Tuition fees and scholarships

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

• Passport or identity card to indicate the citizenship of EU/EEA/Switzerland, and their family members
• EU Blue Card in Finland, and their family members
• EU residence permit for third-country citizens with long-term residence permit card in Finland (Type P-EU), and their family members
• Permanent residence permit card in Finland, Type P permit, and their family members
• Brexit residence permit card, Type SEU = Right of residence under the withdrawal agreement, or P SEU = Right of permanent residence under the withdrawal agreement
• a residence permit based on temporary protection
• Continuous residence permit card in Finland (Type A permit) issued for purposes other than studies may exempt from paying tuition fees. However, they are required to pay tuition fees if:
  • their first residence permit in Finland was granted for studying, they have to pay tuition fees, even in case they have later obtained a continuous residence permit (type A) on other grounds.
  • they have a continuous residence permit (type A) based on family ties in Finland, and their family member originally came to Finland on a residence permit granted for studying, they are required to pay tuition fees.
  • Please notice that Jamk UAS is obligated to verify the basis of the first residence permit from Finnish Immigration Service.

The above-mentioned list concerns:

• all new students starting their studies after 1 December 2024 AND
• students who have begun their studies before 1 December 2024 and who have not had an exempting document before 1 December 2024.

There have been changes to tuition fee exemptions due to changes to the Universities of Applied Sciences Act, starting from 1 December 2024. The list presented above is based on the before mentioned new act.

Notice, if the student receives one of the documents mentioned above at any point of the application period or later during studies, the student must submit the document to Jamk Student Services immediately. The student will be exempted from paying the tuition fees starting from the next semester at Jamk as following:

1) If you have begun your studies before 1 December 2024 and you are already exempted from paying the tuition fee: 

In order to be exempted from paying the tuition fee in the next spring semester, the residence permit card (or any of the above cards/passport) must have been renewed by 1 January and the student must present the original residence permit card at the Student Services by 31 January. 

In order to be exempted from paying the tuition fee in the next autumn semester, the residence permit card (or any of the above cards/passport) must have been renewed by 1 August and the student must present the original residence permit card at the Student Services by 31 August. 

2) If you have begun your studies before 1 December 2024 and have not been exempted from paying the tuition fee before 1 December 2024:

Jamk UAS follows the Universities of Applied Sciences Act that entered into force on 1 December 2024. In order to be exempted from paying the tuition fee, see the list above (Exempting documents).

The student must present the exempting document at the Student Services by 31 January for spring semester and 31 August for autumn semester. The exempting document must have been granted before the beginning of the academic semester (1.1. or 1.8.).

Jamk University of Applied Sciences will withdraw the study right:

• if the applicant/student does not pay the tuition fee by the given deadline
• if the applicant/student does not enroll for the academic year

The decision shall be notified to a student and to the Finnish immigration service.

The only case in which Jamk can refund the tuition fee (payment) is in the case a student’s residence permit application is declined or they interrupt the residence permit application process, consequently, a student is not able to enter Finland. In this case, Jamk needs an official decision from the Finnish immigration service of the declined residence permit decision before the tuition fee is paid back for the student.

If a student who has paid the tuition fee will not receive a residence permit to Finland, or they interrupt the residence permit application process, the tuition fee can be refunded for the student only starting from the next academic semester from providing the declined residence permit decision or a document stating that the residence permit application process has been cancelled.

• For example: student receives a negative residence permit decision during Autumn Semester; the refund needs to be applied before December 31st by submitting the negative decision to Jamk Student Services. Only the following Spring Semester tuition fee will be refunded to the student.

Note, in a case a student has already paid the tuition fee for the entire academic year, but graduates by 31 December the fee is returned only if requested by the student.

The tuition fee is refunded using the same method of payment the student used when they made the payment. 

• For example: if the method of payment has been a bank transfer, the refund must be made to the same bank account.

New regulations starting from 1 August 2025.

Bachelor's degrees

The tuition fee for bachelor's degree programmes is 10 000 € per academic year.

Master's degrees

The tuition fee for master's degree programmes is 12 000 € per academic year.

When to pay the tuition fee

The first academic year's tuition fee must be paid by the deadline of accepting the offered study place. If you have been accepted from waiting list, please follow the given personal schedule.

The next year's tuition fee is due by 31st of May.

Read more about terms and conditions 

New scholarship programme is starting from 1 August 2025. The scholarships for tuition fee paying bachelor's degree students are granted based on Finnish language skills and can only be granted for an attending student. 

Jamk does not offer scholarship for the first year students.

After the first academic year at the earliest the student can apply for a first scholarship. The requirement for the first scholarship is Finnish language skills level A2 (CEFR, Basic user). The first scholarship is 4000 €.

After the second academic year at the earliest the student can apply for the second scholarship. The requirement for the second scholarship is Finnish language skills level B1 (CEFR, Independent User). The second scholarship is 6000 €.

Only National Certificates of Language Proficiency (YKI) is accepted to prove the level of Finnish language skills.

Language level skills

The National Certificates of Language Proficiency (YKI) test consists of four subtests: 

• speaking
• writing
• listening comprehension
• reading comprehension. 

