Grants

Announcement, 7 September 2011

The Juho Vainio Foundation issues grants for scientific research and activities that promote our nation’s public health – in particular, that concerning healthy exercise, physical education and nutrition beneficial to health as well as the development of healthy lifestyles. Grants may be applied for once annually during the month of October. The decisions for the next calendar year regarding grants to be issued are made in December of the application year.

The Foundation is transferring to an electronic application and administration system during the autumn of 2011. During this phase, the new grant admission system shall concern grants issued for the year 2012. The applicant should therefore use the Foundation’s new grant admission system and the relevant application forms In the grant application process whose time frame is October 2011.This system, inclusive of the forms, shall be completed over the course of September 2011. The new system and application form shall be available to applicants on the Foundation’s website at www.juhovainionsaatio.fi as of 1 October 2011. Applications made on the Foundation’s old application forms are no longer accepted. At this juncture, applicants are also informed that it is no longer necessary to obtain reference statements for the application documents from referees.