Scholarships undergraduate international students at Victoria University

Below are the many International scholarships available to qualifying international students:

Unfortunately there are not many funding sources for students pursuing undergraduate study. Outside of the scholarships listed below (which only cover a limited number of countries) it is recommended you try to secure private funding from companies or sponsors in your home country.

International Student Achievement Scholarship

For currently enrolled undergraduate international students at Victoria, we offer a scholarship valued at $5000. The scholarship is based on academic achievement, leadership and/or engagement with the community. The purpose of this scholarship is to recognise and reward excellence and engagement of currently enrolled international students who have a strong academic record and leadership potential. More details can be found on the application form. Applications close on 1 November.

How to apply Applications are now open and must be received by Victoria University by 1 November 2014. Further information and the application form can be downloaded here: International Student Achievement Scholarship Application Form

New Zealand Development Scholarship - Public Category (NZDS Public)

This scholarship opportunity is offered to people from selected developing countries by NZAID, the New Zealand government's international aid and development agency. Both undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships are available. The scholarship covers tuition fees, return airfare, basic living allowance, health care insurance and an arrival allowance. A list of the eligible countries from which people may apply and the relevant nominating authority in your home country can be found at the NZAID website.

How to apply Applicants should direct all communications to their relevant home country office and not to the university as the university does not administer the NZDS Public Category Scholarship. NZAID website

Education New Zealand $15,000 Study Abroad Scholarship

Go Overseas and Education New Zealand officially announced their partnership in offering one $15,000 NZD scholarship to study abroad in New Zealand for a semester. Award: NZ $15,000 towards a study abroad programme at a New Zealand university Round-trip airfare of up to NZ $2,000 covered by STA Travel More information here * It is anticipated that this scholarship will be repeated in 2016.

How to apply Applicants must meet below criteria: Open to US citizens and legal residents Must have applied to participate in an official Study Abroad programme New Zealand university for one or two semesters/trimesters Applicants must be 18 years old or over Open to undergraduate and graduate students for studies commencing anytime in 2015 (winter, summer or J-Term) For more information, please visit: Go Overseas Study Abroad

Education New Zealand IIE Generation Study Abroad Awards

Award: Awards of US$2,000 available for airfares Awards of US$500 available towards studies *It is anticipated that these awards will be repeated in 2016.

How to apply Deadlines: 1 December 2014 for study in Spring 2015 30 April 2015 for study in Fall 2015 Eligibility: US citizen or hold US Resident status Enrolled in Sophomore year or above at a tertiary institution in the USA Must have applied to participate in an official Study Abroad programme New Zealand university for one or two semesters/trimesters 18 years+ at the time of application Minimum GPA of 3.0 in tertiary studies to date For more information: StudyinNewZealand www.enz.govt.nz/scholarships

New Zealand Development Scholarship - Public Category (NZDS Public)

This scholarship opportunity is offered to people from selected developing countries by NZAID, the New Zealand government's international aid and development agency. Both undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships are available. The scholarship covers tuition fees, return airfare, basic living allowance, health care insurance and an arrival allowance. A list of the eligible countries from which people may apply and the relevant nominating authority in your home country can be found at the NZAID website.

How to apply Applicants should direct all communications to their relevant home country office and not to the university as the university does not administer the NZDS Public Category Scholarship. NZAID website

New Zealand Development Scholarship - Open Category (NZDS Open)

This scholarship opportunity is offered to people from selected developing countries by NZAID, the New Zealand government's international aid and development agency. The scholarship funds postgraduate study in areas identified as priority development sectors in the applicant's home country. It covers tuition fees, return airfare, basic living allowance, health care insurance and an arrival allowance. A list of the eligible countries from which people may apply can be found in the NZAID website.

How to apply Candidates from countries that need to apply via their nearest NZ embassy OR a management contractor should check the relevant country information sheet to ascertain close-off dates for applications. For more information and an application form please email VUW-NZAID@vuw.ac.nz.

