Finnish National Agency for Education
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The EDUFI Fellowships program is open to young Doctoral level students and researchers from all countries and from all academic fields.
The primary target group in the EDUFI Fellowship program is:
[1] Doctoral level students who will be doing their Doctorate (or Double Doctorate) at a Finnish university.
[2] Visiting Doctoral-level students.
[3] Researchers who are doing their Doctorate degree at some foreign university.
Note: this program is open for candidates of all foreign nationalities.
The scholarship period which may vary from 3 to 12 months and offers a monthly allowance of 1500 euros. The scholarship is intended to cover living expenses in Finland for a single person. No additional allowance for housing is paid. Expenses due to international travel to and from Finland are not covered by the program.
There are no annual application deadlines in the EDUFI Fellowship program. Applications may be considered at all times. However, applications should be submitted at least 5 months before the intended scholarship period. Decisions will be made within approximately 3 months after receipt of application.
The prerequisite for applying is that the visiting researcher must have established contacts with a Finnish host university - please see the section Doctoral Admissions for further information (you'll find links to the universities' Doctoral Admissions pages there). Applicants are also advised to visit the Finnish universities' own websites for detailed information on the Doctoral level study and research options the universities offer.
Doctoral applications are usually made directly to the universities. The detailed entry requirements vary from one Doctoral option to another, and the same is true for application periods. Some universities may accept doctoral study applications at all times, while others may have specific application periods.
The following attachments are required for an EDUFI Fellowship application:
[1] A motivation letter from the applicant (the hosting university), max 1 page.
[2] Complete CV of the scholarship candidate.
[3] Research plan (3-5 pages).
What is EDUFI
Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) is a national development agency. It is responsible for developing education and training, early childhood education and care and lifelong learning, as well as for promoting internationalization. EDUFI is subordinate to the Ministry of Education and Culture and its tasks and organization are set in the legislation.
To apply for this opportunity, fill the application form and sign it, then send it along with the mentioned documents to the following address:
Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI), PO Box 380, 00531 Helsinki.
Note: Two copies of the application must be sent, and the envelope should be marked with: "EDUFI Fellowships".
For more details about this opportunity, visit the official website.
If you have any questions, you can send them via the Contact Us page.
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