How to finance a master's thesis work? Part 2: Field of Technology, Foundation grants and recommended salaries

Master's thesis for a company in the field of Technology

This is part of the  Aalto Thesis Day events!

Doing a master's thesis for a company is an excellent way to develop yourself and improve your employment prospects. It is an investment in your future that can pay itself back many times over. 

Target group is all master level students of technology at Aalto University but also interested students at the bachelor level can also participate.

Join this information session to learn more!

The Foundation for Aalto University Science and Technology supports the scientific research and teaching at the Aalto University Schools of Technology (CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI) and Department of Architecture (ARTS). The Foundation awards grants for MSc theses on a continuous basis, with the help of industry-donated funds. Come to hear how you as a student could benefit of this kind of funding.

Academic engineers and architects in Finland TEK gives recommended salary for a master's thesis. Come to hear how TEK finds out this salary level based on their labour market survey and a questionnaire to recent graduates.

When: 27.10.2026 from 4.45 PM to 5:45PM
Where: Undergraduate Centre, Otakaari 1, Hall B, 2nd floor

Presenters

• The Foundation grants for MSC thesis with the help of industry-donated funds
  Ella Bingham, Foundation for Aalto University Science and Technology
  
  
• The recommended salary for a thesis and statistics of finding a job through thesis
  Owain Hopeaketo, Academic engineers and architects in Finland TEK

A representative from the company, known as the external supervisor, will act as your co-supervisor for the thesis. Please check the detailed master's thesis process in the instructions for your own programme or course.

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This event is organised by Aalto University Career Design Lab.

Contact person is Aila Saloranta.