Tuition fees and scholarships

Tuition fees will not be charged from individuals with one of the following:

• European Union Blue Card in Finland
• permanent residence permit
• a continuous residence permit for purposes other than studies *
• a long-term resident’s European Union residence permit issued to third-country nationals
• EU Family Member's Residence Card in Finland
• or are you under temporary protection?
• You do not need to pay the application fee.

The fixed-term continuous residence permit (A) must be valid at the beginning of each academic year (1 August), and be granted for other reasons than that of studies, to exempt the student from paying tuition fees. Students are granted the fixed term continuous residence permit (A) from 2022 onwards and if the A permit is granted based on studies, it does not exempt the student from paying tuition fees.

Fees do not apply to exchange students, regardless of their citizenship, nor to doctoral programmes.

Further information

Tuition fees will be charged from citizens of a country outside the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland.

Fees do not apply to exchange students, regardless of their citizenship, nor to doctoral programmes.

Students are granted the fixed term continuous residence permit (A) from 2022 onwards and if the A permit is granted based on studies, it does not exempt the student from paying tuition fees.

Further information

Please note that there may be exceptions to these categories. More information above: Who will not be charged?

Faculty of Education:

• Master’s Degree Programme in Education and Learning € 10,000

Faculty of Humanities:

• Master's Degree Programme in European Languages, Cultures and Societies in Contact € 1,500 €

Faculty of Medicine:

• Master’s Degree Programme in Biomedical Imaging € 12,000
• Master's Degree Programme in Drug Discovery and Development € 12,000
• Master’s Degree Programme in Human Neurosciences € 10,000
• Master's Degree Programme in Public Mental Health € 12,000 

Faculty of Science:

• Master’s Degree Programme in Biosciences € 12,000
• Master’s Degree Programme in Exact Sciences € 12,000

Faculty of Social Sciences:

• Master’s Degree Programme in East Asian Studies € 8,000
• Master's Degree Programme in Inequalities, Interventions and New Welfare State €10,000

Faculty of Technology:

• Bachelor's Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology € 10,000 
• Master’s Degree Programme in Food Development  € 12,000
• Master’s Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology € 12,000
• Master’s Degree Programme in Materials Engineering € 12,000
• Master’s Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering € 12,000
• Master’s Degree Programme in Health Technology € 12,000

Turku School of Economics:

• Bachelor's Degree Programme in Sustainable and Social Entrepreneurship € 10,000
• Master’s Degree Programme  in Futures Studies € 10,000
• Master’s Degree Programme  in Global Innovation Management € 10,000

The first year tuition fee has to be paid before one can register with the University.

The tuition fee covers much more than just teaching and academic guidance in your Master’s degree programme. It opens a whole range of the University’s services for you.

STUDY COURSES OUTSIDE YOUR PROGRAMME

In addition to the courses defined in your programme curriculum, you can study courses from the other programmes according to your own choice and course availability, if the degree structure of your own programme allows. There are some hundreds of courses offered in English which broadens your possibilities remarkably in creating a unique study path and an expert profile.

LANGUAGE COURSES

The University's Centre for Language and Communication Studies is responsible for the language, communication and intercultural skills teaching at the University. Some of the courses in Chinese, English, Finnish for Foreigners, and Japanese are taught in English. Also, most of the more advanced classes are taught in the target language, so you can continue to develop your skills in French, German, Italian, Russian or Spanish if you have sufficient previous knowledge on any of those.

LIBRARY SERVICES

The largest academic library in Southwest Finland gives you excellent sources of information with:

• E-books 488,178 (titles)
• E-journals 26,896 (titles)
• Printed books 1,148,781 (titles)
• Printed journals 32,491 (titles)
• Maps 15,268 items

Use of our extensive library services reduces your study related costs significantly.

IT SERVICES

IT Services for you as a student include

• 24/7 IT classrooms
• wireless networks around the campus
• utu.fi e-mail account and mailing lists
• cloud storage
• scanning and printing (with quota)
• Microsoft Office programmes

SPORTS FACILITIES

With an affordable price of EUR 78/academic year you get access to the versatile sports selection of the CampusSport. The selection includes instructed sports classes (group workouts, combat sports, outdoor sports), sports shifts, five different gyms, and short courses.

Please see the following website about paying the tuition fee. 

BENEFITS OF A STUDENT UNION MEMBERSHIP

Membership of the Student Union is mandatory in Finland for Bachelor’s and Master’s -level students. The Student Union membership fee is around EUR 55 per academic year. The membership brings you a number of valuable benefits. 

LUNCH DISCOUNT

As a member of the Student Union, you can enjoy a healthy lunch at a student price of less than 3 € in one of the 7 student cafeterias on campus or in any other student cafeteria in Finland.

You can read more about benefits offered by the Student Union at www.tyy.fi/en.

STUDENT HEALTH CARE

All attending Bachelor's and Master's Degree students must pay the compulsory Student Health Care fee directly to Kela. After paying the Student Health Care fee, a student has the right to use Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS) in every university town in Finland. The health services provided are general practitioners and specialists, dental care, nursing care and physiotherapy as well as x-ray and laboratory work. Services also include mental health counselling, psychotherapy and psychiatric care. The services do not cover hospital care and some specialist services or cases where you get into an accident.

Tuition fees will not be charged

- From British citizens or their family members who currently reside in Finland and have applied for the right of residence by 30.9.2021.
- From British citizens or their family members who have arrived to Finland 1.10.2020-31.12.2020 and have applied for the right of residence by 31.12.2020.
More information on the right of residence and how to apply for it https://migri.fi/en/brexit/en

Tuition fees will be charged

- From British citizens and their family members who arrive to Finland after 1.1.2021.
Tuition fees will be charged in the same way as from all non-EU citizens. British citizens may also apply for scholarships. 

The University of Turku offers an Early Bird discount for newly admitted master's degree students. A 20% discount is given for the first year tuition fee if a student accepts their study offer and pays their tuition fee within a set timeframe.

The Early Bird discount is not available for applicants of the bachelor's degree programmes.

The University of Turku Merit Scholarship

The University of Turku Merit Scholarship is awarded based on studies at the University of Turku and the programme the student has been admitted to. Students who have paid for their studies during their first year(s) of studies at the University of Turku are eligible to apply for this scholarship.

In order to receive the scholarship, the student must apply for the scholarship and fullfill the following requirements. All students who fulfill these requirements will be awarded a scholarship for the following academic year.

Credit requirement

For master's degree students,

• the merit scholarship covers 50% of the 2nd year tuition fee.
• the requirement for receiving the scholarship is 55cr during the first study year.

For bachelor's degree students,

• the merit scholarship covers 50% of the 2nd and 3rd year tuition fees.
• the requirement for receiving the scholarship for the 2nd study year is 55cr during the first study year.
• the requirement for receiving the scholarship for the 3rd study year is 110cr during the first and second study year.

Grade requirement

The requirement for receiving a scholarship is an average score of 3.0 or higher on a grading scale of 1–5.

Finnish requirement

The student must also complete at least 4 credits of Finnish before applying for the scholarship for the first time. These credits can be a part of the 55 credit requirement.

Other previous Finnish studies or proven Finnish proficiency may also be accepted. These will be assessed on case-by-case basis.

Applying

There is a separate application process for the merit scholarships. The admission services of the University will invite all eligible applicants to apply for the scholarship when the application round opens in spring.

The University also offers the Fulbright-University of Turku Graduate Award for studies beyond the Bachelor level at the University of Turku. The award includes a grant of 1000€/month and a scholarship covering the tuition fee. This award is open to U.S. citizens that are accepted to one of the programmes in the University.