Bachelor, Master and Doctoral students (without a working contract at UEF) at the University of Eastern Finland can also apply for and participate in shorter exchanges in destinations outside of Europe. These include, for example, various summer and winter schools as well as other short and intensive courses.
In practice, a short exchange means participation in a specific summer or winter school or other short course module, i.e. it cannot be an “occasional” short period abroad.
Grant for short exchanges in destinations outside Europe
The University of Eastern Finland awards mobility grants for short periods. The grant is available either for a summer course organised by the Nordic Centre (China or India) or for a summer/winter school or other short/intensive course organised by one of UEF’s partner universities. The host university should primarily be a partner university of the University of Eastern Finland, but other higher education institutions outside the EU that organise courses are also suitable. It is also possible to receive grants for fee-based courses.
The short period must provide credits that can be included in the UEF degree. The duration of the period should be at least 5 working days, but less than 3 months.
The total duration may include a possible orientation or welcome event at the beginning of the period, if the orientation or other event requires attendance at the host university. Travel days are not included in the duration.
The amount of the grant is 1000 euros per student. Grants may be awarded as long as they are available. In short exchanges, the following are prioritized:
- Bachelor and Master’s students who have fewer opportunities to participate in long-term exchanges (e.g. people with families, working people, etc.), so-called special groups (people with fewer opportunities to participate in a long exchange period: https://kamu.uef.fi/en/tietopankki/general-information/funding-your-studies-abroad/)
Moreover:
- Non-contractual doctoral students may be granted short-term mobility funding on the recommendation of the supervisor
- Short-term mobility funding can be granted once to an individual student, incl. doctoral students, but excluding special groups of students (above).
Applying for a grant
The grant application period is open 1.1.2025 – 30.6.2026.
Students can apply for a specific summer/winter school or other short course. The period must start by 31.7.2026.
The grant must be applied for no later than one month before the start of the exchange period. The grant cannot be combined with other grants from the University of Eastern Finland (e.g. internship grants or other mobility grants, excl. accessibility grants).
The application is made in the SoleMOVE system. Attached to the application is a transcript of records and a free-form motivation letter in which the student tells about the course they are applying the grant for.
The grant is awarded conditionally: the host university/course organiser must accept the student to the course in order for the student to receive the grant.
Grants are not awarded for remote or virtual courses. Grants can only be awarded for periods requiring physical presence at the host university.
Other things to note
Grants are also available for fee-based summer and winter schools. If the student is already going to the same host university for a longer-term exchange and also intends to participate, for example, in the summer or winter school at the same host university, the short period is considered to be included in the longer exchange period, in which case the grant cannot be awarded.
Students going on a short exchange also fill in a Learning Agreement and request a certificate of attendance from the host university before the end of the period. International Mobility Services will send the necessary form templates and instructions by email.
Further information
Further information is available from International Mobility Services, international@uef.fi.