The University of Helsinki Funds

The University of Helsinki Funds includes nearly 160 private funds founded by our alumni, friends and other supporters. All the disciplines have their own funds used to finance research projects, researchers and students of their own discipline. In addition to the discipline-specific funds, the university also has cause-specific and general funds.

DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC FUNDS

THE THEOLOGY FUND
The Theology Fund supports the research, education and studying of theology. The fund includes nine commemorative funds.
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THE LAW FUND
The Law Fund to supports legal research, students of law and the legal education at the University of Helsinki. The fund includes 13 commemorative funds.
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THE MEDICINE FUND
The Medicine Fund awards scholarships and grants to students and researchers of pharmacy and medicine. The fund includes 23 commemorative funds.  
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THE ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FUND
The Arts and Social Sciences Fund supports research related to the human nature, namely the research of Arts, Behavioural Sciences and Social Sciences. The Fund also awards scholarships to students and finances the education of the three faculties.  The fund includes 30 commemorative funds.
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THE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE FUND
The mathematics and science fund supports research, education and studying of mathematics and science at the University of Helsinki. The fund includes 18 commemorative funds.
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THE AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY FUND
The Agriculture and Forestry Fund supports research, education and students of agriculture and forestry through scholarships and grants. The fund includes 17 commemorative funds.
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THE BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FUND
The Biological and Environmental Fund supports students, research and education at the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences. The fund includes seven commemorative funds.
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The Veterinary Medicine Fund
The Veterinary Medicine Fund was specifically founded to support the research, education and students at the University of Helsinki within this specific field. Veterinary medicine is also supported by independent funds within the framework of the Veterinary Medicine Fund.

FUNDS FOR CERTAIN CAUSES

JUBILEE FUND
The Jubilee Fund supports research, teaching and students at the University of Helsinki. The 26 commemorative funds of the Jubilee Fund have allocated money for the benefit of home districts, relatives, the children and widows of professors, and students with limited means as well as to commemorate historical events in Finland or at the university.
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THE ALUMNI FUND
The University of Helsinki Alumni Association has founded a fund within the framework of the University of Helsinki Funds. The fund supports talented and active undergraduate students through annual scholarships. The fund includes four commemorative funds.
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INDEPENDENT TRUST FUNDS

The University is supported by a wide range of independent trust funds, which direct their profits to specific purposes. The University of Helsinki has 31 independent funds, all of which have their own administrative committees. Some of the funds maintain endowed professorships while others allocate grants and scholarships.
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