Nearly three million euros from the Kone Foundation to the University of Jyväskylä

In total, more than 7 600 applications were submitted and 389 projects were awarded funding by the Foundation. This year, a total of €52 million was granted.

"I am very happy for all the grant recipients and congratulate them warmly. Without the support of the foundations, a lot of important research would not be done. This year was a great success, as the funding from the Kone Foundation increased by more than €700,000 compared to last year. I believe that this outstanding success will encourage our researchers to continue to apply for funding from the various foundations. The themes and fields of the funded projects are an excellent indication of the multidisciplinary nature of our strong and impressive university of science," says Kaisa Miettinen, Vice Rector of the University of Jyväskylä.

“For decades, I have had the opportunity to observe the range of ideas reflected in the Foundation’s grant applications, and I am still impressed by how rich and diverse the fields of research and the arts are in Finland. Right now, it is remarkable to see researchers and artists continuing their important work, undeterred by attempts to silence them,” says Hanna Nurminen, Chair of the Kone Foundation Board of Trustees.

The largest grant at the University of Jyväskylä, EUR 477 000, was awarded to Saija Volmari, PhD, and her team for the project  Poissaolon politiikat, kuulumaton lapsi ja suomalainen peruskoulu. This is a multidisciplinary and artistic research project that examines school absenteeism in the light of children's and young people's experiential knowledge. The project combines educational and social science approaches with documentary filmmaking practices. The aim is to bring out the voices of children who are rarely heard in the production of school data - particularly because they are not physically present at the time of data collection.

Grants awarded by the Kone Foundation to the University of Jyväskylä