Funding

The UTA page for funding of doctoral studies gives information on UTA financing available.

It may be difficult for an international doctoral student to obtain a scholarship from Finnish sources.

For visits to Finnish universities, the Centre for International Mobility (CIMO) in Helsinki offers international doctoral students, researchers and specialists various kinds of scholarships. There are scholarships for junior researchers and university teaching staff, and bilateral scholarships with a number of countries based on cultural agreements or similar arrangements. For more information please contact CIMO's Study in Finland site.

The Academy of Finland offers some grants, especially for doctoral students working outside the academia and for those wishing to spend time abroad.

International students are eligible for state support in their studies if their residence in Finland can be considered permanent and if they have lived in Finland during the previous two years (not as students). Please see the web pages of the Social Insurance Institution (KELA) for more information.

Researchers with Finnish grants must get insurance

The recipients of Finnish grants or scholarships must take out insurance if they work uninterruptedly for at least four months with a grant or scholarship awarded from Finland after 1st of Jan. 2009. The main rule is that the grant recipient should work in Finland, but not as an employee to the grant issuer.

The Farmers' Social Insurance Institution Mela is responsible for the statutory pension (MYEL) and occupational accident insurance (MATA) of the persons who have a grant or a scholarship and who have to be insured in Finland as of the beginning of 2009. This insurance is mandatory. For more information please see the Mela pages.