Tuition and scholarships for Bachelor’s degree programmes
Tuition fees are charged from Bachelor’s level students studying in languages other than Finnish or Swedish. Tuition fees will be charged from citizens of a country outside the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland.
Tuition
Please note! Changes have been made to tuition fee exemptions due to changes to the Universities of Applied Sciences Act, taking place from 1 December 2024.. More information about the changes in legislation at studyinfo.fi.
Students pay tuition fees based on their study right, NOT on the amount of gained credits nor enrollments to courses. If person is a student of Centria UAS enrolled as present, student is obliged to pay tuition fees.
- Student can enroll for as many courses as student wishes, the tuition fees stay unchanged
- Student can gain unlimited amount of credits per semester, the tuition fees stay unchanged
- Student who decides NOT to participate in the education anyhow (no enrollments for courses, no credits gained), will still be charged the tuition fees, since the fees are based on the study right
From 1 December 2024 onwards in order to be exempted from the tuition fee at Centria UAS, you must deliver a copy of one of the following documents:
- Passport or identity card to indicate the citizenship of EU/EEA/Switzerland *)
- EU Blue Card in Finland
- 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.
- EU Family Member’s Residence Card in Finland
- EU residence permit for third-country citizens with long-term residence permit card in Finland (Type P-EU)
- Permanent residence permit card in Finland, Type P permit
- 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
*) Citizens of Finland are not required to provide proof of their citizenship as it will be verified from the population register.
Please note that you are obligated to inform Centria UAS as soon as possible, if you have changed your residence permit type. Note that if your first residence permit in Finland was granted for studying, you have to pay the tuition fee, even in case they have later obtained a continuous residence permit (type A) on other grounds.
The student is obliged to report changes in the residence permit or citizenship. The changes will be taken into account from the semester following the change.
More information considering the tuition fees and who is obliged to pay them, can be found on the Studyinfo.fi site and accessed by using the link below:
Please note that Centria UAS uses Flywire to accept payments from international students worldwide. This is the only accepted way to pay the tuition fee. Centria does not approach students with any other payment methods.
Tuition fees and scholarships
Please note that scholarships are not offered to those accepted via incomplete degree application period. Also note that a transfer student can receive a scholarship based on studies completed at Centria. Always check the eligibility criteria before applying.
The scholarship processes are evaluated each academic year and changes may occur.
Please note that these tuition fees and scholarships concern students starting their studies in the fall 2026.
Centria has set the tuition fees for the Bachelor’s degree programmes to be 9,500 € per academic year.
Centria UAS offers a scholarship programme for students who are subject to paying tuition fees and are enrolled in a Bachelor level programme. The applicable tuition fee must be paid in full according to instructions, instalments are not possible.
Centria’s scholarship system comprises of various elements, each of them providing an opportunity to either reduce the amount of the tuition fee, or to earn financial support.
Please note that if a student has received a written warning or has been temporarily suspended during the previous academic year (1.8.-31.7.), they are not eligible for any scholarships based on studies completed that academic year.
1. Scholarship element – Early bird: -10%
– An early bird scholarship when accepting Centria’s Conditional Offer for studies and paying the tuition fee within 2 weeks from notification
– This way, only a discounted 90% of the tuition fee amount is paid for the first academic year
– The 10% amount is automatically reduced from the tuition fee
– Does not apply to those applying via the transfer and open path application periods.
2. Scholarship element – Progress in studies: -20%
– When studying 60 ECTS per year completing studies normatively according to the study programme, a student can apply for this scholarship. Studies completed outside current Centria study right will not be counted as part of the scholarship accumulation. The residence permit requires full time studies every year and therefore a student must study 60 credits per year to acquire this scholarship.
– The scholarship is 20 % of the tuition fee of their particular study year
– Cumulative credits are not taken into account. Each year you must complete a minimum of 60 ECTS.