Commonwealth Scholarships

These scholarships are open to citizens of Commonwealth countries wishing to undertake postgraduate study at a New Zealand university. The purpose of this scheme is to enrich the intellectual life of the Commonwealth by encouraging the participation of each country's most promising scholars in the educational opportunities available to them. Scholars from developing Commonwealth countries are funded by NZAID, and scholars from Canada or the United Kingdom are funded by their New Zealand host university. Scholars funded by NZAID must be studying topics of developmental relevance to their home country. The scholarship covers tuition fees, return airfare, basic living allowance, health insurance and some other study related costs. On completion of their studies scholars will be expected to return home to make a significant contribution to the development of their country.

How to apply Application must be made to a nominating agency in the candidates home country. More information on the application process can be found at www.csfp-online.org or contact Universities New Zealand at scholarships@universitiesnz.ac.nz

Victoria PhD Scholarships
Victoria University offers an extensive scholarship program for PhD candidates. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and/or research experience and publication record.	How to apply In order to apply for this scholarship, you must apply for a PhD programme at the same time. For more details visit the Faculty of Graduate Research website.

Victoria Master's Scholarship
This scholarship is available for research focused Master's degrees. Only those students enrolled solely for a 120 point thesis are eligible to apply. In some cases this will be Part 2 of a two year Master's degree. The Scholarship pays $15,000.00 stipend plus NZ domestic fees (internationals students have to pay the balance of international fees themselves).	How to apply For more details visit webpage or email Scholarships-Office@vuw.ac.nz.

VUW Graduate Awards
This is available to Honours students and students working on their Master's by coursework. The Graduate Awards pay NZ domestic tuition fees (international students pay the balance of international fees themselves).	How to apply For more details visit webpage or email Scholarships-Office@vuw.ac.nz.

New Zealand International Doctoral Research Scholarships - NZIDRS (PhD only)

Funded by the New Zealand Government and administered by Education New Zealand, the NZIDR Scholarships are open to international students from all countries (including Australia) wishing to undertake doctoral research at a New Zealand University. Up to 10 scholarships will be awarded each year. Selection is based on academic merit. For eligibility, scholarship value, selection process, and other details including application forms please visit the New Zealand Educated website.

How to apply For ANY questions relating to this scholarship contact New Zealand Educated (NOT Victoria University of Wellington as we do not administer this scholarship).

Please note that the application period closes on 15 July

annually. NB: International PhD students only pay domestic fees.

LEARN Fellowships

The LEARN co-funded PhD Scholarship will provide a stipend for a PhD student from a developing country to benefit from having supervision from a researcher based at a institution in New Zealand. The Scholarship is for a maximum of three years duration and the student can be enrolled in a PhD programme in their home country or at a New Zealand Institution to receive the Scholarship. For eligibility, scholarship value, selection process and other details including application forms, please visit: LEARN Scholarships

How to apply For ANY questions relating to this scholarship, contact LEARN Scholarships (NOT Victoria University of Wellington as we do not administer this scholarship).

Other VUW Scholarships

Any other scholarships available through the university can be found by going to the scholarships database page on the main VUW website. Click in the 'Related Websites' box on the right hand side of your screen on 'Scholarships Database'. In the personal characteristics section (third dropdown box) chose 'international students'. It is important to note that these are smaller value scholarships and usually for already enrolled students.

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Admissions to the University of Eastern Finland: Visiting student applicants

Visiting student applicants 

Visiting students

Visiting students are international non-degree students who intend to study at the University of Eastern Finland (Joensuu, Kuopio or Savonlinna campus) for one or two semesters. These students do not participate in bilateral or international student exchange programmes (e.g.Erasmus, FIRST, bilateral agreement). Students are entitled to official student status (e.g. student cards) at the university. Since visiting students are non-degree students, official diplomas or certificates, other than transcripts, are not available after the study period. Please note that studies for visiting students cannot be guaranteed in all departments of the University of Eastern Finland.

Requirements

Applicants must be registered at their home university and also be recommended for admission by the home university (see below: Nominations). Applicants must have studied for at least one academic year at a university in a related study field. Applicants must have good command of spoken and written English. Applicants can support the application by including a voluntary language test certificate.

Financing of the studies

The tuition fee for visiting students is 3500 euros for the full academic year or 1750 euros for one semester. Tuition fee is also required if exchange lasts less than one semester (e.g. if visiting student stays at the University of Eastern Finland for three months, his/her tuition fee is 1750 euros). Visiting students cannot register before the tuition fee is paid, and the proof of the payment is required to provide on arrival. Finnish authorities also require non-EU applicants to prove that they have adequate funds for living expenses (about 500 euros/ month, e.g. of 3000 euros if studying six months in Finland) when applying for a student visa. Please note that the University of Eastern Finland does not offer scholarships or other financial support for visiting students.

