Scholarships for Degree Students at the University of Turku
The Turku Finnish University Society awards annual scholarships from the Valto Takala, Hilja and Toivo Piintilä, and Mirjam Vähä-Kirvelä funds to degree students at the University of Turku who are at the final stages of their studies.
The scholarships are intended to support students in completing the final stages of their degree studies. Priority is given to purposes that support the completion of a Master’s thesis. Scholarships may be used, for example, to cover travel expenses, research-related costs such as digitisation, archival research and fieldwork, or general living expenses. At the time of submitting the application, applicants must be degree students at the University of Turku.
Applications are evaluated on the basis of the applicant’s academic performance and the description of their thesis. The multidisciplinary nature of the University of Turku is also taken into account when awarding the scholarships.
The annual application period usually takes place in November. The total amount available for scholarships is approximately EUR 25,000. Each individual scholarship amounts to EUR 1,000.
The Phoenix Science Award
The Turku Finnish University Society has established a new science award for a scholar or a research group from Turku. The Phoenix Science Award is 50 000 euro and it is open for nominations from all fields of science.
The award is given as an acknowledgement for notable scientific work. The purpose of the award is to highlight the significance of academic work and encourage new creative research in the Turku Region.
An individual person or a society had a chance to nominate a scholar or a research group. The Board of the University Society and selected experts will decide the winner of the award based on the nominations.
The first Phoenix science award of the Turku Finnish University Society was granted 2017 in the University Society’s centenary celebration to Academy Professor Virpi Lummaa for her significant and creative interdisciplinary research on evolution.