Fellowship

An application for SAMK Senior/Research Fellow can be made at any time during a year. The application process is as follows:

Step 1. Acknowledge the issues pointed out in “By applying to become a Fellow, you show interest to”

Step 2. Contact either the Vice President for Research or the Vice President for Education to indicate your interest to become a SAMK Senior/Research Fellow. You will get further information of the application process, if needed.

Step 3. Send your application either to the Vice President for Research or the Vice President for Education. The files should be in PDF format.

Step 4. A panel of SAMK’s presidents will review your application.

Step 5. You will be notified of the decision within five weeks. If your application is accepted, follow steps 6 and 7.

Step 6. You are requested to keep a short live or online presentation of some of your interest areas. The public presentation will be given to the staff, students and partners in SAMK network.

Step 7. Your nomination will be published, and you will be interviewed on SAMK media channels.

SAMK Senior Fellow should meet the following criteria:

1. Academic (especially Research Fellow) and business knowledge (especially Senior Fellow) that has achieved broad societal impact. The knowledge should closely match the key areas of SAMK Strategy.
2. At least twenty years of academic and/or professional experience.
3. Sufficient publication record (Research Fellow).
4. The six interest issues.

We are expecting free form applications. You should be able to provide evidence of your academic and/or business knowledge. Emphasize the quality of your work much more than the quantity. You might also include informal activities, which have had significant role in your academic and/or professional career. Highlight some of your future interest areas.

Your application should include four files:

1. One page story of your academic and/or professional career indicating the issues given above.
2. One page case study outlining one of your significant contributions to the academic and/or business community.
3. One page CV including your career milestones, current responsibilities in different organizations and possible recognitions and rewards.
4. Publication list. Bold the five most significant ones. (Research Fellow)

Send the application files either to the Vice President for Research or the Vice President for Education. The files should be in PDF format. The application can be written in English or in Finnish.