Nearly half a million euros in grants for University of Vaasa researchers
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University of Vaasa researchers and doctoral students have received a total of €433,000 in grants this autumn from the Foundation for Economic Education and the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation.
The Foundation for Economic Education awarded €310,000 in its autumn grant round to University of Vaasa researchers and research groups.
Researchers who received grants of more than €10,000 include:
For doctoral dissertations:
- Imtiaz Ahmed, 26 000 €
Cognitive Framing of Failure and Fear of Failure in International Entrepreneurship - Maruf Ahmed, 13 000 €
Forecasting volatility of critical energy metals using news- and market-based uncertainties - Joel Anderssén, 13 000 €
Understanding Consumer Behavior for Transitioning to a Sustainable Energy Economy - Anastasiia Dardykina, 26 000 €
New Regulatory Architecture - Shahid Hafeez, 13 000 €
Digital innovation in SMEs: An integrated framework of knowledge ecosystem-based collaborations - Sourav Mukharjee, 13 000 €
Sustainability Uncertainty and Cryptocurrency Volatility: A Mixed Frequency Approach - Jahanzaib Shahzad, 26 000 €
Sustainable business model innovation for product-service systems in servitization - Trang Xuan, 13 000 €
"AI Didn’t Replace Thinking-It Demanded More Of It", Using Educational AI Chatbot for Sustainable Marketing Education - Hassan Yousaf, 10 000 €
Accelerating energy transition: The role of intermediaries in the diffusion of emerging energy configurations - Zhe Zhu, 13 000 €
Strategic Decision-Making and Human Adaptation in the Age of Generative AI - Shaofang Zong, 13 000 €
Sustainable Global Careers
For post-doctoral research:
- Maria Järlström, 14 000 €
Vertaileva kansainvälinen henkilöstöjohtamisen tutkimus - Rodrigo Mello, 15 000 €
Remote work and the changing landscape of global careers: Managing for career sustainability in Finnish organizations - Jukka Partanen, 30 000 €
Kasvuyrittäjien stressi ja hyvinvointi - Nayeem Rahman, 15 000 €
From Literacy to Flexibility: Enhancing Household Engagement with Energy Systems through Targeted Energy Literacy Interventions in Finland
For organising conferences or seminars:
- Sniazhana Diduc, 10 000 €
Annual European Mergers & Acquisitions Institute (eM&Ai) Conference - Anni Rajala, 10 000 €
Paper development workshop (TFSC) 2026
In addition, many University of Vaasa researchers received smaller grants for research visits and conference travel.
The Foundation for Economic Education distributed €5 million in grants for research and education in business and economics. The awarded grants represent 13% of the €38.4 million applied for.
The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation awarded a total of €123,000 to the University of Vaasa as follows:
- Mikko Aro 32 000 €
for doctoral dissertation "A Complexity Theory perspective – an alternative way of understanding how organizations become resilient for the future" - Elina Haapamäki 6 000 €
for a research visit - Syed Hammad Ul Haq 32 000 €
for doctoral dissertation "Paradoxical understanding of digital transformation" - Niklas Kurki 32 000 €
for doctoral dissertation "Consumer perceptions of for-profit social and health care service providers" - Meysam Pashaei 21 000 €
to complete doctoral dissertation "Challenges and Opportunities in the Implementation of Centralized Protection Schemes Using Hardware-in-the-Loop Setup"
This year, the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation allocated €16.1 million to science, arts, and societal activities in the form of grants, awards, and other support.