Funds at Hanken Introduction to Doctoral Studies at Hanken
31 August – 1 September 2009
Funding opportunities from the Funds at Hanken
Minna Floman Scholarship Liaison Officer
Centre for Research and International Affairs Hanken School of Economics, www.hanken.fi
Funds at Hanken Hanken School of Economics, www.hanken.fi The Foundations’s Funds
Elisabeth Schuster Fund
Commerce and Industry Scholarship Fund
Hanken Foundation Funds
Hanken Faculty Fund
The Commerce and Industry Fund
Funds from the Foundation’s budget aimed for supporting doctoral studies
Grant for young doctoral students
Scholarship for first year doctoral students
Donated funds from other foundations (donations to Hanken or to Hanken Foundation)
Lars Krogius Jubilee Fund
Gesellius Fund
Evald and Hilda Nissi Foundation (Vaasa)
Harry Schauman’s Foundation (Vaasa)
Gustav Svanljung’s Donor Fund (Vaasa)
Funds at Hanken Hanken School of Economics, www.hanken.fi
Funds at Hanken
Funding opportunities, for what?
The Funds at Hanken support the faculty and the students at Hanken with scholarships for research, studies, travel, visits abroad etc. Doctoral students are offered following funding opportunities:
Funding for full-time doctoral studies *)
Hanken scholarship for first year doctoral students
Foundation’s grants for Young Doctoral Students
Grants for full-time doctoral studies
Grants for full-time doctoral studies at Hanken’s Campus in Vaasa
Funding for other purposes
Funding for longer stays abroad, participations in conferences, courses abroad etc.
Co-funding of possible Fulbright Grants awarded to doctoral students from Hanken within the cost-share agreement with the Fulbright Center. The grant programme is administered by the Fulbright Center (www.fulbright.fi) but Hanken participates in the evaluation of the School’s candidates.
*) The Funds at Hanken apply the new legislation in Finland as from January 2009 concerning the social security of the grant holders. In all full-time grants awarded from the Funds at Hanken for at least four months of full-time research or doctoral studies the funding for the social security is included. The costs for the insurance premiums are approximately 14 % of the grant amount.
Hanken School of Economics, www.hanken.fi
Funds at Hanken Full-time funding
1. Hanken scholarship for first year doctoral students
Application in conjunction with application to doctoral studies
The monthly amount is 1 630 €
The funding is awarded for at maximum one academic year (1.9-31.8)
Co-funded by the Funds (1/3), the Foundation (1/3) and the students’ departments (1/3 )
2009: 13 scholarships per year at maximum (the number of the grants is decided annually in October in the Foundation’s budget for the next calendar year )
2. Foundation’s Grants for Young Doctoral Students
New grants are awarded to doctoral students in the beginning of their studies. Specifics on who can apply are given in the invitation for applications. Invitation for applications once or twice a year dependent on whether there are vacant grants.
The monthly amount is 1 630 €
2009: 13 grants (the number of the grants is decided annually in the Foundation’s budget for the next calendar year)
Funding is awarded for one calendar year at at time with an option for continued funding until the dissertation (or until the grant recipient has received at maximum 4 years’ full-time funding regardless of funding body) Hanken School of Economics, www.hanken.fi
Funds at Hanken Full-time funding
3. Grants for full-time doctoral studies
All Hanken doctoral students can apply
Invitation for applications mainly in the spring call (in the autumn call only if funds remain)
The number of the grants varies from year to year depending on the disposable income of the Funds
The monthly amount is 1 630 €
Funding decisions are made for funding periods of at maximum 12 months
4. Grants for full-time studies at Hanken’s Campus in Vaasa
Only students enrolled for doctoral studies in Vaasa can apply
Donated funds from 3 foundations in Vaasa region - the grants are administered by Hanken
Invitation for applications mainly in the spring call (in the autumn call only if funds remain)
The number of the grants varies from year to year depending on the donated funds
The monthly amount is 1 630 €
Funding decisions made for funding periods of 1-12 months (1.8-31.7)
Grants from the Nissi Foundation can include an option for continued funding until the dissertation (or until the grant recipient has received at maximum 4 years full-time funding regardless of funding body) Hanken School of Economics, www.hanken.fi
Funds at Hanken Full-time funding
Application documents and reporting
The application should include a filled application form and following documents:
Research & study plan including an one page abstract (= WHAT) Funding and time plan (= HOW and WHEN)
CV / record of employment + record of studies (= QUALIFICATIONS)
Report of used funds after the funding period:
A short description on the stage of the doctoral studies (& approximated time for dissertation)
A list of publications during the funding period
A list of courses completed during the period
A list of participation in scientific conferences, seminars or tutorials
Other activities during the period
(option for continued funding -> also study and research plan for the next funding period is required & application for continued funding)
Hanken School of Economics, www.hanken.fi
Funds at Hanken Grants for other purposes *)
Other types of grants
Grants for conferences abroad The amount of the grant is dependent on the applicant’s estimate of costs. The maximum amount: 1 000 euro for conferences in Europe; 1 700 euro outside Europe.
