Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

Bachelor of Health Care in Nursing

Scholarship programme

Satakunta University of Applied Sciences’ scholarship programme is available for SAMK’s non-EU and non-EEA degree students who are liable to pay the tuition fee (excluding double degree students).

The scholarships are to be applied only after the studies have started (excluding the early bird discount).

To be eligible to apply for the scholarships offered by SAMK, you must be liable to pay tuition fees and be enrolled as present.

Early Bird Discount for Bachelor level students

The Early Bird is a discount of 1,500 € on the tuition fee of the first study year at SAMK.

All new students who have been selected, accepted their study place, and paid the tuition fee by the deadline stated in the acceptance e-mail are eligible for an Early Bird discount of 1,500 €. The Early Bird payment deadlines depend on the publication date of the admission results and therefore vary between application routes, selection methods and degree programmes. In Spring 2026, the Early Bird discount deadlines are as follows:

SAMK Admission, Spring 2026

• Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing: Wednesday 1 April 2026
• Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy: Wednesday 1 April 2026

Joint Application for Higher Education, Spring 2026

• International UAS Exam: Wednesday 29 April 2026
• SAT: Friday 8 May 2026
• Certificate-based selection: Monday 8 June 2026

The discount will be deducted from the first-year tuition fee. You will receive detailed payment instructions in your acceptance e-mail. This offer is valid only for the first year of studies.

Please note that an early bird has to pay the tuition fee in one installment.

The discount is not available for transfer students, Edunation Pathway students nor for students applying based on their previously interrupted studies in SAMK or in another Finnish higher education institution.

If you are eligible for the discount, you will receive separate instructions for the discount along with your acceptance e-mail.

Success in Studies Scholarship for Bachelor and Master level students

During the degree studies students can apply for a scholarship after each study year (as a degree student) and get 50 % of the paid fee back by progressing well in studies.

Satakunta University of Applied Sciences’ scholarship programme is available for SAMK’s non-EU and non-EEA degree students who are liable to pay the tuition fee (excluding double degree students).

You can apply for a scholarship if you:

• complete 60 ECTS credits per year – academic or calendar year, and
• the weighted average of your studies is at least 3.5., and
• your achievements are among the best fifth compared to other students in the whole degree programme (including all the classes) that same year, liable or non-liable to pay a tuition fee.

Your performance in the previous years will affect the scholarship application in the later stages of your studies. For example in order to apply for a scholarship after your second year of studies you need to have completed at least 60 ECTS during the first academic year and at least 60 ECTS during the second academic year (120 ECTS credits altogether).

You can find information about the application period and instructions for applying on the student intranet Oiva.

Finnish Language Skills Scholarship for bachelor and master level students

Satakunta University of Applied Sciences’ scholarship programme is available for SAMK’s non-EU and non-EEA degree students who are liable to pay the tuition fee (excluding double degree students).

Scholarship: Independent User of Finnish language (CERF level B1.2): 3,000 €

• This scholarship is evaluated by National language proficiency tests (YKI 3, level B1.2)
• Paid once, after the first academic year at the earliest. If the student is awarded with Scholarship 1, he/she can be awarded with Scholarship 2 after the second academic year, at the earliest.
• The language level assessment is based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment (CEFR)launch
• The requirements for the CERF levels.launch

Scholarship: Basic User of Finnish language (CERF level A2.2): 1,500 €

You can find information about the application period and instructions for applying on the student intranet Oiva.

The Student Ambassador Scholarship for bachelor level students

The Student Ambassador Scholarship is available for the nationals of non-EU and non-EEA countries studying at SAMK in bachelor’s degree programmes taught in English.

Satakunta University of Applied Sciences’ scholarship programme is available for SAMK’s non-EU and non-EEA degree students who are liable to pay the tuition fee (excluding double degree students).

The Student Ambassador Scholarship Programme has been created for students who have an interest in becoming involved in international activities in SAMK during their studies. The Student Ambassador Scholarship offers successful students an annual award of 200–500 euros. The Student Ambassador Scholarship can be granted more than once.

You can find information about the application period and instructions for applying on the student intranet Oiva.

Additional information on tuition fees

The scholarships during the studies cannot be granted to a student who has been guilty of deception or otherwise breached the order of the UAS, and has been given a warning by the president as provided in the UAS Act (932/2014).