Application deadlines

30 April  for Autumn Semester (September - December) or Full Academic Year (September - May)

30 September for Spring Semester (January - May)

Please, note that it is not possible to apply after the deadlines.

Nominations

The application process begins when the University of Eastern Finland receives nomination e-mails from universities abroad. In other words, study abroad coordinators send an e-mail to the International Mobility Services in which they announce their candidates for student exchange. After that, International Mobility Services sends applicants usernames for the online application tool SoleMOVE by e-mail to the student.

Nominations should include:

1. Student's complete name
2. Date of birth
3. Gender
4. E-mail address
5. Duration of exchange (autumn semester, spring semester or full academic year)
6. Campus choice (Joensuu, Kuopio, Savonlinna)

The deadline for autumn semester and full academic year nominations is 15 April and for the spring semester 15 September.

Important! If you have not received an e-mail that contains information on activating your user account, check your junk mail folder!

Activating the user account

When you have received the e-mail containing your username, click the activation link. You can choose your own password. Enter it twice and activate the account. Then you can log in. Do not delete the activation e-mail – it contains your username and the link to the application system. You will need them later.

User instructions

You will have access to the complete user manual when you have logged in. You will find it in the upper left corner by clicking the question mark.

Check list for the application

A) APPLICATION FORM – COMPULSORY

• Complete the form in the online application tool. Check the information that is already there, and be careful to spell your name as it appears in your passport. Capitalise the first letter, leave the rest lower case.

B) ENCLOSURES

1.       Official Transcript of Academic Records - COMPULSORY

• A Transcript of Academic Records is your complete academic record with the information on completed courses, grades and credits.
• An English translation of the Transcript of Academic Records is required.
• Application cannot be processed without the transcript because the academic departments of the University of Eastern Finland need to check the applicant's academic background and suitability for the intended studies.
• Scan your transcript and upload it as an attachment to your application.

2.       Learning Agreement - COMPULSORY

a) Use the form your home university gives you. Complete the Learning agreement clearly with BLOCK letters or type electronically.

• The Learning agreement must be signed by the applicant, the departmental coordinator and the institutional coordinator (if available).
• Scan the signed Learning agreement and upload it as an attachment to your application. Note that even if you list all your courses on the ‘Proposed study plan' tab, you still need an official Learning Agreement with the required signatures. Also note that having your Learning agreement approved does not mean that you have secured a place on those courses – you need to register for them when you have arrived.
• Information on courses is available in WebOodi at https://weboodi.uef.fi/weboodi/

b) If your home university does not have a form, filling in the 'Proposed Study Plan' tab SoleMOVE is sufficient.

3.       A scanned copy of an official ID - COMPULSORY

• Scan the identification page of your passport or other official ID as an attachment to your application.

4.       Two Letters of Reference

• One of the two needs to be from your Academic Advisor
• Scan the letters and upload them as an attachment to your application. Please scan them both as one file.

5.       Motivation letter

• Describes your motivation to study at the University of Eastern Finland
• Includes study and financial plan
• Scan and upload as an attachment to your application.

Other information

In order to avoid any delays in the application process, please make sure that you have carefully filled in all sections of the application form, enclosed required documents and collected all necessary signatures.

Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.

Submitting the application

You do not have to complete the application without stopping – if you do not have all the information ready, you can save your progress and continue later. Be sure that you have filled in all the necessary information and attached all enclosures before you send your application. It is not possible for you to change anything in your application after you have submitted it.

Submitting the application in SoleMOVE is enough. You do not need to send us a printed copy.

Admission procedure

The faculties of the University of Eastern Finland admit the students. After receiving your application, the International Mobility Services will forward it to appropriate academic department. The department then processes the application and the proposed study plan. Once the International Mobility Services receive an official confirmation of acceptance from the faculty/department, an official admission document is issued and sent to you 1-2 months after the application period has ended. Please do not make any definite travel plans or reserve accommodation before you have received the official acceptance.

Help?

If you have technical problems with the application tool, send an e-mail to movesupport[at]uef.fi.

