City of Helsinki Research Grants

The research grants are intended for post-graduate students with a Master’s or equivalent degree, working on doctoral or licentiate theses.  Junior post doc researchers are also encouraged to apply.

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The criteria for awarding the grant are the scientific quality of the research plan, its feasibility and the significance of the research topic for the City of Helsinki.

The City of Helsinki awards grants for research on:

  • issues related to urbanisation and its effects,
  • issues related to Helsinki’s economy, vitality and/or business conditions,
  • organisation and evaluation of services produced or ordered by the City of Helsinki,
  • Helsinki’s living environment, wellbeing, history, everyday life, and urban culture, 
  • issues related to Helsinki’s internationalisation, and/or
  • Helsinki’s crisis resilience and preparedness for significant exterior changes. 

Research grants 2024

The 2024 research grants were awarded on 12 June 2024. A total of EUR 73,000 was distributed for eleven research projects. The application period has expired.

List of recipients (in Finnish)

For further information, contact Annina Ala-Outinen, tel. +358 (0)40 1953061, annina.alaoutinen@hel.fi (until 31 July 2024) or Katja Vilkama, tel. +358 (0)50 4028 766 (from 1 August 2024).

Application forms

Application form, English, 2024, PDF