Master Degree Program Scholarship At Aalto University, Finland. Application, How To Apply, Eligibility And Deadline.

Admission application and scholarship are now open at Aalto University for prospective international students who wish to pursue their master studies in the field of Science and Technology. Aalto University is a state- recognized university located in Greater Helsinki, Finland. It was established in January 1, 2010 when three major Finnish universities: the Helsinki University of Technology (established 1849), the Helsinki School of Economics (established 1904), and the University of Art and Design Helsinki (established 1871) merged. The university is composed of six schools with close to 17,500 students and 4,000 staff members, making it Finland's second largest
university.

Eligibility to apply for Master's program

Applicants are eligible to apply for a master-level studies in the field of science and technology if they have completed:

• A 3-4 year bachelor’s degree from a university or the equivalent education. The degree must entitle the graduate to apply for university-level master’s degree studies in the country in question.
• A polytechnic degree (Finnish university of applied sciences, ammattikorkeakoulu).
• A polytechnic degree in an EU country if the degree entitles the graduate to apply for university-level master’s degree studies in the country in question.

Language requirements

Applicants applying for a right to study towards a degree in an English-taught programme at Aalto University are required to provide an official certificate of their English proficiency. The recognised language tests and their minimum score requirements are listed below:

• IELTS (Academic IELTS only)

Overall Band Score: 6.5

Writing Band Score: 5.5

• TOEFL (IBT = Internet Based Test, PBT = Paper Based Test)

Total score: 92 (IBT), 580 (PBT)

Writing score: 22 (IBT), 4.0 (PBT)

• PDT reading section 22, listening section 22 and writing section 24
• CAE/CPE (CAE = Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English, CPE = Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English) Grades accepted: A, B, C
• Pearson Test of English (PTE Academic only)

Total score: 59

Writing score: 50

Admission requirements

• A printed and signed cover letter from the application system. (Cover letter pdf is provided in the system after submitting your online application form.)
• An officially attested copy of an official Bachelor's degree certificate/diploma.
• An official transcript of records (or an officially attested copy of it).
• An authorised translation of the degree certificate/diploma and an authorised translation of the official transcript of records if the degree certificate and transcript of records are not in Finnish, Swedish or English (if applicable)
• Language certificate (if applicable).
• A CV either as a pdf file uploaded in the application system (the file name must be in format CV_Lastname_ApplicationID.pdf) or as a printed copy attached to the hard copy of the application.
• Photocopy of the applicant’s passport or some other government-issued identity card (with photo) including information on nationality.
• Portfolio for those applying to the study options in the field of architecture or landscape architecture.

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Tuition fee
If you are a citizen of the member states of the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are not required to pay tuition fee. Most non-EU/EEA citizens are required to pay tuition fees. There are no tuition fees for doctoral/PhD studies nor for bachelor's and master's degree studies that are taught in Finnish or Swedish. Please note that if you wish to study in Finnish or Swedish, you must fulfill specific language criteria.

The fees will not concern those non-EU/EEA students who:

• are equivalent to an EU citizen (i.e. citizens of Switzerland)
• have a continuous or permanent residence permit card in Finland (type A or P permit)
• have an EU residence permit for third-country citizens with long-term residence permit card in Finland (type P-EU permit)
• have an EU family member's residence card in Finland
• have an EU blue card.

The tuition fee for master's degree programmes is €15,000 per academic year.

Scholarship

Prospective students subject to tuition fees are eligible to apply for Aalto University Scholarship. Aalto University Scholarship programme seeks to recognise talented non-EU/EEA students. Aalto University scholarships are merit-based and are granted on a competitive basis. The number of scholarships per degree programme is limited and depends on the overall number of selected non-EU/EEA students per degree programme. Scholarships are allocated during the academic evaluation stage as part of the admissions process of a specific study option. The best applicants of a specific study option liable to tuition fees may be awarded a scholarship.

Scope of scholarship
Aalto scholarships cover either 50 % (Category B) or 100 % (Category A) of the tuition fee. Aalto Scholarships are awarded as tuition fee waivers.

Please note that Aalto University scholarship only covers tuition fee. Students are expected to cover all living expenses for their stay in Finland (app. EUR 800 per month) and other study related costs from their own financial resources.

How to apply for a scholarship
If you are a non-EU/EEA citizen, you can apply for the scholarship at the same time you apply for your preferred study option with the same application form  during the application period. In the application form for the study option, you will be asked questions by which your liability to fees is determined. If you are considered liable to a tuition fee, you will be offered an option to apply or not apply for a Aalto University Scholarship. Only students who are liable to pay tuition fees at Aalto University are eligible to apply for Aalto University scholarships (i.e. tuition fee waivers). It is not possible to apply for the scholarship after the application period has ended.

Scholarship decisions
The scholarship decisions are made based on academic evaluation of the applicants selected to the study programmes. Applications are evaluated in the programmes according to the predefined academic evaluation criteria. The scholarship decision is given at the same time with the admission decision. As defined in the Universities Act, the scholarship decision cannot be appealed to.

Duration of scholarship
Scholarships are granted for the normative period of study of the degree programme. The normative study period is two (2) years full-time study for master’s degree. Scholarship requires full-time study and studying according to the approved personal study plan.

Deadline: January 24, 2018.

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