Scholarships

Arcada University of Applied Sciences offers scholarships for Bachelor's level studies.

The scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic performance.

The scholarship covers up to 50 percent of the tuition fee and is awarded as a tuition fee waiver. Scholarships are not granted the first year of studying.

Please note that only students paying tuition fee can be granted a scholarship. However, refugees who have a temporary residence permit with the possibility of permanent residence are exempted from paying the tuition fee.

Scholarships if you were admitted autumn 2017, 2018 or 2019

Do not submit the application before you have completed the required amount of 55 ECTS during one academic year. The application will not be approved if the credits are not shown in the student registry (ASTA) during the time of submission.

If you have completed at least 55 ECTS during one academic year (consisting of an autumn semester followed immediately by a spring semester) you are entitled to a scholarship of 50 percent of the tuition fee.

The preliminary deadline for submission of scholarship application is on June 16, 2023. However, if you still are waiting for credits to be registered in order to be eligible for the scholarship, you may apply for scholarship after the deadline. In this case, the definite deadline to apply is on July 7, 2023.

Scholarships if you were admitted autumn 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023

To receive a scholarship you need to complete at least 60 ECTS* during the academic year. Do not submit the application before you have completed the required amount of 60 ECTS during one academic year. The application will not be approved if the credits are not shown in the student registry (ASTA) during the time of submission.

If you have completed at least 60 ECTS during one academic year (consisting of an autumn semester followed immediately by a spring semester) you are entitled to a scholarship of 30 percent of the tuition fee. If your average grade is at least 4, you are entitled to a scholarship of in total 50 percent of the tuition fee. The mean grade is calculated based on the total number of credits, i.e. not only on the current academic year's credits.

The preliminary deadline for submission of scholarship application is on June 16, 2023. However, if you still are waiting for credits to be registered in order to be eligible for the scholarship, you may apply for scholarship after the deadline. In this case, the definite deadline to apply is on July 7, 2023.

*The demanded 60 credits can consist of studies completed at Arcada but also of courses completed at other universities/universities of applied sciences* (added to your transcript of credits through credit transfer), either prior to you commencing your studies at Arcada or during your studies at Arcada. Please note that the transferred credits have to fit in to 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 transferring, and also before you sign up for courses at other universities/universities of applied sciences. Arcada and its' degree programme directors have the right to deny an application for credit transfer if the courses do not fit in to your curriculum or if the total amount of credits will ultimately exceed the total amount of credits demanded for graduation. Studies completed during exchange studies are credit transfers; note that studies completed during exchange studies are transferred with the following grades: Pass or Fail. The mean grade on your transcript of credits is not affected by courses graded Pass.

Scholarships if you were admitted in 2024

Scholarships are only awarded to bachelor students who have studied at least one academic year at Arcada. Students who have completed an average of 55 ECTS per academic year with a grade point average of 4.5 during their studies at Arcada can, upon request, be granted a scholarship corresponding to 40 percent of the tuition fee for the upcoming academic year.

The changes come into force on 1 January 2024 and affect students who start their studies in 2024 or later. Students who have started their studies in 2023 or earlier are not affected by these changes.

Exchange studies and scholarship

This applies only 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 31 July.

These students are to pay the full tuition fee for the Autumn semester in accordance with the tuition fee payment's deadlines, and will be registered as present for only the Autumn semester. Scholarship: Immediately, once it has been proven by the school abroad (official transcript of records) that you have attained at least 60 credits during that academic year (1 August - 31 July) then you are to contact Student Affairs and pay the missing part of the tuition fee (with or without a scholarship's reduction) to register as present for the Spring semester. You will also need to fill in the application for a scholarship by 31 October, if you are eligible for one, as Arcada UAS need to be able to present all approved scholarships to the tax authorities.

If it during the Autumn semester becomes clear you have not attained 60 credits during the previous academic year then you are to pay the full tuition fee for the Spring semester in accordance with the tuition fee payment's deadline.

Scholarship application for academic year 2023-2024

Please note that the above-mentioned process regarding exchange studies and scholarship also, exceptionally, applies during the application for a scholarship during the summer of 2023 for all students, if needed. This means: if you have not attained 60 credits registered on your Arcada UAS transcript of records by 16 June 2023, you can pay the full tuition fee for the autumn semester 2023 and only register as present for the autumn semester. Then, once you can prove that you in deed did attain 60 credits during 1 Aug 2022 - 31 July 2023 you can apply for a scholarship that will cover partly or fully the spring semester's tuition fee (30 % or 50 % scholarship). Your application for the scholarship regarding spring 2024 has to be sent in before 31 October 2023.

This is an exceptional procedure during the summer of 2023 as Arcadas UAS will change its student information system.

How to apply

The application for scholarship is done through the online form below. Students who are required to pay tuition fee will receive more detailed information about the application process to their Arcada e-mail.

When the decision is made, you will receive detailed information about the payment process.