– It is paid afterwards
3. Scholarship element – Academic performance: -100%
– Scholarship covering the full tuition fee of one academic year
– The scholarship will be awarded to a student or students (per degree programme) who demonstrate outstanding academic performance, taking the normative progress (60 ECTS/year) and the grade point average into account. The scholarship will only be awarded if there are students who meet the criteria. The residence permit requires full time studies every year and therefore a student must study 60 credits per year to acquire this scholarship.
– Studies completed outside current Centria study right will not be counted as part of the scholarship accumulation.
– This scholarship can be received once per degree/person
– The awarded students are selected by a Selection Committee
– It is paid afterwards
4. Scholarship element – Finnish language skills: 2000 €
– This scholarship element is a reward for advancing in Finnish language studies. Has to be completed during current study right at Centria UAS.
– Can be proven with a Finnish language certificate (National Certificate of Language proficiency, YKI) completed outside of Centria, with a minimum level of B1.1, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
– This scholarship can be received once per degree/person
5. Support programme – Employment
– Centria offers paid, 3 month positions to both international and domestic students working as tandem pairs for example in education, RDI or services
– Positions are open twice per year, and annually to a maximum of 14 students (including both students at Bachelor’s and Master’s level)
– 30 hours / week
6. Support programme – Integration: 2000 €
– This scholarship is awarded to a maximum of 5 students (including both students at Bachelor’s and Master’s level) who have outstanding achievements in advancing internationalization, integration of international students, encouraging community spirit and cross-cultural cooperation
– Both international and domestic students can be awarded
– This scholarship can be received once per degree/person
– The student applies for the scholarship. The awarded students are selected by a Selection Committee
For terms that go over the normative duration of studies, tuition fees will be paid in full without scholarships.
Please note that these tuition fees and scholarships concern students starting their studies in the fall 2025.
Centria has set the tuition fees for the Bachelor’s degree programmes to be 9,500 € per academic year.
Centria UAS offers a scholarship programme for students who are subject to paying tuition fees and are enrolled either in a Bachelor or Master level programme. The applicable tuition fee must be paid in full according to instructions, instalments are not possible.
Centria’s scholarship system comprises of various elements, each of them providing an opportunity to either reduce the amount of the tuition fee, or to earn financial support.
1. Scholarship element – Early bird: -10%
– An early bird scholarship when accepting Centria’s Conditional Offer for studies and paying the tuition fee within 2 weeks from notification
– This way, only a discounted 90% of the tuition fee amount is paid for the first academic year
– The 10% amount is automatically reduced from the tuition fee
– Does not apply to those applying via the transfer and open path application periods.
2. Scholarship element – Progress in studies: -20%
– When studying 60 ECTS per year completing studies normatively according to the study programme, a student can apply for this scholarship. Studies completed outside current Centria study right will not be counted as part of the scholarship accumulation. The residence permit requires full time studies every year and therefore a student must study 60 credits per year to acquire this scholarship.
– The scholarship is 20 % of the tuition fee of their particular study year
– It is paid afterwards
3. Scholarship element – Academic performance: -100%
– Scholarship covering the full tuition fee of one academic year
– Awarded based on the academic progress to the top performing student/students per degree programme, taking the normative progress (60 ECTS/year) and the grade point average into account
– Transferred credits are not taken into account
– This scholarship can be received once per degree/person
– It is paid afterwards
4. Scholarship element – Finnish language skills: 2000 €
– This scholarship element is a reward for advancing in Finnish language studies
– Can be proven with a Finnish language certificate completed outside of Centria, with a minimum level of B1.1, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
– This scholarship can be received once per degree/person
5. Support programme – Employment: 1400 € / month
– Centria offers paid, 3 month positions to 7 international and 7 domestic students working as tandem pairs in education, RDI activities or student services
– Positions are open twice per year, and annually to 14 students
6. Support programme – Integration: 2000 €
– This scholarship is awarded to 5 students who have outstanding achievements in advancing internationalization, integration of international students, encouraging community spirit and cross-cultural cooperation
– Both international and domestic students can be awarded
– This scholarship can be received once per degree/person
– Awarded students are selected by a Selection Committee
For terms that go over the normative duration of studies, tuition fees will be paid in full without scholarships.
