The Rise Together Scholarship is a need-based scholarship that, when combined with federal and state scholarships and grants, covers a student’s entire tuition costs and aligns with Finlandia’s mission of providing affordable higher education to all. The Rise Together Scholarship can be applied to all four years of tuition at Finlandia University. You can learn more about the Rise Together Scholarship at finlandia.edu/freetuition.
Not eligible for the Rise Together Scholarship? Check out our Traditional and Transfer Scholarship Packages below!
If you aren’t eligible for the Rise Together or Finnish Strong Transfer Scholarship, our Traditional Scholarship Packages are meant for you! All institutional scholarship amounts are per academic year and require full-time enrollment status. Some exclusions may apply.
Our scholarship packages are offered based on GPA and where you’re from. It’s really that simple!
First, read through our traditional scholarship types below, and then find your scholarship package. Don’t forget to check out our Scholarship Add-Ons below!
Yooper
Northern Neighbors
Sisu
All students transferring into Finlandia with a 2.0 GPA or higher and a minimum of 6 college credits are eligible for one of our Finnish Strong Transfer Scholarships. (Dual Enrollment credits must be from Finlandia University)
These unique scholarship add-on opportunities combine with your base scholarship package to make a high-quality education in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula even more affordable.
These competitive scholarships require an additional application and could be combined with other scholarships above. They will be posted here as they become available.
Finlandia University recommends that all students expand their awareness of available financial aid. The following websites are good starting points for learning more and for starting the application process.
Listed below are some private scholarship opportunities that students may also want to look into. Each scholarship and the guidelines/eligibility restrictions of that scholarship are set by that private scholarship organization/company. We recommend students to never pay for any scholarship opportunity. If you have a scholarship you would like to see added to this list, please send information to our financial aid staff.
Dean of Enrollment, PDSO (Principal Designated School Official)
Anthony.Schwass@finlandia.edu