The Research Council of Finland’s Winter Call
Next winter call is open from
15th of October to 12th of November 2025.
The call text will be published at the end of September (24.9.2025).
Winter call info and Responsible science info, October 3 at 10-15 in Linnanmaa, lecture hall L1 and online
(for all applicants)
Please register using this link:
https://link.webropol.com/s/wintercallinfo2025
Research Council of Finland - Ask & Apply Winter
call webinars
Strategic
Research Council – Themes for 2026
Theme 1: The changing Arctic region
Theme 2: Public mental health
Cross-cutting priority for the 2026 strategic research programmes is Finland as a global pioneer
The calls for applications have two stages. The first call stage opens at the end of this year (possibly in November).
INTERNATIONAL CALLS
Water4All
2025 Joint Transnational Call,
DL 13.11.2025
This two-stage call provides funding for research consortia. Each consortium must involve a minimum of three eligible partners that request funding from participating
funding partner organisations from three different countries.
An international info day webinar will be organised on 25 September 2025 at 13.30–15.30 CEST. Register
via this link.
Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP): Third Joint Transnational Call
DL 17.11.2025
This SBEP call has two stages (preproposals and full proposals).
Each consortium must be composed of eligible partners from at least three different countries participating in the call and requesting financial support from at
least three different funding organisations participating in the call.
An international
webinar about the call
will be organised on 24 September 2025.
QuantERA
call 2025,
DL 5.12.2025
The call focuses on the topics of 1) Quantum Phenomena and Resources
and 2) Applied Quantum Science
INTERREG
Interreg Aurora:
Call 7 opens 8.9.2025, DL 6.10.2025
Interreg NPA
(Northern Periphery and the Arctic): Call
for clustering projects between NPA and Aurora
opens 8.9.2025, DL 6.10.2025
Projects funded by either programme during the funding period 2021-2027 are invited to join efforts and submit a clustering project application that leads to better
outputs and results
and a greater outreach for the dissemination of the results from the two programmes.
Interreg NPA:
6th Call for projects for main and small-scale capacity
building projects,
DL 02.02.2026
FOUNDATIONS
Review the deadlines of Finnish foundations
HERE.
Read a blog on applying for funding from Finnish foundations. The blog gives you some general tips for writing a proposal.
What to take into consideration when applying for funding from Finnish
foundations
Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation
(continuous call)
High-level, international scientific research. Decisions to award grants by the Board of Trustees, which meet four times a year.
Tandem Industry Academia Connect (TIA Connect)
DL 10.10.2025
TIA Connect is a new networking programme by the Finnish Research Impact Foundation that brings together researchers in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) and companies.
The aim of the programme is to build mutual understanding between researchers and companies and to lay the groundwork for research collaboration.
The Finnish Foundation for Nature Resources,
DL 12.10.2025
The foundation funds research related to bioeconomy and mineral economy, aimed at promoting the development of new innovations and their commercial utilization.
Tandem Industry Academia (TIA) Seed 2025,
DL 26.10.2025
Funding is aimed at researchers who have recently entered the Finnish research funding system, are in the early stages of their careers in Finland, and are on the professor career path.
The aim is to initiate and accelerate research work and business collaboration that will create significant advancements in developing Finland’s expertise and enhancing its global competitiveness.
Finnish Cultural Foundation,
DL 31.10.2025
Working grants and expenditure grants (for any field of science)
Finnish Cultural Foundation - Additional
Million-euro Funding to Science, DL 31.10.2025
Funding is available for research in the nature resource sector that addresses the carbon dynamics and climate coupling of soil processes or that explores the
economic links of ecosystem services in agriculture and forestry.
Federation
of Finnish Learned Societies - State Subsidy For Organizing International Conferences And National Seminars, DL 31.10.2025
HORIZON EUROPE
ERC (European Research Council)
ERC
Consolidator Grant 2026,
DL 13.1. 2026
For researchers with 7-12 years of experience since completion of PhD.
ERC
Synergy Grant 2026,
DL 5.11.2025
A group of two to maximum four Principal Investigators (PIs) working together
and bringing different skills and resources to tackle ambitious research problems.
MARIE SKLODOWSKA CURIE ACTIONS
MSCA Doctoral Networks,
DL 25.11.2025
Doctoral Networks implement doctoral programmes, by partnerships of universities, research institutions and infrastructures, businesses including SMEs, and other socio-economic actors from
different countries across Europe and beyond. These doctoral programmes will respond to well-identified needs in various research and innovation areas, expose the researchers to the academic and non-academic sectors, and offer research training, as well as
transferable skills and competences relevant for innovation and long-term employability.
EIC – EUROPEAN INNOVATION COUNCIL
EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2025,
DL 29.10.2025
-Advanced materials development & upscale
-Biotechnology driven low emission food
-Creating European Champions in Gen AI
-Innovative in-space servicing, operations, robotics and technologies
- Breakthrough innovations for future mobility
Budget max 4M€ per project.
HORIZON EUROPE PILLAR II: GLOBAL CHALLENGES
AND EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS – CLUSTERS
(Consortium projects)
CLUSTER
2: Culture, creativity and inclusive society
CLUSTER
3: Civil Security for Society
CLUSTER
4: Digital, Industry and Space
CLUSTER
5: Climate, Energy and Mobility
CLUSTER
6: Food, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Further information
in
Patio.
NOTE ! Draft Work Programmes for 2026–2027 now Available
https://sciencebusiness.net/horizon-papers
https://horizoneuropencpportal.eu/news/draft-work-programmes-2026-2027-now-available
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