Scholarships

Essential information regarding the scholarships at Arcada

Arcada University of Applied Sciences offers scholarships for bachelor's degree students. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic performance in the form of a tuition fee waiver. Scholarships are not granted for the first year. Master's degree students are not eligible for scholarships.

Please note that only students paying tuition fees can be granted a scholarship.

Scholarship application

The deadline for submitting the scholarship application is on 14 June 2024. However, if you are still waiting for credits to be registered in order to be eligible for a scholarship, the deadline can be extended until 5 July 2024. (Please note the exceptions below.)

A decision on the application will typically be made within two weeks but the process may require additional time in certain cases. Longer processing times are especially to be expected during the month of July due to summer vacations. You will also receive detailed information about the payment process with the decision on your scholarship application.

How to apply

The scholarship application can be found as an online form at the bottom of this page. Students who are required to pay tuition fees will also receive more information about the application process to their Arcada e-mail. You will need access to your transcript of records (which you can download through Sisu) in order to know how many credits you have achieved and what your grade average is. You also need to make sure your personal details in Sisu are up-to-date before submitting the application as we are unable to process applications that have information that does not correspond to the information available in Sisu.

Please read through the instructions on the scholarship application carefully and do not submit the application if you do not fulfill the eligibility criteria.

How to calculate your grade average

1. Add all grades on your transcript of records together (numbered only, courses graded pass/fail do not affect your grade average).
2. Divide the total with the number of grades you added together.

For example, a student has completed 10 courses at Arcada with the following grades: 3, 4, 2, 5, 2, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5. To calculate their grade average, the student adds all numbers together (3+4+2+5+2+4+4+3+3+5=35) and divides the sum with the amount of grades added (35/10=3,5).

Exceptions

An exception to the scholarship application process can be made for students who, due to the following circumstances, are unable to submit their scholarship application due to missing credits:

• If you are on international student exchange during the Spring semester and the credits from the other school abroad cannot be processed by Arcada UAS by 5 July 2024.
• If your credits cannot be visible on your transcript of records by 5 July 2024 due to issues related to the new student information system Sisu.

These students are offered the option to pay the full tuition fee for the autumn semester prior to 15 August 2024 and register as present for the autumn semester only. Once the necessary credits have been registered, please submit your scholarship application immediately, however no later than 31 October. Please note that the credits must be registered as having been attained during 1 Aug 2023 – 31 July 2024. Once a decision has been made on your application, your attendance can either be extended to include the spring semester as well (in the case of receiving a 50 percent scholarship) or you will need to pay the remaining part of the tuition fee in order to register for the spring semester (in the case of receiving a 30 percent scholarship). More information will be provided by Student Affairs.

If you do not fulfill the criteria for a scholarship after all credits have been registered, please make sure to complete your tuition fee payment for the spring semester by 15 December 2024.

Please note that this is an exceptional procedure during the summer of 2024 as Arcadas UAS has recently changed its student information system.

Scholarship criteria if you were admitted in 2024

A scholarship of 40 percent of the tuition fee for the upcoming academic year can be granted to students who fulfill the following criteria:

• The student is a bachelor's degree student who has studied for at least one academic year at Arcada.
• The student has completed an average of 55 ECTS per academic year with a grade point average of 4.5 or higher during their studies at Arcada.

If granted a scholarship, the tuition fee to be paid is 5700 euros for the entire academic year or 2850 euros for one semester. If a student does not fulfill the scholarship requirement, they must pay the whole tuition fee of 9500 euros for the academic year or 4750 euros for one semester.

Please note, students who are refugees, asylum seekers or persons under temporary protection and have been admitted to studies starting in 2024 are entitled to a different scholarship.

Scholarship criteria if you were admitted autumn 2020, 2021, 2022 or 2023

A scholarship of 30 percent of the tuition fee for the upcoming academic year can be granted to students who fulfill the following criteria:

• The student is a bachelor's degree student who has studied for at least one academic year at Arcada.
• The student has completed at least 60 ECTS* per academic year. All credits must be included in the student's study plan.

A scholarship of 50 percent of the tuition fee for the upcoming academic year can be granted to students who fulfill the following criteria:

• The student is a bachelor's degree student who has studied for at least one academic year at Arcada.
• The student has completed at least 60 ECTS* per academic year. All credits must be included in the student's study plan.
• The student has a grade average of 4 or higher at the time of submitting the scholarship application. The grade average is calculated based on the total number of credits, not only for the current academic year.

*The demanded 60 credits can consist of studies completed at Arcada or courses completed at other universities/universities of applied sciences (added to your transcript of credits through accreditation), either prior to you commencing your studies at Arcada or during your studies at Arcada. Please note that the transferred credits have to fit into your curriculum and be included in your final degree (example: courses have to align with your degree programme's competencies). Please contact your study counselor before applying for accreditation, and also before you sign up for courses at other universities/universities of applied sciences. Studies completed during exchange studies are registered with the following grades: Pass or Fail. The grade average on your transcript of credits is not affected by courses graded Pass/Fail.

Please note one exception: the tuition fee for the last semester on International Business is 4000 euros without a scholarship, 2000 euros with a 50 percent scholarship or 2800 euros with a 30 percent scholarship.

Scholarships if you were admitted autumn 2017, 2018 or 2019

A scholarship of 50 percent of the tuition fee for the upcoming academic year can be granted to students who fulfill the following criteria:

• The student is a bachelor's degree student who has studied for at least one academic year at Arcada.
• The student has completed at least 55 ECTS per academic year.