ISIC Grant

The ISIC Grant can be applied by a student who

• is enrolled as a Bachelor's or Master's degree student in a Finnish higher degree educational institution

• is including a period of studies or an internship abroad into their degree starting in the autumn semester 2026 or spring semester 2027

• will study or work abroad for a minimum of 3 months

• has received an acceptance letter for their studies or an internship abroad from their home university

In order to apply, you are asked to

• Fill the application form

• Send your personal application: share your story and your expectations for your time abroad, and to submit your application either via an URL or as a file (size limit: 10MB)

• Confirm that you have already secured a place in a study exchange or internship abroad by uploading your welcome letter from your receiving organization.

Autumn 2026 departures:

The ISIC Grant application period is open between April 14th - May 8th, 2026. We process the applications during the month of May, and the first grant payments (EUR 2.000 each) are paid out during the month of June, 2026.

If the provisional grant recipient cannot provide us with a welcome letter from their receiving organization by May 31st, 2026, the first part of the grant is paid out in August 2026 after they have provided us with the confirmation from the receiving organization.

The rest of each grant (EUR 500 each) are paid out in December 2026, if the grant recipient has submitted us a reflection of their time abroad by the November 30th, 2026. If we do not receive the reflection materials during March, the second part of the grant will not be paid out to the recipient.

Spring 2027 departures:

The ISIC Grant application period is open between April 14th - May 8th, 2026. We process the applications during the month of May, and the first grant payments (EUR 2.000 each) are paid out during the month of June, 2026.

If the provisional grant recipient cannot provide us with a welcome letter from their receiving organization by May 31st, 2026, the first part of the grant is paid out in August or November 2026 after they have provided us with the confirmation from the receiving organization. If we do not receive the confirmation during November, the grant is allocated to another recipient

The rest of each grant (EUR 500 each) are paid out in April 2027, if the grant recipient has submitted us a reflection of their time abroad by the March 31st, 2027. If we do not receive the reflection materials during March, the second part of the grant will not be paid out to the recipient.

If you do not yet have a confirmation from the receiving organization, you can upload a certificate confirming that your home institution has approved your studies or internship as a part of your degree here in Finland on the application form; and provide us with your welcome letter from your receiving organization latest August 31st, 2026.