Financial aid for students

Financial aid for students is intended to provide an income to financially needy students whose parents are not under obligation to finance their studies and who are not eligible for aid under some other provisions.

Financial aid is provided in the form of the following benefits:

• Study Grant
• Housing Supplement and
• Government guarantee for student loans.

In order to qualify for student financial aid, you must

• have gained admission to post-comprehensive studies
• be a full-time student
• make satisfactory academic progress
• and be in need of financial assistance.

Financial aid for students is available for Finnish citizens and, in some cases, for non-citizens of Finland. You can also get financial aid for studies abroad.

The amount of financial aid and requirements for the aid vary depending on whether you are at upper secondary school or institution of vocational education, university or some other institute.