Admission

EDISS invites applications from international top students of all nationalities. The admission process is competitive, and only the best applicants are selected. We encourage applicants of all genders to apply to EDISS. All applicants are welcome to apply regardless of nationality.

EDISS 7th INTAKE (academic years 2027-29, studies starting in August 2027)

We are organising three application rounds for our upcoming intake. Applicants must submit a separate application for each round. 

1. Round for Erasmus Mundus and EDISS Scholarship applications

The application round with Erasmus Mundus Scholarships for the 7th EDISS intake (academic year September 2027 – August 2029) will open on 16 November 2026 at 8:00 am Helsinki time and close on 12 January 2027 at 3:00 pm Helsinki time. Enclosures can be updated in a submitted application until 19 January 2027 at 3:00 pm Helsinki time. Applications can be submitted until 12 January 2027 at 3:00 pm Helsinki time.

2. Round for Tuition fee waiver scholarship

An application round for the tuition fee waiver scholarship will open on 25 February 2027 at 8:00 am Helsinki time and close on 11 March 2027 at 3:00 pm Helsinki time. Enclosures can be updated in the submitted application until one week after the application round ends.

If you are placed on the reserve list for an Erasmus Mundus or EDISS scholarship, applying for the tuition fee waiver scholarship will not affect your position on the reserve list. If you want to apply for a tuition fee waiver scholarship, you have to submit your application during the tuition fee waiver scholarship application round.

3. Round for Self-funded applications

An application round for self-funded students will open on 06 April 2027 at 8:00 am Helsinki time and close on 14 April 2027 at 3:00 pm Helsinki time. Enclosures can be updated in the submitted application until one week after the application round ends.

If you are placed on the reserve list for a Tuition fee waiver scholarship, applying for a self-funded study place will not affect your position on the reserve list. If you want to apply as a self-funded applicant, you have to submit your application during the self-funded student application round.

Accessing the application form:

The online application form will be available on the Studyinfo.fi portal when the application period for the second EDISS intake starts. It can be accessed by clicking the Studyinfo.fi picture below. Please note that the application form for the first and second application round start on different days.

Admission Webinar

Q&A webinars on the 7th application period and the review process will be held in autumn 2026. You can register here.

The EDISS programme office organised admission webinars during previous application periods for Erasmus Mundus scholarships. In these webinars, the EDISS programme office answered questions about the admission process / submitting the application. A recording of the webinars is available on our YouTube channel and on the Information material page.

Interested in applying to EDISS?

  1. Learn more about our curriculum and consortium universities.
  2. Have a look at our admission requirements and pay special attention to our English language requirements. If a language test is required from you, you should schedule it in before the application period begins to ensure that you will have the result in time.
  3. Start collecting your application enclosures.
  4. Fill in and submit the online application. We will update the link for the application page shortly.
  5. Check your email regularly. If required, complete your application.
  6. Wait for the information on admission results.

Last updated on 2 November 2026