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19.02.2020

Apply for International Grant for Your Student Organisation!

This year, for the first time, ISYY is giving out grants for student associations and clubs for international activities! The grant is for the promotion of events and projects that further internationalization in the year 2020. Examples of such projects can be new means that include international students in student associations, or how to get international and Finnish students to interact more. Be creative! We prefer to give the grant to projects that focus on long-term goals and promotion of internationalization among the student body.

We are looking for activities that: promote internationalization and international affairs, are repeatable and reproducible by other associations and clubs, are sustainable long-term, are environmentally friendly, innovative and creative, and take both Master’s Degree students and international students in account. Interdisciplinary and cooperative activities between different associations and clubs is also considered an advantage. 

Two best applications will receive a grant of 500€ and three more a grant of 250€ each. The grants are paid in April 2020. In the case of not receiving enough acceptable applications, ISYY reserves the right to not grant all or any of the applications.

The grants shall be given out during April 2020 directly to the associations and clubs, who can use the grant as they best deem fit for arranging their activity. If the whole grant is not used during the year, the rest of the money has to be returned back to ISYY.

Associations or clubs that have received the development project for international activity grant are required to file a report evaluating the activitys success to ISYY. Activity plans and reports will be published on ISYYs web page, where they are available as models and framework for other associations or clubs to use. 

Applications are open from February 19th to March 15th. Applications must be left online via the application form (link below). The application form opens on 19.2. at 9:00 and closes on 15.3. at 23.59. Applications are reviewed from March 17th onwards and the grants are given out during April 2020. 

A project plan with the estimate of expenses must be attached to your application. All the attachments must be sent by email according to campus to kv.kuopio[at]isyy.fi (KUOPIO) OR kv.joensuu[at]isyy.fi (JOENSUU). Title your email as follows: “Spring 2020 activity grant attachments *student association name/club name*”. The attachments should be named as follows: Activitygrant_attachment_NameoftheOrganization. The attachments have to be sent during the application period and late applications will not be processed.

NB! This is a separate grant from ISYY’s general and activity grants, which shall be granted separately for autumn 2020.

Application form: Application form for the development project for international activity

More Information:

Saara Närä, Coordinator of International Affairs and Administration, Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland, kv.kuopio(at)isyy.fi, tel. 044 576 8413