When discussing academic grants (apuraha), you will often need to link abstract requirements together.
| The criteria for the grant are increasingly strict. | Apurahan kriteerit ovat yhä tiukemmat. |
The Postposition ohella (Alongside / In addition to)
Use the postposition ohella to express that something is considered "alongside" or "in addition to" something else.
Like most Finnish postpositions, ohella requires the preceding noun phrase to be in the genitive case.
| Alongside the grades, we also evaluate the student's merits. | Arvosanojen ohella arvioimme myös opiskelijan ansiot. |
| Alongside merits, the student's activity is important. | Ansioiden ohella opiskelijan aktiivisuus on tärkeää. |
| The board uses its own consideration alongside the criteria. | Lautakunta käyttää omaa harkintaa kriteerien ohella. |
The Postposition nojalla (On the basis of / By virtue of)
To express that a decision or action is justified by a certain criterion, use nojalla ("on the basis of" or "by virtue of"). It also always governs the genitive case.
| On the basis of these criteria, the board made the decision. | Näiden kriteerien nojalla lautakunta teki päätöksen. |
| The professor rejected the application on the basis of the board's consideration. | Professori hylkäsi hakemuksen lautakunnan harkinnan nojalla. |
| The faculty awarded the scholarship on the basis of exceptional talent. | Tiedekunta myönsi stipendin poikkeuksellisen lahjakkuuden nojalla. |
Multiple Prerequisites
When a decision rests on multiple merits or prerequisites, all the items in the list take the genitive case before the shared postposition.
| The grant was awarded on the basis of scientific merits and activity. | Apuraha myönnettiin tieteellisten ansioiden ja aktiivisuuden nojalla. |
| No one's application is rejected on the basis of mere age. | Kenenkään hakemusta ei hylätä pelkän iän nojalla. |
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