Many Finnish foundations have deadlines coming up during the spring. In this post, we are listing some of the most relevant external funding opportunities for Hanken researchers.

Hanken encourages its researchers to apply for external funding to maximise the resources available for research. A list of both current and upcoming funding opportunities from Finnish foundations are presented below. Foundations that offer grants for travel and/or participation in conferences are listed separately. You may also want to search for open calls in other channels such as funding databases Research Professional and research.fi.

Support in the application process

The Research Funding Services offers help and support to Hanken researchers for applications regarding research and innovation projects. If you plan to apply for funding for a major research project, you should contact the Research Funding Services at least two months before the application is to be submitted. For other applications, one month’s notice is sufficient. More information about research funding and the support offered by the Research Funding Services can be found here.

Funding opportunities (Finnish Foundations)

  • The Ella and Georg Ehrnrooth Foundation: The foundation promotes scientific research and literature and provides grants to individual researchers (mainly doctoral candidates and young postdocs) and universities. Deadline 28 February. 
  • Svenska Litteratursällskapet: Private individuals and organisations can apply for grants and research funding from SLS. Personal grants are awarded for studies towards a licentiate degree or a PhD, or post-doc research. The application must be of relevance to the Swedish language or the Swedish cultural heritage in Finland. Deadline 28 February. 
  • Gustaf Swanljungs stiftelse: The foundation promotes commerce, industry and agriculture in Vaasa and Ostrobothnia. Grants can be awarded for research projects and doctoral studies. Deadline 28 February.
  • Svensk Österbottniska samfundet: SÖS supports Swedish culture and science, including postgraduate studies and research projects, in Swedish Ostrobothnia. Deadline 31 March.
  • Peter Wallenbergs Stiftelse: The foundation supports research and education related to economics and technology involving collaboration between Swedish and Finnish researchers. Deadline April 1.
  • Otto A. Malm foundation: The foundation supports higher education, institutions or projects serving the common good, and scientific research, by granting stipends to individuals, work groups and organisations. Deadline 30 April.
  • Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation: Every May, applications are accepted for grants for first- and second-year doctoral studies in economics. Deadline 19 May.
  • Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation: Grants for the fields of science are primarily awarded for research work. Grants can be applied for doctoral thesis work, post-doctoral research and other research. Deadline 31 May.
  • Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation: The primary objective of the Foundation is to promote top-level research particularly in the fields of medicine, technology and economics as well as high-level art and culture. The key focus of the Foundation’s activities is in the post-graduate research period. Continuos application.

Grants for travel and/or participation in conferences:

  • Svenska Litteratursällskapet: Travel grants and participation in conferences for presenting own research. The application must be of relevance to the Swedish language or the Swedish cultural heritage in Finland Deadline 28 February.
  • The Finnish Work Environment Fund: Grants are awarded to cover the travel cost to an international conference where the scholar presents research connected to Finnish working life. Deadline 15 May.
  • The Swedish-Finnish Cultural Foundation: Grants for activities and visits to Sweden. The foundation supports activities that have a clear bilateral goal. Several application periods during the spring.

Contact the Research Funding Services (research@hanken.fi) for help and questions with funding applications.