The purpose of the Fulbright-KAUTE Foundation Award is to enable scholars and professionals to carry out research or professional development projects in the U.S. and at the same time act as ambassadors for the Fulbright program, Finland, and their home institution, sharing their culture and contributing to the relations between Finland and the U.S.
The award can be applied for by doctoral students, young postdoctoral scholars, and professionals in the fields of Business, Economics, and Technology.
The KAUTE Foundation's objective is to promote the sustainable renewal of Finnish business and society. Its particular goal is to strengthen scientific business and engineering research, with focus on emerging research areas such as cleantech, fintech, sustainable energy, e-health, e-learning, and AI. The Fulbright Finland Foundation is pleased to work with the KAUTE Foundation and support together the transatlantic mobility of Finnish researchers and professionals.
The Fulbright-KAUTE Foundation Awards are granted under the Fulbright Finland Foundation grant programs listed below. In other words, there are no separate application instructions for the Fulbright-KAUTE Award. Applications in the fields of Business, Economics, and Technology submitted to any of the four grant programs listed below are automatically considered for the Fulbright-KAUTE Foundation Award.
To apply for the Fulbright-KAUTE Foundation Award, please read the grant details and follow the applications instructions in the blue links.
| Completing a full doctorate degree (opportunity for a renewal grant) |
9-12 months |
Up to USD 30 000 |
| Research visit | 9-12 months |
ASLA-Fulbright Graduate Grant |
| Research visit | 6-12 months |
ASLA-Fulbright Pre-Doctoral Fellows |
| Research visit (completion of doctoral degree less than 4 years ago) |
4-12 months |
ASLA-Fulbright Research Grants for Junior Scholars Up to USD 30 000 |
| Self-designed professional development projects | 3-12 months |
ASLA-Fulbright Mid-Career Professional Development Grant Up to USD 15 000 |
Ala-Luopa, Saara
Computing and Information Sciences
Algorithm in the Wild – The Impact of Machine Learning Algorithm in Real Estate
Tampere University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
6 months, beginning September 2022
Eklund, Carita
Innovation Economics and Innovation Management
Clever Young Firms – Gender and Entrepreneurship
Aarhus University, Denmark
University of Virginia, VA
6 months, beginning March 2022
Mikkonen, Tommi
Photonics
Sensitive Multi-Species Gas Detection With Photoacoustic Spectroscopy
Tampere University
Princeton University, NJ
6 months, beginning January 2022
Harikkala-Laihinen, Riikka
International Business
Cosmopolitan Life, Identity and Work
University of Turku
Florida Atlantic University, FL
4 months, beginning January 2022
Holm, Andreas
Fulbright Graduate Grant
Physics/Astronomy
Developing a Fluid Molecular Model and Evaluating the Impact of Fluid Molecules on Fusion Plasma Simulations Using UEDGE
Aalto University
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA
12 months, beginning July 2019
Koljonen, Tomi
Fulbright Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow
Business
Occupational Identity, Expertise, and Change: Finnish Teachers and the Digitalization of Education
Aalto University
Boston College, MA
6 months, beginning January 2020
Ojala, Lauri
Fulbright Graduate Grant
Economics
Completing a doctoral degree in Economics in the U.S.
London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Columbia University, NY
12 months, beginning August 2019
Lemettinen, Jori
Fulbright Graduate Grant
Engineering and Technology
Expanding Knowledge in Emerging High Performance Electronics
Aalto University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA
12 months, beginning July 2018
Kivijärvi, Lauri
Fulbright Graduate Grant
Chemistry
An Investigation of Electric and Photoluminescence Properties of Metallopolymers
University of Jyväskylä
Missouri State University, MO
11 months, beginning September 2017
