Grants and Scholarships Administrated by the University of Turku

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Grants and scholarships for students and researchers (incl. doctoral researchers) registered at the University of Turku are distributed each year from the funds administrated by the University.

Scholarships 2025 are from the following funds:

University of Turku Student Scholarship Fund and
University of Turku Joint Student Scholarship Fund

These funds are primarily meant for degree students. The scholarships are based on the number of credits, success in the studies and time spent studying at the faculty in question. When granting the scholarships, priority can be given to applicants who did not receive a scholarship from the funds in question last year and who are still studying for their Master's degree when the application period ends. The sums that each fund admit in 2025 are listed in the pdf-file at bottom of the page. Each sum may be distributed as one or more scholarships.

Grants 2025 are from the following funds:

University of Turku Research Grant Fund and
University of Turku Joint Research Grant Fund
 
These funds are primarily meant for doctoral researchers or researchers.

Grants are meant for distinguished doctoral researchers and researchers enrolled at the University of Turku. When granting the grants, priority can be given to applicants who did not receive a grant from the funds in question last year. The sums that each fund admit in 2025 are listed in the pdf-file at bottom of the page. Each sum may be distributed as one or more grants.

NB! University Board decided on 15 March 2024 that some grants proceeds from the University of Turku Joint Research Grant Fund will be distributed only every two years, thus improving the impact of the amounts distributed.

How to apply?

You can apply for the above mentioned grants and s​cholarships with a electronic form. You can find the form at the top right-hand corner of the page during the application period.

Basic information of the applicant

• The electronic form will collect applicant's basic information (name and e-mail address) from the University of Turku's IT service's user management system. Applicant can't modify these fields.
• Obligatory fields are marked with *.
• Level of study is also obligatory information. Degree students are students studying for bachelor's and/or master's degree or for Licentiate of Medicine or Dentistry degree. Doctoral researchers are students studying for licentiate's or doctor's degree. If you are currently both degree student and doctoral researcher, please choose 'doctoral researcher' as your level of study.
• If you have already completed higher education degree(s) in any higher education institution in Finland or abroad, tick the box. Detailed information about your degrees must be filled to opening fields. If you have completed more than one higher education degree, please choose "Add row"-button to fill in all the information.
• If you have been granted a scholarship/grant within the last three years, tick the box and fill in the detailed information about your previous grants and scholarships.
   

Applying for the grants and scholarships

• With the same application form, you can apply for grants and scholarships from all of the four funds. In the question "I'm applying for" you must determine are you applying just for scholarships, just for grants or for both.
• The study right (degree) and the study right number must match each other. One can find this information in Peppi.
• On the scholarship form, the date when your studies begun is asked. This doesn't have to be the exact date, for example August 1st of that year is specific enough. Calendar can be clicked open from the calendar icon.
• It is possible to apply within one Faculty only, but you can apply outside your own Faculty. In case you plan to apply for field-specific grants and/or scholarships, please make sure that the field of study belongs to the Faculty you have chosen.
• Please choose the parts of the funds you are applying for from the drop-down menu. If you are applying for more than one part of the same fund, more parts can be added by using "Add row"-button. From the drop-down menu you can only see the parts of the funds that are possible to apply within the faculty you've chosen.
• The sums that each fund admit in 2025 are listed in the pdf file Grants and Scholarships.
• No appendices are required for a scholarship application (exceptions are mentioned on the form). After the application period closes, Transcripts of Records will be fetched from student data system Peppi for all applicants.
• If you want to empty the whole form, choose Ctrl + F5.

Sending the application

• When you have completed filling in your application form, please check all the information on your application one more time. Then push the "Send" –button. By sending the application, the applicant declares that the information in the application and its appendices are correct.
• Application system sends the applicant an e-mail to verify that his/her application has been admitted. If you don't receive this e-mail, please contact the Student Centre Disco (disco@utu.fi).
• The applicant can see his/her application using "Your latest form submissions" -list. You can make a pdf from the link on page 1 of the form.

Please fill in the form carefully!

The electronic application form must arrive to the application system by the end of the application period. Please fill in the application form in time in order to ensure that the application is delivered correctly.  Late applications will be ignored.

If there are more than one sent application form from the same applicant, only the newest one will be evaluated.

Results

Results will be published at the latest in the end of June 2025. Everyone awarded a grant or scholarship will be notified via e-mail.

Grants and scholarships are primarily paid in July and August 2025. More detailed information about the payment will be sent with the decision to those receiving grants or scholarships.

Grants and scholarships awarded in 2025 canno​t be paid in 2026​.