HSE Support Foundation - Scholarship

HSE Support Foundation grants

You will receive funding for research, teaching or study in the field of business administration and economics at the Aalto University School of Business in Finland. The amount of funding depends on what you are applying for:

• Full-time PhD research: approximately 2,170 euros per month, up to a total of 26,000 euros. Scholarships lasting longer than 4 months include Finnish social security (pension, accident insurance and group life insurance) worth approximately 14% of the scholarship amount.
• Emeritus professor grant: 7,500 euros per year to continue conducting research and supervising PhD students. A professor emeritus is a retired professor who continues to be active in research.
• Conference travel: up to 1,200 EUR within Europe, up to 2,000 EUR elsewhere, for one academic conference where your paper has been accepted.
• Publication awards: 5,000 EUR for an article in a leading journal (FT50 or ABS/AJG 4*), or 2,500 EUR for a prestigious journal (ABS/AJG 4 or JUFO 3).
• Patent awards: 2,000 euros for a national patent, 4,000 euros for a European or US patent.
• Thesis language review: Your proofreading costs for a doctoral thesis will be reimbursed.
• Other support: Costs associated with a sabbatical, work on a Master’s thesis, research projects, and study or research placements abroad.

The funding comes from the HSE Support Foundation, an independent Finnish foundation which provides the School of Business with around one million euros annually.

Who can apply

• Where you are based: Aalto University School of Business is your academic home, or you work there at least half-time. Retired (emeritus) researchers count too.
• PhD students: You are a current PhD student or have just been accepted onto a PhD programme at the School of Business and are about to start your studies.
• Master's students: You can get support, particularly when working on your final dissertation.
• Staff: Teaching staff and other members of staff at the School of Business are eligible to apply. Permanent staff are eligible for personal grants exclusively for sabbaticals.
• Field of study: Business and economics. Research in these fields and cross-disciplinary projects important to the School get priority.
• Nationality: All nationalities can apply.

How to apply

You apply online through the foundation's application service. Email applications are not accepted. Grants are awarded twice a year, with deadlines in February and September. The spring deadline is 28 February (midnight Finnish time), and your supervisor's reference letter is due shortly after. You can apply for language review grants at any time. You get a yes or no by email, and the list of recipients is published.

Our guide Scholarships in Finland lists further funding options available to researchers and students in Finland alongside this foundation grant.