Funds at the University of Helsinki

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Funds

  • The Future Fund

    The University of Helsinki founded the Future Fund in 2010. The fund made it possible to channel to the university’s basic capital those donations that entitle the university to government co-financing. The purpose of the Future Fund is to promote the status of the University of Helsinki among the best multidisciplinary research universities in the world. The profit from the basic capital is used to promote the goals set in the university strategy and to carry out projects important to the future of the university. The top strategic foci of the university include the Helsinki Insight projects.
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Discipline-specific funds

The University of Helsinki Funds consist of nearly 160 private funds founded by our alumni, friends and other supporters. The earliest fund goes back as far as 1745. All the disciplines have their own funds used to finance research projects, researchers and students of their own discipline. These donations and bequests enable the University to award scholarships and grants for our talented researchers and students.

  • The Theology Fund

    Over 80% of the Finnish population adheres to some religion. The Finnish society has been highly connected to the church for a long time, and knowing about our past and present also means that we have to be aware of our religious roots. The Theology Fund supports the research, education and students of theology. Read more (in Finnish) >

  • The Law Fund

    The level of legal research is dependent on funding. Make a gift to the Law Fund to support legal research, students of law and the legal education at the University of Helsinki. Read more (in Finnish) >

  • The Medicine Fund

    The Medicine Fund awards scholarships and grants to students and researchers of pharmacy and medicine. The medicinal research at the University of Helsinki is one of Europe’s finest – advance it even further by making a gift. Read more (in Finnish) >

  • 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. Read more (in Finnish) >

  • The Mathematics and Science Fund

    The climate research at the University of Helsinki is highly respected throughout the world and it represents the high level of research and education of mathematics and sciences. Help the Faculty of Science reach even higher goals by making a gift to the Mathematics and Science Fund. Read more (in Finnish) >

  • The Agriculture and Forestry Fund

    Finland depends on its forests. Managing these forests reasonably is of essence, and therefore high-class research is needed. Our northern climate poses challenges for the cultivation of agriculture, but through scientific research farming can become more effective yet sustainable. The Agriculture and Forestry Fund supports research, education and students of agriculture and forestry through scholarships and grants. Read more (in Finnish) >

  • The Biological and Environmental Fund

    The world faces vast biological and environmental challenges. The research at the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences addresses the need to know more about our surroundings, and to make the research and education even better external funding is needed. Make a gift to the Biological and Environmental Fund to support students, research and education at the faculty. Read more (in Finnish) >

  • 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, such as the Canine Health Research Fund. Read more (in Finnish) >

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Funds for certain causes

In addition to the discipline-specific funds, the university also supports the academia in Finland through cause-specific and general funds.

  • 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. Reduce the students' economical burden by giving to the Alumni Fund. Read more (in Finnish) >

  • Jubilee Fund

    The Jubilee Fund supports research, teaching and students at the University of Helsinki. The 24 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. Read more (in Finnish) >

  • The National Library's Cultural Heritage Fund

    The Cultural Heritage Fund was established to ensure that important cultural artifacts are stored and preserved. It supports the efforts of the National Library of Finland to promote awareness of and to preserve cultural heritage. Read more (in Finnish) >

  • 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 30 other funds, all of which have their own administrative committees. These independent funds were established with major donations. Some of the funds maintain endowed professorships while others allocate grants and scholarships. Read more (in Finnish) >

  • Canine healt research

    Canine health research is important – not only does it benefit man’s best friend, but humans share many diseases with our four-legged friends. Make a gift to the Canine Health Research Fund for the well-being of dogs and humans alike. Read more (in Finnish) >

  • Save a book

    The Save a Book programme of the National Library Cultural Heritage Fund was established to promote the conservation and digitisation of printed materials and manuscripts in danger of being lost Read more (in Finnish) >

  • For the versatility of nature

    The Finnish Museum of Natural History aspires to increase general knowledge of nature and to sustain the Finnish people’s organic relationship with nature through science and exhibitions. The influential work of the museum requires financial resources. You can support the efforts of the Finnish Museum of Natural History by donating to the Future Fund. Read more (in Finnish) >

  • LUMA Fund

    The University is supported by a wide range of independent trust funds, which direct their profits to specific purposes. The University of Helsinki has 30 other funds, all of which have their own administrative committees. These independent funds were established with major donations. Some of the funds maintain endowed professorships while others allocate grants and scholarships. Read more >

  • Create your own fund

    Those who seek a permanent means to support their chosen cause can create a fund within the framework of an existing discipline-specific fund. The minimum donation for such a fund is only €2,000 euros. The university will establish a new fund that carries the name of the donor and commit to paying a 5-7% annual return on the donated capital.

    Together with the University of Helsinki Funds, the donor will fill in a deed of donation and establish rules designating the purpose of the fund. The administrative committee of the fund will allocate the annual return on the fund to the donor’s chosen cause. It is also possible to establish an independent fund with a donation exceeding €100,000. A separate administrative committee will be established to allocate the donated capital of such a fund. The donor may participate in the activities of the administrative committee.

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