Tuition fee scholarships (waivers) for master students
Scholarships may be available for students in international master’s degree programmes. Applicants and students liable to pay a tuition fee can apply for a scholarship to cover a part or the whole tuition fee. On this page you can read about the different types of scholarships and how to apply for them.
Please note that decisions regarding all scholarships mentioned below are final and may not be appealed.
Also note that the tuition fee scholarships (waivers) are granted only once (i.e. in connection with the admission to Åbo Akademi University). All students are entitled to apply for student scholarships for other purposes during their studies.
Scholarships for students admitted for studies 2026 or later
Åbo Akademi University grants an early commitment offer for students liable to pay tuition fees and who are admitted for studies starting in the autumn of 2026. The early commitment offer is a discount of 4000 €, i.e. the remaining annual tuition fee is 8000 €. Admitted students can claim the offer by accepting their study place and paying the tuition fee within a deadline specified in their admissions letter. Admitted students who do not accept their study place and do not pay the tuition fee within the deadline for the early commitment offer need to pay the full amount of 12000 €.
For the second year, all admitted students are awarded a tuition fee waiver of 4000 €, leaving the remaining annual tuition fee at 8000 €.
Applicants do not need to apply separately for this scholarship.
Scholarships mentioned for students admitted earlier are no longer available.
Scholarships for students admitted for studies 2025 or earlier
Åbo Akademi University tuition fee scholarships
Åbo Akademi University offers two categories of tuition fee waivers (scholarships):
Tuition fee-paying (non EU/EEA) applicants applying to our master degree programmes can apply for the 100 % tuition fee scholarship (in connection with applying for studies at Åbo Akademi University). Please note that if you are exempted from paying tuition fees, you are not eligible to apply for the scholarship.
- 100% Tuition Fee Scholarship (waiver), awarded for 2 years (second year conditional)
- Number of scholarships to be granted: 1/programme
- Apply for the scholarship in the application form when applying for a study place at ÅA University
- 80% Tuition Fee Scholarship (waiver), awarded for the whole length of the study right
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- This scholarship is granted to all admitted applicants liable to pay tuition fees, who have not received a 100% Tuition Fee Scholarship.
- You do not need to apply for this scholarship.
Scholarships for students in double degree programmes
EDISS – Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) Programme on the Engineering of Data-intensive Intelligent Software Systems
Prospective applicants can apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship to cover the participation cost. For more information, please see the EDISS programme website.