Further information

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the International Mobility Services: international[at]uef.fi.

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Admissions to the University of Eastern Finland: Training at UEF

Training at UEF

Erasmus Training and Free mover training

Erasmus training or Freemover training is suitable for non-degree exchange students who intend to do training (e.g. clinical placement, research work) in one of the departments of the University of Eastern Finland. The duration of Erasmus Training or Freemover Training is either one or two semesters (or in some cases a shorter period), but always a minimum of three months. Please note that there is a limited amount of training options at the University of Eastern Finland, and departments are not obligated to organize training for the applicants. Students have to negotiate the training directly with the department they are interested in, there is no centralized advisory service for those seeking for training or internship. Please also note that Erasmus trainees are not allowed to do regular courses at the University of Eastern Finland.   

Recommended application deadlines

30 April for Autumn Semester (September - December) or full academic year (September - May)

30 September for Spring Semester (January - May)

Nominations

The application process begins when the University of Eastern Finland receives nomination e-mails from partner universities. In other words, study abroad coordinators send an e-mail to the International Mobility  Services in which they announce their candidates for training. After that, International Mobility Services sends applicants usernames for the online application tool, SoleMOVE, by e-mail.

Nominations should include:

1. Student's complete name
2. Date of birth
3. Gender
4. E-mail address
5. Duration of exchange (autumn semester, spring semester or full academic year)
6. Campus choice (Joensuu, Kuopio, Savonlinna)

The recommended deadline for autumn semester and full academic year nominations is 15 April and for the spring semester 15 September.

Important! If you have not received an e-mail that contains information on activating your user account, check your junk mail folder!

Activating the user account

When you have received the e-mail containing your username, click the activation link. You can choose your own password. Enter it twice and activate the account. Then you can log in. Do not delete the activation e-mail – it contains your username and the link to the application system. You will need them later.

User instructions

You will have access to the complete user manual when you have logged in. You will find it in the upper left corner by clicking the question mark.

Application check list

1)      Application form - COMPULSORY

• Be sure to choose ‘P – Placement' as the type of exchange. Check the information that is already there, and be careful to spell your name as it appears in your passport. Capitalize the first letter, leave the rest lower case.

2)      Official Transcript of Academic Records - COMPULSORY

• A Transcript of Academic Records is your complete academic record with the information on completed courses, grades and credits.
• An English translation of the Transcript of Academic Records is required.
• Application cannot be processed without the transcript because the academic departments of the University of Eastern Finland need to check the applicant's academic background and suitability for the intended studies.
• Scan your transcript and upload it as an attachment to your application.

3)      Placement agreement - COMPULSORY

• Use the form your university gives you. Complete the form clearly with BLOCK letters or type electronically.
• If you intend to work in a research project, please indicate the name of your supervisor and type of the project
• The agreement must be signed by the applicant, the departmental coordinator and the institutional coordinator (if available).
• Scan the signed agreement and upload it as an attachment to your application.

4)      A scanned copy of an official ID - COMPULSORY

• Scan the identification page of your passport or other official ID as an attachment to your application.

5)      Curriculum Vitae (CV) - COMPULSORY

• Upload your CV as an attachment to your application.

6)      Other

• Letters of reference are optional.
• In order to avoid any delays in the application process, please make sure that you have carefully filled in all sections of the application form, enclosed required documents and collected all necessary signatures.
• Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.

Submitting the application

You do not have to complete the application without stopping – if you do not have all the information ready, you can save your progress and continue later. Be sure that you have filled in all the necessary information and attached all enclosures before you send your application. It is not possible for you to change anything in your application after you have submitted it.

Submitting the application in SoleMOVE is enough. You do not need to send us a printed copy.

Admission procedure

The faculties of the University of Eastern Finland admit the students. After receiving your application, the International Mobility Services will forward it to appropriate academic department. The department then processes the application. Once the International Mobility Services receive an official confirmation of acceptance from the faculty/department, an official admission document is issued and sent to you by e-mail 1-2 months after the application period has ended. Please do not make any definite travel plans or reserve accommodation before you have received the official acceptance.

Help?

If you have technical problems with the application tool, send an e-mail to movesupport[at]uef.fi.

Further information

 If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the International Mobility Services: international[at]uef.fi.

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