If you wish, you can select up to three dedicated funds for your grant application. The choice of a dedicated fund does not exclude the possibility of receiving grants from other funds. It is not mandatory to select a specific Fund when applying.
Funds are grouped by discipline. A description of the purpose for which grants may be awarded is given after the name of the fund. Undergraduate students can apply for grants from certain dedicated funds, which are highlighted in underlining.
- Turku Ekotori Fund Research on circular economy, behaviour of households and research on the social, economical and regional effects of employment promoting work. The grants are directed for pro gradu thesis mainly
- Turku Chamber of Commerce Cultural Fund Developing the operating conditions of the Turku economic area’s business life, increasing the region’s cultural offering, promoting connections between culture and business, and promoting domestic and international cultural exchange
- Annikki Koskensalo Fund Scientific research of foreign language, especially German, didactics, related research trips, organizing international symposiums and inviting visitors from abroad in the Faculty of Education
- European Fund Research on the European integration and its economic and political history
- Irma and Benito Casagrande Fund Teaching and research of the Italian language and culture and cultural exchange between Finland and Italy, research on the field of education, research on historical buildings with cultural significance, the history of built environments and art history as well as modes of building and architecture
- Seppo Väisänen Fund Research and education in Finnish literature carried out at the Faculty of Humanities
- Tauno Nurmela Memorial Fund Research on the field of Romance philology and other activities
- Timo Soikkanen Fund Forcosts (such as research trips, inter-library loans, material costs and other costs) of pro gradu theses in the subject of political science
- TS-Yhtymä Oy Fund Research on the fields of communication and society in accordance with the aims and values adopted by Turun Sanomat
- Tutoris Fund Research in logopedics
- V.A. Koskenniemi Fund Research on Finnish literature
- Southwest Finland YH Fund Housing policy research
- Aloha and Reino Alava Fund Research and doctoral studies on the fields of plant taxonomy (including fungi and lichens) and genetics
- Kevo Fund Travel and research grants for working at Kevo, organisation of international courses at Kevo
- Leo Takalo Fund Astronomical research. Scholarships are available to postgraduate students who have completed a Master’s degree at the University of Turku and are Finnish citizens.
- Veikko Nurmikko Fund Research performed by doctoral candidates on the fields of biochemistry, food chemistry and biotechnology
- Wallac Oy Fund Research, development and application of biochemical and clinical-chemical analysis methods and equipment
- Airi Johansson Fund Research on the field of internal organ surgery
- Allan Aho Fund for Orthopaedics and Traumatology Research related to orthopaedics, traumatology and bone tumours
- Allergy Research Fund of Southwest Finland Allergy and asthma research
- Anna-Liisa Holvimaa Fund Cancer research, formedical students or young researchers
- Antero Kasanen Fund Research of internal diseases (kidney diseases in particular) and medical ethics
- Asta Aaltonen Fund Cancer research, forgifted medical students or young researchers
- Clinical Virology Research Fund Meetings and congresses on the field of clinical virology
- Erkki Tammisalo Fund Research on the field of dental diagnostics
- F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Fund Research on the field of virology and travel expenses
- Fund for Faculty of Medicine A young researcher grant for the fields of medicine, dentistry and nursing science
- Ida and Toivo Parte Fund Cancer research and other research on the field of medicine, primarily for young researchers
- John Pelander Fund Research on cardiovascular diseases
- Juho Lennart Kalliomäki Fund Research on clinical internal medicine
- Kerttu Mäkelä Fund Research on leukemia and breast cancer, particularly for young researchers
- Kosti Hämmärö Fund Research performed by the researchers of the Faculty of Medicine
- Leila and Reijo Alho Fund Medicine, particularly vascular diseases, early diagnostics of lung cancer
- Martta and Uno Pikarla Fund Supporting the work of young researchers on the field of internal medicine in Finland and abroad
- Martti and Mikael Ruola Fund Research on the field of medicine
- Nordic Surgery Cooperation Fund Nordic cooperation on the field of surgery: congress trips, inviting visitors
- Pekka and Pellervo Halme Fund Research on cardiovascular diseases and diabetes
- Pirkko-Liisa ja Jouni Peltonen Fund Research on inherited eye diseases and diseases resulting from disorders of the autoimmune system (e.g. rheumatism)
- Pro Nursing Fund For the development of practical nursing work, nursing science research performed by young researchers, nursing science-related congress, research or study trips abroad as well as inviting visiting lecturers and researchers on the field of nursing science
- Sakari Orava Fund Research and education related to orthopaedics and traumatology, particularly diagnosis, treatment and prevention of sport injuries
- Seija, Tapani and Juha Tuominen Fund Kidney disease research
- Sirkka-Liisa Peltonen Fund Research on MS and other autoimmune diseases as well as children’s blood disorders performed
- Tuula and Pekka Kruuti Fund Medicine
- Vera Koivumäki Fund Research in the Faculty of Medicine performed by gifted young researchers and doctoral candidates of limited means
- Viktor Emil Heikkilä Fund Research related to rheumatic diseases and other autoimmune diseases