The Ebeneser Foundation Grant

For early childhood education research

A grant for a student in the final stage of postgraduate studies to do a thesis to support research related to early childhood education.

Background of the grant

The foundation distributes the grant from the funds of Siiri Valli and Hanna Rothman and Elisabeth Alander. Education counsellor Siiri Valli (1919-2005) appreciated the high standard of research and education of early childhood education teachers in the early childhood education field. Valli worked extensively in early childhood education, for example, as a kindergarten teacher, the principal of Kindergarten Seminary Ebeneser, and as an inspector and director of a daycare operation in the city of Helsinki. She was active in the Early Childhood Education Teacher Union of Finland and the Ebeneser Foundation and influenced the establishment of the Kindergarten Museum.

Application instructions

The application period is from the 1st of August to the 15th of September in odd-numbered years. The grant total is 5,500 euros, of which the grantee must allocate 500 euros to travel costs to present one's work. If an applicant wants to take advantage of the travel allowance of 500 euros, they must include a travel plan for the presentation in the application. The application must accompany a curriculum vitae (max. three pages), work plan (max. three pages), supervisor's recommendation, and information on grants received or currently applied by an applicant for the last three years.

Grant applications are submitted to the Ebeneser Foundation, at the discretion of the applicant, either by registered mail (Ebeneser Foundation / Taina Sillanpää, Helsinginkatu 3-5, 00500 Helsinki) or by registered mail or by e-mail, protected or regular (taina.sillanpaa(at)ebeneser.fi). We collect only the personal information necessary for making the decision from the grant applicants. The information needed to pay the grant (identification number and account number) will be requested separately from the grantee only after the final decision.

Recipients of Ebeneser Foundation grant from previous years

2023 M.A. Ed. Yaiza Lucas Revilla (5 000 €)

2021 M.A. Ed. Monika Haanpää (5 000 €)

2019 M.A. Ed. Satu Karjalainen (5 000 €)

2017 M.A. Ed. Noora Heiskanen (5 000 €) ja M.A. Ed. Hanna Hjelt (5 000 €)

2015 M.A. Ed. Kati Rintakorpi (8 000 €) ja M.A. Ed. Mari Nislin (2 000 €)

2013 M.A. Ed. Anu Kuukka (5 000 €) ja M.A. Ed. Laura Repo (5 000 €)

2011 M.A. Ed. Jonna Leinonen (10 000 €)

2007 M.A. Ed. Keijo Räikkönen (6 000 €)