Awarded grants

The Board of Foundation of the Finnish Institute in the Middle East has awarded the following grants in the year 2025:

Travel Grants for Postgraduate Studies, Research and Research Trips

Moustapha Itani, University of Helsinki 1 300 €
Tiina Hyyppä, University of Helsinki 2 000 €
Iida Laurén, University of Helsinki 1 500 €

Grants for Arabic Language Courses

Martin Lahtinen, University of Helsinki 2 250 €
Emmi Lehtikangas, University of Helsinki 3 000 €
Mari Kujanpää, University of Helsinki 1 000 €

Anniversary Scholarship 2025

Anniina Niittynen, University of Helsinki 2000 € Naisten kokemuksia liikkuvuudesta Egyptistä Eurooppaan master’s thesis
Dritëro Ferri, University of Helsinki 2000 € J. J. Sederholm and the League of Nations Commission of Enquiry in Albania 1921–1923 master’s thesis

Aimo T. Nikolainen Grant for Ecumenical Research 2024–2025

Anne Heikkinen 3300 €

Fruit in the Grand Bazaar, in Istanbul 2024.