Types of Grants

Researchers:

• Grants for conference participation abroad.
• Grants for research visits abroad (max. 3 months).
• Grants for further pedagogical studies and  professional education abroad.
• Grants for other purposes for travelling abroad e.g. promoting research and teaching at Hanken (e.g. gathering of data abroad).

Doctoral researchers:

• Grants for conferences, courses, tutorials or colloquiums abroad.
• Grants for research stays at a foreign university or research institute.
• Grants for other activities abroad within the scope of doctoral studies at Hanken (e.g. gathering of data abroad).

Doctoral researchers admitted to the Hanken PhD Programme in their first, second, third or fourth study year, and who are registered as present for the academic year may apply for a grant. Grants to doctoral researchers in their fifth or sixth study year are only given in exceptional cases, and has to be motivated in the application.

Grants for doctoral researchers for full-time doctoral studies at Hanken. The maximum length is 5 months for the autumn term or 7 months for the spring term. Grants are 1083€/month. Grant conditions can be found in the call text which is published here when open. 

Please note that if you have been awarded a grant in Finland and the grant size is sufficient, your pension insurance is provided by Mela. You have a legal obligation to apply for pension insurance. For more information please see https://www.mela.fi/en/grant-and-scholarship-recipients/general-informa…. Information about the awarded grant will also be sent directly from the application system to Mela.

Hanken invites applications for Research Sabbaticals abroad. The goal is to continuously support the internationalisation and development of Hanken faculty. Please see more information in the call text here when it is published.

In these grant applications, specified maximum amounts are used. The applicant must also have completed 5 sp in the language in question (see more information below). Please note that the Hanken Funds can only fund language courses and Summer Schools for BSc and MSc students in the countries mentioned below. Students aiming at studying in other countries are encouraged to apply for funding from external funds.

1. Language courses in a European country where German, Spanish or Portuguese are generally spoken for BSc and MSc students or alumni 

Grants for language courses in German, Spanish or Portuguese in European countries where the language in question is generally spoken (Germany, Austria, German-speaking part of Switzerland, Spain, Portugal). The grants are intended for BSc and MSc students at Hanken (registered as present) or alumni who graduated from Hanken within the past three years. Students must have completed at least 5 credit points of German or Spanish at Hanken (or a minimum of 5 credit points of transferred German or Spanish studies) or should actively participate in a German or Spanish course at Hanken during the ongoing term and complete 5 credits in that language before the course takes place. Applicants who intend to study in a country where Portuguese is spoken must have completed at least 5 credit points in Spanish at Hanken (or a minimum of 5 credit points of transferred Spanish studies) or should attach a certificate of studies in Portuguese.

The language course is to be arranged by an institute of good reputation, and the language course must include at least around 20 hrs of language tuition per week.

Grants are not awarded for courses shorter than three weeks.

2. Summer Schools in a European country where German, Spanish or Portuguese are generally spoken for BSc and MSc students

Grants for summer schools in German, Spanish or Portuguese in European countries where the language in question is generally spoken (Germany, Austria, German-speaking part of Switzerland, Spain, Portugal). Grants are awarded for Summer Schools within the field of economics and business in first hand at Hanken's partner universities and in second hand at other universities of good repute.

The grants are intended for BSc and MSc students at Hanken (registered as present). Students must have completed at least 5 credit points of German or Spanish at Hanken (or a minimum of 5 credit points of transferred German or Spanish studies) or should actively participate in a German or Spanish course at Hanken during the ongoing term and complete 5 credits in that language before the course takes place. Applicants who intend to study in a country where Portuguese is spoken must have completed at least 5 credit points in Spanish at Hanken (or a minimum of 5 credit points of transferred Spanish studies) or should attach a certificate of studies in Portuguese.

Applications for inviting guests to Hanken can be submitted all year round. The applicaiton should be submitted no later than one month before the visit. More information on how to submit an application can be found here.

In order to improve the quality and number of research funding applications, and support research collaboration across subjects, the Hanken Support Foundation has introduced a seed funding scheme. The seed funding is for applications to be submitted to funding bodies eligible for government funding within the Finnish university funding model. More information on how to apply for seed funding can be found here.