
Information Processing Science, Master's Programme in Business Analytics, Master of Science
International Business Management, Master's Programme in International Business Management, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)
Learning, Education and Technology, Master's Programme in Education, Master of Arts (Education)
Mineral Resources and Sustainable Mining, Master's Programme in Geosciences, Master of Science
Mineral Resources and Sustainable Mining, Master's Programme in Mining Engineering and Mineral Processing, Master of Science (Technology)
Product and Project Management, Master's Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management, Master of Science (Technology)
Software Engineering and Information Systems, Master's Programme in Information Processing Science, Master of Science
Sustainable and Autonomous Systems, Master’s Programme in Sustainable and Autonomous Systems (SAS), Master of Science (Technology)
Sustainable Marketing, Master's Programme in Marketing, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)
Wireless Communications Engineering, Master's Programme in Electronics and Communications Engineering, Master of Science (Technology)

CWC Scholarship (Wireless Communications Engineering)

Nokia Scholarship

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Tuition fees and scholarships for continuing students

If you are a continuing student, please see our webpage for tuition fee and scholarship information for our continuing students!