Author Archives for Johanna Sippo
May 28, 2026 9:44 am
Published by Johanna Sippo
How much funding has JAES awarded to my organization over the years? How much support has been granted to cancer research, materials science research groups, or art museums? You can now easily find answers to these and many other questions through the new Power BI view available on the foundation’s website.
May 28, 2026 9:42 am
Published by Johanna Sippo
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation is supporting eight projects in technology, economics, and culture that seek solutions to some of the key future challenges. The newly approved grants, totaling €11.5 million, have raised the Foundation’s total funding awarded since its establishment to more than half a billion euros.
April 1, 2026 11:55 am
Published by Johanna Sippo
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation has awarded a total of €8.3 million in grants to 12 projects in the fields of medicine, art, and culture. The first funding round of the year was highly competitive, with grants awarded to 11.7% of applicants.
April 1, 2026 11:00 am
Published by Johanna Sippo
JAES participated in organizing the winter meeting of medical foundations, where Professor Olli Kallioniemi, recruited through the “Brain Gain” initiative, spoke about the possibilities of artificial intelligence.
April 1, 2026 10:00 am
Published by Johanna Sippo
At the beginning of the year, our university tour took us to the University of Eastern Finland. On the Kuopio campus, we had the chance to stay overnight in the SmartSleep Sleep Laboratory and take part in sleep research.
December 19, 2025 11:57 am
Published by Johanna Sippo
In 2025, the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation awarded a total of €38.4 million in grants. The quality of applications throughout the year was strong and, overall, well balanced. One key focus was the renewal of science and the arts, which the foundation actively promoted.
December 19, 2025 10:00 am
Published by Johanna Sippo
Your application is almost finished, and your finger is already hovering over the “Submit” button. What happens to your grant application after that? Who reads it, how is it evaluated, and how do we ensure that the process is professional and fair?
December 17, 2025 8:00 am
Published by Johanna Sippo
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation has awarded €9.2 million in grants to ten projects in engineering, other scientific fields, and culture. This brings the Foundation’s total grants awarded in 2025 to €38.4 million.
October 3, 2025 8:00 am
Published by Johanna Sippo
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation has awarded €9.9 million in grants to 13 projects in the fields of medicine, science, arts, and culture. The announcement coincides with International Foundations Day on October 1, which highlights the role of foundations as contributors to wellbeing in society.
October 2, 2025 8:00 am
Published by Johanna Sippo
In spring 2025, the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation carried out the first stakeholder survey in its history. As part of this effort, we asked for feedback from grant applicants over the past three years.
June 3, 2025 8:00 am
Published by Johanna Sippo
Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation has granted €8.3 million in funding to 12 initiatives in the fields of technology, art, and culture. The funded projects highlighted basic research, new technologies, and socially relevant themes. The largest grant, €1,562,000, was awarded to Professor Konstantinos Sarakinos from the University of Helsinki for a physics research project.
December 19, 2024 8:00 am
Published by Johanna Sippo
The industrial revolution boosted by biotechnology is already here, says Academician of Science Merja Penttilä. Finland has excellent starting point for this, and opportunities should not be missed.