Centria UAS offers a scholarship programme for students who are subject to paying tuition fees. The applicable tuition fee must be paid in full according to instructions, instalments are not possible.
Student gets an early bird discount of 1500 € of the first year’s tuition fee if the study place is accepted and the tuition fee paid within two weeks after the notification. The discount will be reduced from the first year’s payment. Detailed instructions on how to pay the tuition fee will be sent along with an acceptance letter.
Tuition fees for the second and following academic year are paid in halves. Centria UAS offers a 50 % scholarship as a waiver to all students who complete 60 ECTS (study credits) in the previous academic year (1st of August – 31st of July). The studies must be programme specific, in accordance with curriculum and completed during the normative duration of study. Studies completed outside your current Centria study right will not be counted as part of the scholarship accumulation. The residence permit requires full time studies every year and therefore a student must study 60 credits per year to acquire this scholarship.
However, the second half of the tuition fee will not be charged if student qualifies for a scholarship. Scholarship applications are sent to our students every fall via email. The scholarship application period is October 1-31. If student applies and qualifies for the scholarship, student will not receive payment instructions in the fall semester (November).
For terms that go over the normative duration of studies, tuition fees will be paid in full without scholarships.
Centria UAS offers a scholarship programme for students who are subject to paying tuition fees. (Applicable tuition fee must be paid in full according to instructions, no installments possible)
Tuition fees for the second and following academic year are paid in halves. Centria UAS offers a 50 % scholarship as a waiver to all students who complete 60 ECTS (study credits) in the previous academic year (1st of August – 31st of July). The studies must be programme specific, in accordance with curriculum and completed during the normative duration of study. Studies completed outside your current Centria study right will not be counted as part of the scholarship accumulation. The residence permit requires full time studies every year and therefore a student must study 60 credits per year to acquire this scholarship.
However, the second half of the tuition fee will not be charged if student qualifies for a scholarship. Scholarship applications are sent to our students every fall via email. The scholarship application period is October 1-31. If student applies and qualifies for the scholarship, student will not receive payment instructions in the fall semester (November).
For terms that go over the normative duration of studies, tuition fees will be paid in full without scholarships.
Centria UAS offers a scholarship programme for students who are subject to paying tuition fees. (Applicable tuition fee must be paid in full according to instructions, no installments possible)
Tuition fees for the second and following academic year are paid in halves. Centria UAS offers a 50 % scholarship as a waiver to all students who complete 60 ECTS (study credits) in the previous academic year (1st of August – 31st of July). The studies must be programme specific, in accordance with curriculum and completed during the normative duration of study. Studies completed outside your current Centria study right will not be counted as part of the scholarship accumulation. The residence permit requires full time studies every year and therefore a student must study 60 credits per year to acquire this scholarship.
However, the second half of the tuition fee will not be charged if student qualifies for a scholarship. Scholarship applications are sent to our students every fall via email. The scholarship application period is October 1-31. If student applies and qualifies for the scholarship, student will not receive payment instructions in the fall semester (November).
For terms that go over the normative duration of studies, tuition fees will be paid in full without scholarships.
Tuition fees and scholarships of students continuing their studies
Tuition fees for the second and following academic year are paid in halves. The payment instructions on how to pay the tuition fee for the fall semester will be always sent out in the spring semester (April). The due date for the fall semester tuition fee is 30th of June. The payment instructions on how to pay the tuition fee for the spring semester will be sent out in the following fall semester (November). The due date for the spring semester tuition fees is 15th of December.
Continuing students who don’t pay the tuition fee in time will be marked as resigned and do not have a study right. This means that the student does not have access to their Centria account, cannot enroll on courses, gain credits or participate in studies.
Centria UAS offers a scholarship to students who complete 60 ECTS (study credits) in the previous academic year (1st of August – 31st of July).
- The studies must be programme specific, in accordance with curriculum and completed during the normative duration of study. Studies completed outside your current Centria study right will not be counted as part of the scholarship accumulation.
- Scholarship will not be granted for studies exceeding regular completion time.
