Funding for your doctoral research studies

• Year 1: You will receive a full-time (100%) employment contract for 12 months. 
• Years 2–4: Provided that your study progress is good during the first year, Hanken will then offer a 50% employment contract for the following three years (12+12+12 months). 

By exception, the doctoral researcher can receive 10% funding for Academic year 5. 

In order to receive funding for years 2-4, it is required that the doctoral researcher progresses in their studies according to their study plan. The study plan is checked by the doctoral researcher's Degree supervisor.

The employment contract may be interrupted by Hanken due to parental leave or military service.

The work is full-time. The terms of employment are based on the general collective agreement for universities, other legislation and Hanken’s internal guidelines.

• Year 1: You will receive a full-time (100%) employment contract for 12 months. 
• Years 2–3: Provided that your study progress is good during the first year, CIMANET will then offer a 100% employment contract for the following two years (12+12 months). 
• Year 4: Provided that your study progress is good during year two and three, Hanken will then offer a 50% employment contract for the following next year (12 month)

By exception, the doctoral researcher can receive 10% funding for Academic year 5. 

In order to receive funding for years 2-4, it is required that the doctoral researcher progresses in their studies according to their study plan. The study plan is checked by the doctoral researcher's Degree supervisor.

The employment contract may be interrupted by Hanken due to parental leave or military service.

The work is full-time. The terms of employment are based on the general collective agreement for universities, other legislation and Hanken’s internal guidelines.

The employment as a doctoral researcher (in Swedish: doktorand) will be signed for 100% for 12 months. Provided that the doctoral researcher has a good study progress during their first year, Hanken offers an employment with 56% for the upcoming 3 years (12+12+12). In years 2-4, you are supposed to apply for and receive research funding yourself so that in total you reach a 100% salary to finance your full-time doctoral studies. 

In order to receive funding for years 2-4, it is required that the doctoral researcher progresses in their studies according to their study plan. The study plan is checked by the doctoral researcher's Degree supervisor.

The work is full-time. The terms of employment are based on the general collective agreement for universities, other legislation and Hanken’s internal guidelines.
 

Does not get any financial support from Hanken but gets support to apply for external research funding from Hankens research funding team.

Hanken provides the following services in research funding for doctoral studies

• The Research Funding Webpages and the Research Funding Blog inform about funding opportunities.
• Hanken's research information newsletter.
• Introduction days for new doctoral researcher's once a year .
• Help in writing your application, please contact the Research Funding specialist, Anu Helkkula.
• If you have questions please contact research(a)hanken.fi 

The working hours for doctoral researcher are the total work time (1 612 hours per year in full-time employment) in accordance with the collective agreement. For the academic year / term, a work plan will be drawn up including all the work tasks as well as the researchers’ own doctoral studies. The work plan for a doctoral researcher cannot include teaching equivalent to no more than 5 per cent of the total work time. The Head of Department will approve your work plan.

Hanken’s Human Resources unit will provide additional information concerning the employment contract and other issues relating to the employment. The easiest way to reach us is by email, addressed to humanresources@hanken.fi.

As a doctoral researcher in employment you are entitled to Hanken’s occupational health services at Terveystalo. You are convered both as 100% empolye and 50-56% employe.

You are covered by insurance during working hours as well as on your way to and from work.

According to Finnish law, a holder of a grant amounting to at least 1 259,53 euro (2016 level) and awarded in Finland for full-time research or doctoral studies in Finland for an uninterrupted period of at least four months must take out a statutory pension insurance, an occupational accident insurance and a group life insurance. The pension insurance accumulates the pension security in view of old age and disability for work. The insurance is - with some exceptions - mandatory for all full-time grants awarded from Finland. The cost for the insurance secure is estimated to approximately 15 percent of the grant amount.

The grant issuers are responsible for informing the insurance institution Mela about grants awarded that meet the criteria for the legislation. Mela is responsible for the pension and occupational accident insurance and group life insurance for grant holders.

As a grant holder, you must yourself be active in the process and apply for insurance coverage from the insurance institution Mela. For more information and application forms in English: www.mela.fi --> English --> "More information about the insurance for people with grants"; phone: + 358 29 435 11, e-mail: vakuutus@mela.fi.