Laurea University of Applied Sciences Scholarship
Laurea runs campuses across the Greater Helsinki region — Espoo, Vantaa, Kerava, Hyvinkää and Lohja — which is the practical selling point: you are inside Finland's largest labour market rather than in a remote university town, and Laurea's degrees are built around Learning by Developing, where coursework is delivered through real projects with employer partners. English-taught Bachelor's programmes include business management, service design, nursing, security management and restaurant entrepreneurship. Non-EU tuition sits around €9,500-11,000 a year and the scholarship covers 50-100% of it, renewed annually against credit completion. Nursing is worth flagging specifically for Sri Lankan applicants: Finland has a documented shortage of registered nurses, and a Finnish nursing degree leads to registration with Valvira, though Finnish language competence becomes essential for clinical practice.
Applications through the national Studyinfo joint round in January for the August intake. Dates follow the same annual pattern — confirm the current round before applying.
Laurea University of Applied Sciences
University-funded
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Waiver
50-100% of Tuition (~€9,500-11,000/yr)
Location
Greater Helsinki — 5 Campuses
Model
Learning by Developing with Employer Projects
info How this award actually works
Who awards it
Laurea University of Applied Sciences — not Lanka Scholar. We are not the awarding body and cannot grant, reserve or guarantee this award.
How you are considered
Through your admission application. Awards like this are usually assessed automatically from the application you already submit — there is typically no separate scholarship form to fill in.
What it covers
50-100% Tuition-Fee Waiver, Renewed on Annual Credit Progress. This is a reduction in tuition, not a full ride. You still fund the remainder, plus living costs and the balance your visa requires you to show.
Where we come in
We make the admission application strong enough to be competitive — course choice, documents, references and deadlines. The funder makes the decision.
fact_check Eligibility Criteria
Non-EU/EEA Citizen
The fee waiver applies to tuition-liable students from outside the EU/EEA. Sri Lankan passport holders qualify.
Recognised Upper-Secondary Qualification
Sri Lankan A-Levels or an equivalent. Applicants holding a relevant Sri Lankan diploma should request a credit assessment, which can shorten the degree.
National UAS Entrance Examination
Admission to Finnish universities of applied sciences runs through a shared entrance examination testing reasoning, English and subject skills. Results carry most of the selection weight.
English Proficiency
IELTS 6.0 or equivalent, or a pass in the English section of the entrance exam. Note separately that clinical nursing practice in Finland requires Finnish language competence — plan for that from the first year if nursing is your target.
account_tree Application Process
Apply through Studyinfo in January
Finland runs a single national application portal with a strict January deadline for the August intake. There is no late submission and no rolling admission.
Prepare for and sit the entrance exam
Register during the application window. Preparation materials are published in advance; candidates who work through them consistently outperform those who do not.
Submit certified documents
- Officially certified A-Level or equivalent certificates
- Passport copy and English proficiency evidence
- Any prior diploma transcripts for credit assessment
Accept the offer and confirm the waiver band
The scholarship band is stated in the offer. Confirm the annual ECTS threshold required to keep it and plan your first-year study load accordingly.
Residence permit and arrival
Apply to Migri for the student residence permit with proof of funds and health insurance. Allow two to three months from Sri Lanka, and note that student residence permits allow up to 30 hours a week of work.
Why Laurea?
Laurea teaches around 8,000 students across five campuses in the Greater Helsinki region and is known nationally for its Learning by Developing pedagogy, where students work on live projects with companies and public organisations from the first year. Being inside the Helsinki metropolitan area gives students direct access to Finland's deepest job market for placements and post-graduation employment.
~8,000
Students
2 Years
Post-Study Residence Permit
30 hrs/wk
Permitted Work During Study
Looking for a scholarship because of the cost?
Then start here instead. Scholarships are competitive, usually partial, and decided by someone else — they are the least reliable way to make studying abroad affordable. Your destination and course choice move the number far more, and both are entirely within your control.
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