Grant Information for Finland/Suomi
The content on this page is subject to change for the 2019-20 call for applications.
No separate grant application is required. The application for admission to the EUI doctoral programme is automatically an application for a national grant.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Candiates who are Finnish nationals are eligible.
- Candidates who hold dual nationality (of which one is Finnish) may apply once they have completed, or are in the process of completing, a Master's degree at a Finnish University.
- Candidates who are not Finnish nationals may apply once they have completed, or are in the process of completing, a Master's degree at a Finnish University.
Degree Requirements
Grant and Allowances
- Monthly grant: 1,925 EUR (incl. MELA social insurance payment) if the researcher is not receiving any other funding
- If researcher has under-age children, the grant is 2,325 EUR (incl. MELA social insurance payment), if the researcher is not receiving any other funding.
- Researcher's and accompanying family members' travel costs are also remunerated.
- The grant sums awarded take account of the grant recipients obligation to take out pension, accident and life insurance.
The Grant Authority provides a monthly grant for the first three years of EUI Ph.D. Programme. The fourth year is covered by the EUI (2018 grant is 1,315 EUR per month, in addition to other allowances).
Grant-awarding Authority
Council for Culture and Society
The Academy of Finland
Hakaniemenranta 6,
POB 131,
FI-00531 Helsinki
Contacts
Päivi Pihlaja
The Academy of Finland
For specific conditions and rules read guidelines in Finnish