Funding agency for research and sustainable use of geological resources
The foundation awards grants
In 2024, the K.H. Renlund Foundation distributed more than €1 million in grants to various research and communication projects related to geological resources. The main theme supported was ore exploration and the basic geological research that promotes it, as well as projects exploring new ways of using raw materials, recycling and environmentally friendly enrichment technologies.
We support the promotion of sustainable use of groundwater resources and various education and publication projects.
The Foundation awards annual prizes to the best MSc theses accepted at Finnish universities and we subsidize the costs of amateur mineral prospectors in cooperation with the GTK’s Layman sample office.
The grants are open for applications from 15 September to 30 November each year.
doctoral theses completed between 2004 and 2023 with the support of the K. H. Renlund Foundation
Legacy of K. H. Renlund
Karl Herman Renlund (1850-1908), the founder of the Foundation, successfully invested his accumulated wealth in various businesses. Renlund was very wealthy at the time of his death, but had no heirs. In his will, he left most of his fortune to his mother’s memorial foundation, Stiftelsen Brita Maria Renlunds minne, which provides a wide range of support for children’s day care and schools.
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News
The Earth Sciences Olympiad brought Finland many medals
Our Foundation has supported the participation of high school students in the Earth Science Olympiad for several years - this year's success is reported on the GTK blog (in Finnish) and in the latest issue of Geologi...
The Foundation’s annual call for grants has closed
Thank you to all applicants. We received a total of 115 applications and the evaluation has started. Applicants will be notified on 28 February 2025 when a decision on the projects to be funded has been made.
”Minerals as part of the green transition” at YLE Arena
The discussion organised by the KHR-funded project at the Nurmes Rural Parliament on 29.9. 2024 has been published in Yle's Hyvin sanottu - Bra sagt programme series (in Finnish)....