PhD Positions & Scholarships in Finland 2026–2027: 6+ Open

Aalto University – Scholarships and Tuition Fees for International Students

Aalto University · Finland

Aalto University awards scholarships to non-EU/EEA master's applicants automatically as part of the admission application — no separate form. Awards cover 50% or 100% of tuition, and the best-ranked admitted students receive the Aalto Honorary Scholarship worth EUR 5,000 on top of a full waiver. The master's application window typically runs from December to mid-January.

EDISS – Erasmus Mundus Master in Engineering of Data-Intensive Intelligent Software Systems

EDISS Consortium (Åbo Akademi University) · Finland

EDISS trains software engineers to build reliable, data-intensive intelligent systems, coordinated by Åbo Akademi University with partners in Spain, Italy and Sweden. The last intake accepted applications from 3 November 2025 to 8 January 2026 (15:00 Helsinki time), and the 2027 scholarship round is expected to follow the same pattern.

IMLEX – Master of Science in Imaging and Light in Extended Reality (Erasmus Mundus)

IMLEX Consortium (University of Eastern Finland) · Finland

IMLEX combines photonics, lighting technology and computer science for extended-reality applications, coordinated from the University of Eastern Finland with Japanese industry ties through Yoshino Co. The next application round runs from 2 December 2026 to 13 January 2027 (23:59 UTC+2) via the national Studyinfo service.

MSc European Forestry (Erasmus Mundus)

MSc European Forestry Consortium (UEF) · Finland

MSc European Forestry is an Erasmus Mundus joint master in forest sciences coordinated from the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu. The next call for student applications runs from 2 December 2026 to 13 January 2027 for the cohort starting in August 2027, and applications go through the Finnish Studyinfo service.

PhD in AI Co-Creation and Ethics in Creative Industries 2026 — Hanken School of Economics, Finland

Hanken School of Economics · Finland

Fully funded four-year PhD at Hanken School of Economics investigating how AI agents and algorithms reshape co-creation, morality, and business models in creative industries.

University of Oulu – Tuition Fees and Scholarships for International Applicants

University of Oulu · Finland

The University of Oulu awards scholarships to non-EU/EEA master's applicants automatically during admission — no separate application is needed. Waivers range from 50% to 100% of tuition, and the strongest candidates can receive a 100% waiver combined with a yearly stipend. The application window for international programmes typically runs from November to mid-January.