- Scholarship is only granted based on the scholarship application which must be sent during the scholarship application period. The student is obliged to apply for the scholarship in time.
- Students will be notified of the application period via email. The student will receive a confirmation email when their scholarship application has been received. If you do not receive a confirmation email your application has not gone through.
- If the student has problems with the application, they need to be in contact with the tuition fee team (tuitionfee@centria.fi) within the application period. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure their application has been received.
- All the scholarship applicants will be notified of the decision via email after the application period and after the decisions about the scholarships have been made.
- The residence permit requires full time studies every year and therefore a student must study 60 credits per year to acquire this scholarship.
Please note, a transfer student pays the tuition fee in the same way as continuing students, but the tuition fees of the academic year in which they were admitted to Centria apply to them. Please note that a transfer student can receive a scholarship based on studies completed at Centria.
Refund policy for students starting their studies in fall semester 2026
If you do not receive your residence permit in time to register in person on campus or
receive negative resident permit decision by the field-specific deadline, and cannot start
your studies, you may apply for a tuition fee refund under certain conditions:
- After the field-specific registration deadline, Centria will cancel conditional study
places for students who have not registered. - Once the cancellation decision is issued, you may apply for a refund through the E-Application (information regarding this will be sent via e-mail).
- Centria continuously monitors the progress of your residence permit process from
Migri to ensure you proceed according to instructions but is not involved in or
responsible for the process. - If you receive a negative resident permit decision, you need to submit the official
decision from the Finnish Immigration Service to admissions@centria.fi - Refunds are not granted if you withdraw your residence permit application yourself.
Please note:
- The student is required to immediately inform the Admissions Office of any changes
that may affect their eligibility. - Centria will contact the Finnish Immigration Service to ensure that the residence
permit process of non-arriving refund seeking students was initiated on time and/or
that the negative residence permit decision is real, that the student attended all
relevant meetings, and that they promptly followed any requests for further
clarification. If the student has made every effort but still failed to obtain the permit,
Centria will issue a refund of the tuition fees. - Centria will confirm with the Finnish Immigration Service that you followed all
required steps in the residence permit process. If you have met all obligations but the
permit is still denied, your tuition fees will be refunded. - There is no obligation to refund the tuition fee if
o a conditionally accepted student does not meet the eligibility requirements
with their final diploma
o has submitted falsified documents with their application or during
registration - A handling fee (475 €) will be charged for processing the refund.
In any other instance, the tuition fee will not be refunded.
For students who started their studies in January 2021: Also tuition fee will not be refunded in case the student has started his/her studies online.
For students who started their studies in August 2021: Students who study online in distance learning mode and wish to apply for the tuition fee refund after receiving a negative residence permit decision, will get a full refund of the tuition fee (after the handling fee deduction of 250 euros) if they choose not to continue their studies. The negative decision as well as the notification of withdrawal have to be submitted to Centria by 31 December 2021 the latest. This is an exception to the refund policy due to the Covid-19 pandemic. After the deadline, tuition fees will not be refunded even if a negative decision is received.
If a student will completed 45 ECTS (study credits) in his or hers first year at Centria (fall 2021/spring 2022), he or she can get a 50% discount from second year´s tuition fee. This is an exceptionally lowered scholarship requirement (from 55 ECTS to 45 ECTS), to help our students in challenging Coronavirus times.
For students who started their studies in January 2022: Students who study online in distance learning mode and wish to apply for the tuition fee refund after receiving a negative residence permit decision, will get a full refund of the tuition fee (after the handling fee deduction of 250 euros) if they choose not to continue their studies. The negative decision as well as the notification of withdrawal have to be submitted to Centria by 31 July 2022 the latest. This is an exception to the refund policy due to the Covid-19 pandemic. After the deadline, tuition fees will not be refunded even if a negative decision is received.
For students who started their studies in August 2022: Students who study online in distance learning mode and wish to apply for the tuition fee refund after receiving a negative residence permit decision, will get a full refund of the tuition fee (after the handling fee deduction of 250 euros) if they choose not to continue their studies. The negative decision as well as the notification of withdrawal have to be submitted to Centria by 31 December 2022 the latest. This is an exception to the refund policy due to the Covid-19 pandemic. After the deadline, tuition fees will not be refunded even if a negative decision is received.