For the scholarship it is required to have one of the following combinations at the required level (A2 or B1):

1. speaking and writing OR
2. listening comprehension and writing OR
3. reading comprehension and speaking.

How to apply for the scholarship

TO BE UPDATED.

New scholarship programme is starting from 1 August 2025.

A scholarship for tuition fee paying master's degree students can be granted if the student graduates in the degree programme's recommended period of study. The scholarship is 4000 €.

The recommended period of study is

• 2 years for 60 ECTS credits degree programmes
• 3 years for 90 ECTS credits degree programmes

The student can apply for the scholarship at the end of the studies. It is not possible to apply for the scholarship after graduating.

How to apply for the scholarship

TO BE UPDATED.

Tuition fee for students that have started between 1 August 2023 - 31 July 2025.

Bachelor's degrees

The tuition fee for bachelor's degree programmes is 9 000 € per academic year.

Master's degrees

The tuition fee for master's degree programmes is 10 000 € per academic year.

Read more about terms and conditions 

All students admitted for Jamk bachelor’s / master's degrees are granted a scholarship in the first academic year. At Jamk a scholarship can be given only to such students who are required to pay tuition fees.

In the first academic year the scholarship covers 40% of the tuition fee at Jamk.

Students who are required to pay the tuition fee will receive the admission letter and instructions how to pay the tuition fee for the first year. 

In the following academic years the 40 % scholarship can be received:

• if a student earns at least 60 credits per academic year in the bachelor’s degrees (30 credits per semester)
• if a student earns at least 30 credits per academic year in the master's degrees

If the student has attended only for one semester, the minimum required amount of studies for the scholarship is:

• 30 credits in bachelor's degrees
• 15 credits in the master's degrees

The scholarship can be received only for the standard study period and only for the semesters one has enrolled for attendance. Therefore, the fee must be paid for all semesters and academic years for which the student enrolls as attending student, including any extension period.

How the credits are counted

The credits are counted cumulatively in the bachelor's and master's degrees. In bachelor's degrees a student must have 60 credits after the first year, 120 after the second and 180 after the third academic year OR at least 60 credits during the previous academic year. For example, a second year student will receive a scholarship if he has studied 80 credits during the first year and 40 credits during the second year (= 120 ECTS credits after the 2nd year).

When to pay the tuition fee

The next year's tuition fee is due by 31st of May. At this point, student pays 60% of the next year's tuition fee.

• On the 15th of August, the student's completed credits during the previous academic year will be checked.
• If a student has completed 60 credits (30 credits in Master's degrees) or more, one is granted a scholarship and she/he does not have to pay the rest of the tuition fee*.
• If a student has completed less than required, one needs to pay the rest of the tuition fee by the 31st of August. 

Tuition fee for students that have started before 1 August 2023:

Bachelor's degrees

The tuition fee for bachelor's degree programmes is 8 000 € per academic year.

Master's degrees

The tuition fee for master's degree programmes is 9 000 € per academic year.

Read more about terms and conditions 

When to pay the tuition fee after the first year

The next year's tuition fee is due by 31st of May. At this point, student pays half of the next year's tuition fee.

• On the 15th of August, the student's completed credits during the previous academic year will be checked.
• If a student has completed 60 credits (30 credits in Master's degrees) or more, one is granted a scholarship and she/he does not have to pay the rest of the tuition fee*.
• If a student has completed less than required, one needs to pay the rest of the tuition fee by the 31st of August. 

The scholarship for students that have started before 1 August 2023:

Bachelor's degrees

The scholarship is 50 %:

• Scholarship 50% -> Tuition fee: 4000€ after scholarship / academic year
• 1st year: Scholarship application (included in the joint application form)
• 2nd - 4th* years: 60 credits done in the previous academic year

Master's degrees

The scholarship is 50%:

• Scholarship 50% -> Tuition fee: 4500€ after scholarship / academic year
• 1st year: Scholarship application (included in the joint application form)
• 2nd-3rd* years: 30 credits done in the previous academic year

*The scholarship can be given only for the standard study period.

When a transfer student accepts a study place via the transfer process, the study right ends in the present university and starts at Jamk in the beginning of the next academic term.

The starting date of the study right in the previous University of Applied Sciences where the student is transferring from determines the applied tuition fee and scholarship regulations at Jamk.

The credits for the scholarship are counted from the student’s transcript of records of the previous UAS. The scholarship can be received only for the standard study period and only for the semesters one has enrolled for attendance. Therefore, the fee must be paid for all semesters and academic years for which the student enrolls as attending student, including any possible extension period.

The tuition fees also concern non-EU/EEA students who gain admission after applying via Open Study Route.

Students who will start their studies at Jamk as a degree student in academic term of autumn 2023

• The scholarship covers 40% of the tuition fee if a student earns at least 60 credits per academic year in the bachelor’s degrees (30 credits per semester).
• The scholarship covers 40% of the tuition fee if a student earns at least 30 credits per academic year in the master’s degrees. 

Please note that tuition fees do not concern students studying as a Jamk Open UAS student (studies do not lead to a degree).

The tuition fees also concern non-EU/EEA students who gain admission after applying for regranted study right. Students who will apply for regranted study right, please contact studentservices(a)jamk.fi for further guidance on tuition fees and scholarships.