Finland Fellowship

Finland Fellowship funding is a new option for gifted non-EU/EEA doctoral researchers who are admitted to doctoral studies at the University of Turku. The Finland Fellowship consists of salary paid by the University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS) and a separate one-off compensation for expenses.

If you meet the criteria, you can apply for the funding in the autumn application round at the same time when you apply for the study right and/or UTUGS fixed-term doctoral researcher position. See the detailed requirements below.

The Finland Fellowship funding is available from 2022 to 2024. It is funded by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture.

Awarded Fellowships

The following doctoral researchers have been awarded Finland Fellowship funding for the year 2024:

Dan Ha Le, Doctoral Programme of Turku School of Economics
Sarvagya Jain, Doctoral Programme in Exact Sciences (EXACTUS)
Tehseen Asfand, Doctoral Programme in Biology, Geography and Geology (BGG)
Mahtab Karbasian, Turku Doctoral Programme of Molecular Medicine (TuDMM)

The following doctoral researchers have been awarded Finland Fellowship funding for the year 2023:

Omkar Joshi, Doctoral Programme in Technology
Naela Delmo, Doctoral Programme in Technology
Aditya Jeevannavar, Doctoral Programme in Biology, Geography and Geology
Nicko Widjaja, Turku Doctoral Programme of Molecular Medicine
Iman Farahani, Turku Doctoral Programme of Molecular Medicine

The following doctoral researchers have been awarded Finland Fellowship funding for the year 2022:

Salimi Salma, Doctoral Programme in Technology
Ijaz Amir, Doctoral Programme in Technology
Amna Music, Turku Doctoral Programme of Molecular Medicine (TuDMM)
Jelena Gnjatovic, Doctoral Programme in Clinical Research (DPCR)

Why to apply?

The recipients of the Finland Fellowship funding will be employed for the year 2024 to work with the University of Turku and they will receive a one-off compensation for expenses of €2000.

In addition, the doctoral programme grants the recipient at least a one-year, fixed-term doctoral researcher’s employment contract (for the year 2025). An employment contract with the University of Turku requires living in Finland for the duration of the employment.

Who can apply?

If you are not a citizen of an EU/EEA country, you may apply for a Finland Fellowship funding. If you have a dual citizenship, both of them must be non-EU/EEA.

Eligible for the funding are those applicants who have been granted a right to study for a doctoral degree at the University of Turku in the spring 2023 application round or who will be granted a right to study in the autumn 2023 application round.

When and how to apply?

The application period for the funding for the year 2024 is 28 August - 15 September 2023.

A Finland Fellowship funding applicant must apply for a doctoral researcher's fixed-term position and a right to study for a doctoral degree (if they have not already been granted the right to study in the spring 2023 application round). The Finland Fellowship funding is applied for with the same application form as the fixed-term doctoral researcher position by checking the corresponding field on the application form.

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How are the funding recipients selected?

The Finland Fellowship funding recipients will be selected from those who apply for a fixed-term doctoral researcher position in the autumn 2023 application round.

The funding recipients are selected at the level of the University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS) on the proposal of the doctoral programmes and based on the general selection criteria for fixed-term positions and possible interviews.

The University of Turku is multidisciplinary and aims to further all its research fields, which may be taken into account when selecting Finland Fellowship funding recipients.

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