Scholarships in 2009
Nokia Foundation makes available grants and awards to support the scientific development of information and telecommunications technologies and to promote education of the sector in Finland. Multidisciplinary approach bridging other fields, like social, behavioral, business and services sciences is appreciated. In 2008 Nokia Foundation granted 399 000 € in scholarships to 76 applicants.
Scholarship categories in 2009
Continuous application for Visiting Professors
Grants for Nokia Visiting Professors are given to distinguished foreign professors to work in Finland, or respectively to Finnish meritorious professors to work at a respected foreign university. The visit should last a minimum of two months. Visitors coming to Finland must typically participate in research work, give lectures and make corporate appearances.
The application form: Nokia Visiting Professor
Nokia Scholarship
Nokia Scholarship is intended to encourage efficient, fast-progressing postgraduate studies. Nokia Scholarships are granted for individuals pursuing a doctoral degree in information or telecommunications technology or in areas supporting the development of these branches of science. Scholarship can be granted for
- Post-graduate studies in a Finnish university.
- A Finnish applicant for post-graduate studies abroad.
The applicant must have a commitment of the supervising professor in the receiving university. The scholarship can be granted at most twice to the same person.
Fulbright-Nokia Scholarships
Nokia Foundation, in collaboration with the Fulbright Center in Finland, offers a scholarship opportunity in the category called Fulbright-Nokia Grant in Electronics, Information and Telecommunications Technology.
Distinguished Chair NokiaFoundation 2008
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS WORKING IN ENTERPRISES
Finnish government supports foundations and the grantees with some tax relief if the grant is used to promote Finnish science at large, if the results are of general scientific significance, and if the results will be made publicly available.
The Foundation does not support research and development that serves directly the business of any company. Typically applicants working in enterprises are granted a scholarship if they agree to take an unpaid leave of absence because of their doctoral studies. Close cooperation with a university is an advantage.
Applicants working in enterprises are required a commitment of their superior on the necessary arrangements, like the leave of absence.
HOW TO APPLY
Deadline for 2009 grants is 5 October 2009.
The grantees of scholarships will be published in December 2009 at www.nokia.fi/saatio. The scholarships are paid directly to the grantees.
For additional information on applying, please send an e-mail request to the Foundation mail box nokia.foundation@nokia.com.