Funds

The purpose of the Scholarship Fund of the University of Oulu is to provide support to its students, primarily by granting scholarships for post-graduate studies and research.

The amount of money distributed annually in grants is determined based on the confirmed revenues reported in the financial statements of the previous year. Grants are awarded by the Rector, based on a proposal made by the dean of each faculty. Grants may remain unawarded in some years. Application period is usually in the autumn. Scholarships are applied through the grant system.

Trust funds:

Yliopiston Apteekki Fund

Grants are allocated for postgraduate degree students at the end of their studies for full-time study and research

Oulanka Fund

Grants are allocated for research done in the Oulanka Biological Station, and relative to Kuusamo

Tyyni Tani Fund

Grants from the MA Tyyni Tani Fund are allocated for postgraduate students in the faculties of Humanities and Medicine.

Anna Vuorio Fund

Grants are allocated for Humanities, mostly for postgraduate studies in the Finnish language.

Raili Korkka Fund

Grants are allocated for research of the brown bear (Ursus Arctos) and research on natural sciences.

Anna Esteri Timola Fund

Grants are allocated for supporting postgraduate studies.

Lecturer Aino Hoikkala Fund

Grants are allocated for postgraduate studies in Finnish or some other language.

Brita Granit Fund

Grants are allocated for research relative to developing contentual dementia patient treatment and rehabilitation.

Ida and J.A. Räisen Fund

Grants are allocated for supporting postgraduate studies.

Tyyne and Runar Forsén Fund

Grants are allocated for research of the history of economic and cultural life in the Oulu region.

Maija-Liisa Kovala Fund

Grants are allocated for research of the prostate cancer and Alzheimer´s disease.

Tutoris Oy Fund

Grants are allocated to support logopedics research and studies.

Einojuhani Rautavaara Fund

The purpose of the fund is to support the education and research of music and other arts at the University of Oulu.

The Professor Pentti Kaitera Fund rewards work done to benefit Northern Finland. The fund, which operates at the University of Oulu, was established in 1988 to honour the memory of Pentti Kaitera (1905–1985), the first rector of the University of Oulu.

Every other year, the Fund grants scholarship awards for distinguished work done at the University of Oulu or significant achievements that benefit Northern Finland.

The purpose of the University of Oulu Scholarship Foundation is to support and promote the research and other activities of the University and its Student Union. The Foundation allocates 150 000 – 250 000 euros annually, mainly as grants for doctoral studies at the University of Oulu.