For students who started their studies in August 2024: if an applicant receives a negative residence permit decision and based on that is not able to start studies at the beginning of fall semester, the tuition fee can be under certain conditions refunded.
- In order to be able to get the tuition fee back, applicant needs to send a copy of the negative decision from the Immigration Office to admissions@centria.fi, as well as attach a copy of an original payment receipt and filled ‘tuition fee refund’ application. Also, the applicant has to be able to prove that he or she has applied for the residence permit well in time (as soon as possible after receiving the admission letter and paying the tuition fee), to be able to start the studies at the beginning of his or her starting semester.
- Applicant is not able to apply for a tuition fee refund if he or she has withdrawn the residence permit application himself or herself and that way interrupted the residence permit process and forced the Immigration Office to abort the application process.
- If negative residence permit decision is received, applicant should notify Centria UAS as soon as possible. Tuition fees will not be refunded after the given due date has passed.
- The detailed refund policy is always mentioned in the acceptance letter, which is sent to newly accepted students along with notification of student selection.
Students (starting their studies in fall 2024) who wish to apply for the tuition fee refund after receiving a negative residence permit decision, will get a full refund of the tuition fee (after the handling fee deduction of 250 euros) if certain conditions are met. The negative decision as well as the notification of withdrawal have to be submitted to Centria by 31 August 2024 the latest. After the deadline, full tuition fees will not be refunded even if a negative decision is received.
For students who started their studies in August 2025: Centria’s goal is to welcome all newly accepted students on campus before the field-specific registration deadline. If a student has followed all of Centria’s guidelines and timelines, as well as the instructions from the Finnish Immigration Service, but has still not received a positive residence permit decision, tuition fees will be refunded under the following conditions.
TUITION FEE REFUND IN A CASE OF RECEIVING A NEGATIVE RP DECISION
If an applicant receives a negative residence permit decision and based on that is not able to start the studies, the tuition fee can be refunded under certain conditions.
- Students starting their studies in fall 2025 who wish to apply for a tuition fee refund after receiving a negative residence permit decision must submit the negative decision from the Finnish Immigration Service to Centria’s Admissions Office (admissions@centria.fi) by the field-specific deadline.
- Centria will verify the decision with the Finnish Immigration Service to ensure that the residence permit process was initiated on time, that the student attended all relevant meetings, and that they promptly followed any requests for further clarification. If the student has made every effort but still failed to obtain the permit, Centria will issue a refund of the tuition fees.
- Please note that after the deadline, full tuition fees will not be refunded, even if a negative decision is received.
- Additionally, applicants cannot apply for a tuition fee refund if they have withdrawn their residence permit application themselves, as this interrupts the process and forces the Immigration Office to abort the application.
- A handling fee will be charged for processing tuition fee refund applications.
TUITION FEE REFUND IN A CASE OF NOT REGISTERING ON CAMPUS BEFORE THE DEADLINE
If an applicant does not receive the residence permit decision on time to arrive in person on campus to register at Student Services on campus by the field-specific deadline and based on that is not able to start the studies, the tuition fee can be refunded under certain conditions.
- After the registration deadline, Centria is going to cancel conditional student selections for all non-present newly accepted students. After the official decision about the study place cancellation is sent, students have the right to apply via Admissions office for a tuition fee refund.
- Centria will contact the Finnish Immigration Service to ensure that the residence permit process of non-arriving refund seeking students was initiated on time, that the student attended all relevant meetings, and that they promptly followed any requests for further clarification. If the student has made every effort but still failed to obtain the permit, Centria will issue a refund of the tuition fees.
- A handling fee will be charged for processing tuition fee refund applications.
In any other instance, the tuition fee will not be refunded.
TUITION FEE REFUND – HANDLING COSTS
When applying for a tuition fee refund, applicants will be charged 250€ to cover administrative costs. This amount will be deducted from the total refund.