Grants and scholarships for students and researchers at the University of Turku 2012
| N.B. Scholarships and grants from this webpage are available for application only for current registered degree students and in some cases researchers at the University of Turku |
You can fill in the application forms electronically and print them out (via the links about this page).
Forms are also available at Student and Admission Services (Main Building, ground floor, office hours Mon–Fri 11.00–14.00). If you have not completed a Master's degree, a copy of completed studies, i.e. a transcript of records (which may also be an e-mail transcript printed from NettiOpsu), must be attached with the application. You may also attach a research plan with your application. You can apply for as many scholarships as you want.
The application deadline is Wednesday 11 April 2012 at 14.00. All applications, either given in person or sent by post, must reach Student and Admission Services by the application deadline.
Outside the office hours, the application can be dropped off at the mail box outside the Student and Admission Services office door. Applications may also be submitted to the offices of the Department of Teacher Education in Rauma or the Degree Program in Cultural Production and Landscape Studies in Pori.
Applications sent by post: Student and Admission Services, 20014 TURUN YLIOPISTO
From abroad: Student and Admission Services, University of Turku, FI-20014 TURKU, FINLAND
Grants and scholarships for students and researchers at the University of Turku 2012
The following funds for application are available for international students. Amounts shown in parentheses are the total amount of the funds which are usually distributed as an award between several students. The number of the fund is the only information needed when choosing a fund for applicaton i.e. do not write the name of the foundation. The numbers must be written in the application in numerical order, NOT in order of preference.
All study fields
| Fund number and foundation | Student type |
Criteria |
| 1. Väinö Ahlqvist Scholarship Fund (€ 4 690) | Basic degree students | Bright students of all faculties |
| 8. Espe Oy Scholarship Fund for Young Researchers (€ 250) | Postgraduate students | Young researchers of all faculties |
| 11. Master of Laws Georg Frietsch Scholarship Fund (€ 240) | Basic degree students | Brights students of humanities, social sciences and mathematics and natural sciences |
| 17. Juho Jäkälä Scholarship Fund (€ 130) | Basic degree students | Bright students of all faculties |
| 28. August and Aleksandra Lundell Scholarship Fund (€ 5 570) | Basic degree students | Bright, hardworking students of all faculties |
| 31. Jaakko Herman Niemelä Scholarship Fund (€ 150) | Basic degree students | Bright students of all faculties |
| 50. Sanni ja Juho Tuominen Scholarship Fund (€ 120) | Basic degree students | Bright students of all faculties |
| 51. Turku Kansallinen Kirjakauppa Oy Scholarship Fund (€ 130) | Basic degree students | Bright students of all faculties |
Medicine
| Fund number and foundation | Criteria (specific study field and/or student type) |
| 4. Hilkka Brusiin Fund (€ 9 330) | Academic or professional postgraduate research in the field of Dentistry, primarily in Periodontics |
| 6. Selma Ditzler Scholarship Fund (€ 380) | Degree students focusing on eye diseases |
| 7. Tapio Eevonen Scholarship Fund (€ 3 980) | Research on accidental multi-injuries |
| 12. Väino Hakanen Fund (€ 1 900) |
Scientific cancer research |
| 23. Heikki Lang Fund (€ 810) | Postgraduate research in Clinical Neurophysiology and Cognitive Neuroscience |
| 32. Esther and Gustaf Nikula Grant (€ 7 420) | Research of eye diseases |
| 36. Ida Varpu Parte Cancer Research Fund (€ 1 250) | Cancer research |
| 40. Gerda and Ella Saarinen Fund (€ 2 970) | Medical research |
| 42. Holder of Procuration Paavo Salminen Scholarship Fund (€ 340) | Otology, Rhinology or Ophthalmology |
| 43. Aili Salo Fund (€ 9 810) | Medical Research |
| 49. Siiri Suominen Heart Disease Fund (€ 4 870) | Research on the prevention or treatment of heart disease |
| 55. Evert Vanhalinna Medical Scholarship Fund (€ 1 050) | Basic degree students at the Faculty of Medicine |
Law
| Fund number and foundation | Criteria (specific study field and/or student type) |
|
10. Figura-Tuote Oy Scholarship Fund (€ 2 530) |
Postgraduate students working on a Licentiate of Laws or a Doctor of Laws |
| 18. Professor T.M. Kivimäki and Mrs Elli Kivimäki Fund (€ 4 910) | Postdoctoral researchers |
| 44. Niilo and Karli Salovaara Fund (€ 4 350) |
Students who have completed a Master's thesis in the field of Criminal Law, Procedural Law, Administrative Law, Financial Law, Constitutional Law or International Law |
| 47. Yrjö Sipi Fund (€ 4 540) | Students who have completed a Master's thesis in the field of Civil Law, Commercial Law, Business Law or Water Rights Legislation |
| 52. Finnish Savings Bank of Turku Juristic Scholarship Fund (€ 2 800) | Postgraduate students working on a Licentiate of Laws or a Doctor of Laws |
Other fields
| Fund number and foundation | Criteria (specific study field and/or student type) |
| 22. Anselm and Dagmar Lahti Scholarship Fund (€ 850) |
Basic degree students in Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry |
|
27. Justice of the Supreme Court F.O. Lilius Scholarship Fund (€ 560) |
Postgraduate students in Finnish History |
| 29. Maamiesten Kauppa Oy Scholarship Fund (€ 250) | Research in Economics |
| 33. Veikko Nurmikko Biochemistry Scholarship Fund (€ 3 620) | Biochemistry (Biochemistry, Biotechnology or Food Chemistry) bright students in the final stage of their studies |
| 35. Palomaa-Erikoski Scholarship Fund (€ 29 720) | Researchers at the Department of Chemistry |
| 37. Pohjoismaiden Yhdyspankki Oy Scholarship Fund (€ 390) | Postgraduate in Economics |
| 45. Mutual Insurance Company Sampo Scholarship Fund (€ 430) | Postgraduate in Economics, mainly in Insurance Studies |
| 56. Artturi H. Virkkunen Assistance Grant in the Science of History (€ 330) | Postgraduate in History |
| 57. G.W. Wulff Astronomy Fesearch Grant (€ 1 620) | Research or studies in Astronomy |
| 58. Maija and J.V. Vuorio Fund (€ 11 450) | Students at at the Department of Teacher Training in Rauma |
Special separate funds for research
| Emil and Blida Maunula Fund (€ 36 270) | Medical research and publishing |
|
Wäinö Edvard Miettinen Scholarship Fund (€ 20 170) |
Young researchers at the Faculties of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Law, Social Sciences and Turku School of Economics |
| Lydia Maria Julin Fund (€ 7 830) | Research concentrated on coronary and vascular disease at the Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine (CAPC) |