Senior Fellowship

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

Step 1. Acknowledge the six interest issues pointed out in “Are You our Senior Fellow?”

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

Step 3. Send your application either to the Research Vice President or to the Education Vice President. 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 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 and business knowledge that has achieved broad societal impact. The knowledge should closely match the key areas of SAMK Strategy.
2. At least twenty years of professional experience.
3. Sufficient publication record.
4. The six interest issues.

We are expecting free form applications. You should be able to provide evidence of your academic and 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 professional career. Highlight some of your future interest areas.

Your application should include five files:

1. One page story of your professional career indicating the issues given above.
2. One page case study outlining one of your significant contributions to the academic and 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.
5. A short supporting statement from one of your academic or business colleagues.

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