DONORS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Thank you Donors Make a Difference Text SUZANNE LOUIS
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Foundation expand exchanges
Centennial Fund Supports Fulbright Finland Grants
onors help the Fulbright Finland between Finland and the United
The Fulbright Finland Centennial Fund
States and bring together the best scien-
was launched in 2016 to honor the 100th
tists, academics, educators, artists, and
anniversary of Finland’s independence.
future leaders in the two countries.
Donations to the Fund are used in full to
Alumni and friends of Fulbright Finland play a central role in this endeavor.
support grants to students, scholars, and professionals.
Whether it is establishing a scholarship,
Most recently the Fund has received
bequeathing artwork, adding Fulbright
contributions from Mike Loovis, Cecelia
Finland to one’s will, or making a dona-
Lynch, Peter MacKeith, Donald Mathews,
tion to the endowment funds, all gifts are
Peter Matthews, Patrick Miller, Terhi
return to Finland to continue and expand
clear reminders that the Fulbright experi-
Mölsä, Margaret and Gerry Schueman,
their original Fulbright projects and col-
ence in Finland is like no other.
Carol Tenopir and Gerald Lundeen, Wil-
laboration.
This year the Fulbright Finland Foun-
liam Woityra, and David Yoken. We thank
Most recently the Fund has received
dation has been the recipient of generous
them all for making the decision to share
contributions from Annette Jones, Kay
gifts from many partners, friends, and
in the Fulbright Finland mission.
Kohl, Kenneth Kolson, Suzanne Louis, Mark Miller, Amanda Stronach, and Carol
alumni, and we take this opportunity to you to all who made their donations on
Friends of Fulbright Finland Alumni Enrichment Fund
Giving Tuesday, December 3, 2019. Thank
The Friends of Fulbright Finland Alumni
you for joining in this worldwide initiative
Enrichment Fund is an endowment sup-
through your gift to Fulbright Finland.
porting grants for the U.S. alumni to
convey our gratitude to all! A special thank
Tenopir and Gerald Lundeen. Thank you to our generous alumni!
Work with Us www.fulbright.fi/work-us
Alumni Donation Establishes a New Award The Fulbright Finland Foundation has
Grant, currently completing his final year
established a new grant made possible
of Master’s studies in architecture at Har-
by a long term pledge agreement with an
vard University.
alumni donor. The new award is called the
“Fulbright Finland Foundation offers an
Fulbright Finland Centennial Travel Grants in
indispensable program for Finnish society.
Architecture, Design and the Visual Arts, and
Its propensity for fostering critical initia-
it can be awarded to the Foundation’s cur-
tives in practically all academic fields is
rent grantees in Architecture, Design or
unique among all Finnish foundations. In
The new grant was made possible by a
the Visual Arts. The purpose of the award
my case, this support was paramount, as
donation made to the Fulbright Finland
is to provide additional support allowing
architectural studies at the Master’s level
Centennial Fund by a U.S. alum of the
the grantees to engage in travel required
lack funding aid from most other poten-
Fulbright Finland Foundation, Profes-
by the study project.
tial sources in Finland. Fulbright Finland’s
sor Peter MacKeith, through a long term
The first grant was awarded to Henrik
support has enabled me to develop new
donor agreement.
Ilvesmäki, a 2018-2019 ASLA-Fulbright
design methodologies for future technolo-
Graduate Grantee and also recipient of
gies without forgetting a critical viewpoint
the 2019-2020 Fulbright Finland Renewal
towards the inevitable shifts that they will
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Henrik Ilvesmäki bring to the building industry,” Henrik says.
For more information about the Centennial Fund: www.fulbright.fi/serve/fulbright-finland-donationform-2019