Grants for courses abroad The amount is dependent of the applicant’s estimate of costs. The maximum amount: 1 000 euro for courses in Europe; 1 700 euro outside Europe.
Grants for visit abroad The minimum of time is one month and priority is given to visits over three months. Funding is awarded based on an estimate of costs. The usual funding consists of a grant for covering travel costs and a monthly scholarship (the monthly amount is dependent of whether the applicant has full-time funding during the visit).
Grants for other purposes (for example data collection costs) Funding is awarded based on the applicant’s estimate of costs
*) Invitation for applications mainly in the spring call (in the autumn call only if funds remain)
Hanken School of Economics, www.hanken.fi
Funds at Hanken Grants for other purposes
Application documents and reporting
The application consists of a filled application form and following documents:
For conferences: Abstract of the conference presentation including the title of the presentation and information about co-authors, proof of acceptance of conference presentation (or information on when the information on acceptance will be sent), information about the conference (name, organiser, place and time) + estimate of costs.
For courses: course description or study plan, letter of admittance (or information on when the information on admittance will be sent), statement from the degree supervisor if the course abroad is to be included in the student's exam + estimate of costs.
For visits abroad: research plan , CV, plan for visit, invitation from the host university or research institute, record of study, estimate of costs
For other purposes: description of the planned activity and motivation + estimate of costs
Report of used funds is submitted within the following month after a trip / after the completed funding period:
A one page description of the purpose (project, visit etc.)
report of costs + receipts for the most relevant costs Hanken School of Economics, www.hanken.fi
Funds at Hanken
When, how and where to submit an application
Application rounds are twice a year: in Feburary-March and in September
The application form (and information on which attachments are required) is found at the web page for the Funds. Fill in, print and submit complete applications by the deadline to the Registry Officer (Helsinki) / to the Planning Officer (Vaasa). If you submit several applications, please fill in one form per purpose, and specify in the comment field of the application form the order of priority for your applications.
Main conditions for funding
Retroactive / incomplete / late applications are not considered
A condition for payment of a grant is that the applicant has not received other funding for the same purpose and period
Full-time funding require a leave of absence from another position
Funding is not awarded for conferences or doctoral courses in Finland
Conference grants require presentation
Course grants require that the course is accepted to be included in the exam
Daily allowances, funding for proof-reading, spell checking, translation of articles, theses, papers and questionnaires etc. are not financed by the Funds
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More information and application form:
www.hanken.fi/student/en/hankensfonder (in English)
www.hanken.fi/student/hankensfonder (in Swedish)
Contact person:
Minna Floman, Scholarship Liaison Officer
E-mail: minna.floman@hanken.fi or stipendieombud@hanken.fi
Phone: +358 40 3521 375
Visiting address: Main building, wing towards Runeberginkatu, 6th floor
Student office hour: By agreement Hanken School of Economics, www.hanken.fi
Social security for the grant holders
New legislation in Finland as of beginning of 2009
There is a new legislation concerning the social security for the full-time grants holders in Finland as of beginning of 2009. According to the new legislation the recipients of grants for scientific work are entitled to take out a statutory pension insurance, occupational accident insurance and group life insurance for a period funded by a grant.
How it is organised
The insurance institution Mela (www.mela.fi) is responsible for the insurance system
The grant issuers are responsible for informing Mela on the awarded funds
The insurance is mandatory. The grant recipient must be active in the application process:
submit an application for the insurance within 3 months from the beginning of the work
submit separate application for each new grant
The premiums
are determined by Mela on the basis of the calculated annual earnings
are invoiced by Mela quarterly (it the grant period is over 6 months)
are to be paid by the grant holder
can be used as tax deduction Hanken School of Economics, www.hanken.fi
Social security for the grant holders
Main criteria for the insurance cover
The funding is awarded in Finland for work in Finland (if working abroad, contact MELA)
The grant is awarded for scientific work (full-time research och full-time doctoral studies). The legislation is not applied for grants awarded for expenses only (for example travel grants)
The work continues uninterruptedly for at least four months and the grant (converted to annual income) amounts to at least 3 280 euro
The insurance secure is available also for the foreign recipients of grants if they are covered by the Finnish social security (for further criteria and information contact MELA or visit www.etk.fi or www.kela.fi)
The insurance obligation also applies to work performed in a working group, if the share payable to the individual recipient of the group’s joint grant meets the insurance criteria.
For more information, premium counter and insurance application:
www.mela.fi The Farmers’ Social Insurance Institution Mela Info In English More information about the insurance for people with grants Phone: + 358 20 630 0500, e-mail: vakuutus@mela.fi
www.etk.fi Finnish Centre for Pensions (Eläketurvakeskus)
www.kela.fi Social Insurance Institution of Finland (KELA)
Hanken School of Economics, www.hanken.fi
Social security for the grant holders Hanken School of Economics, www.hanken.fi Information (Finnish / Swedish) including links to application forms For information in English Electronic application (Finnish / Swedish)
Social security for the grant holders Hanken School of Economics, www.hanken.fi Application form in English More information in English
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