Jamk Tuition Fee Scholarships

Jamk University of Applied Sciences in Jyväskylä runs one of the more unusual scholarship models in Finland, and a Sri Lankan applicant needs to understand it before assuming it will soften the first-year bill — because it will not. Non-EU and non-EEA students starting after 1 August 2025 pay EUR 10,000 a year for an English-taught bachelor's degree and EUR 12,000 a year for an English-taught master's, roughly LKR 3.45 million and LKR 4.14 million respectively. Jamk offers no scholarship at all in the first year, and no early-bird discount. What it offers instead is a reward for effort you put in once you are there. On bachelor's programmes, from year two onwards you can claim EUR 4,000 off your fees by passing the Finnish National Certificate of Language Proficiency (YKI) at A2 level, and a further EUR 6,000 by reaching B1 — up to EUR 10,000 in total, or about LKR 3.45 million, entirely tied to learning Finnish. Only YKI certificates are accepted, and you must complete two of the specified skill combinations (speaking and writing, listening and writing, or reading and speaking). On master's programmes the logic is different: a single EUR 4,000 award granted only if you graduate within the programme's recommended period, two years for a 60-credit degree or three for a 90-credit one, and only if you apply before you graduate — Jamk will not backdate it. Neither award is automatic. Bachelor's applications for the current round open in August 2026, with decisions issued quarterly.

The bachelor's language-scholarship application round opens in August 2027, with decisions made quarterly (October, February, March and April). Master's applications are submitted individually as you approach graduation, and must be in before you graduate. Dates follow the same annual pattern — confirm the current round before applying.