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Please find below some info about open and forthcoming research funding calls and events.
RAKENNERAHASTOT (STRUCTURAL FUNDS)
Pohjois-Pohjanmaan liiton
JTF-hakemusten priorisointiaikataulu elokuussa | Patio (oulu.fi)
Hakemukset toimitetaan priorisoitavaksi 18.8. mennessä ja hakemukset allekirjoitetaan 30.8.
Muita Pohjois-Pohjanmaan syksyn hakuja
Lisätietoja rakennerahastoista:
https://patio.oulu.fi/fi/palvelut-ja-ohjeet/tutkimuksen-tuki/rahoituslahteet/rakennerahastot-eakr-esr-ja-jtf
Further information:
https://patio.oulu.fi/en/services-and-instructions/research-support/funding-instruments/european-regional-development-fund
The Interreg Aurora Programme will launch call 3 for regular projects:
5 September – 10 October 2023
A continuous call system is in place for the submission of small-scale project applications, meaning that small-scale
applications can be submitted at any time.
Northern Periphery and Artic (NPA)
RESEARCH COUNCIL OF FINLAND ( = ACADEMY OF FINLAND)
The Academy of Finland has changed its call schedules and the review of applications. The next application round for
Academy Project Funding, Academy Research Fellowships and Clinical Researcher Funding
will open in November 15 2023 ( not in September as in previous years). The call
closes on 17 January 2024. The funding decisions will be made by June 2024. The calls for applications for mobility funding based on international agreements will open in autumn according to the usual
schedule.
The titles and descriptions of the review panels will be published in September 2023 at the latest. The call text, including the application guidelines and the details on the review criteria and the review procedure,
will be published in late October 2023.
Call
for inviting researchers from Ukraine to Finland
Call open: 23.8.2023 -20.9.2023
Funding
for mobility cooperation with mainland China, Taiwan or Germany
Call open: 23.8.2023 – 20.9.2023
Mobility
grant from Finland to Japan (JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship) 2023
Call open: 23.8.2023 – 20.9.2023
Call
for applications for Research Council of Finland's Proof of Concept Funding
Call open: 1.8.2023 – 6.9.2023
Pre-announcement:
NordForsk Nordic-Baltic Green Transition Call
Call open: End of August - November
Pre-announcement:
Water4All 2023 Joint Transnational Call: Aquatic Ecosystem Services
Call open: 12.9.2023 - 13.11.2023
The European Partnership Water4All has pre-announced a joint transnational call for research and innovation projects on “Aquatic Ecosystem Services”. The call will support research to improve
water security in the long term. The call has two stages (preproposals and full proposals). Each consortium must be composed of at least three eligible partners that request funding from participating organizations from three different countries participating
in the call.
HERA call:
Crisis – Perspectives from the Humanities,
DL for outline proposals 21.9.2023
The Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Culture and Society co-funds the call with 800,000 euros, which is aimed at funding three or four Finnish subprojects.
SRC
/STN - Strategic Research Council, draft themes for 2024
Draft themes for SRC strategic research programmes 2024 are:
Water
for welfare, security and peace and Interactions of immigration, work and wellbeing in future Finland.
The proposed cross-cutting priority of the 2024 SRC programmes is democracy. The call will
be open later this year (usually in October/November).
MINISTRIES
Forest Value2 Joint call 2023,
DL 2.9.2023
The ForestValue2 Joint Call 2023 aims to support a transnational collaborative systems approach to produce knowledge that supports
the best use of forests and forest resources, while balancing the multiple benefits for society, climate, environment and the economy. The Call has two themes: 1.
Resilient sustainable forest systems and management, 2. Sustainable timber building systems.
For more information, please check the call text available on the call website:
https://forestvalue.org/joint-call-2023-jc-2023/
Further information also:
https://mmm.fi/-/forestvalue2-joint-call-for-research-proposals-in-2023-now-open
BUSINESS FINLAND
Second partnership model funding call (Veturi-yrityshaut) for 2023
has the deadline at 13th of September: The leading companies participating are ABB, Borealis Polymers, Fortum and Metsä Group, Kone, Meyer Turku, Neste, Nokia, Sandvik, TietoEVRY, Valmet and Wärtsilä. Applications for funding may be submitted for projects
relating to the subjects described in the leading companies' roadmaps.
For more information, please check the call text available on the call website:
Veturiyritysten kumppanuusrahoitushaku - Business Finland
Second Research to Business funding call for 2023
has the deadline at 14th of September: Research to Business projects in public research organizations where the project team prepares a research-based product or service idea for commercialization
and carries out applied research which support the commercialization.
For more information, please check the call text available on the call website:
Research to Business – rahoitusta tutkimuslähtöisen idean kaupallistamisen valmisteluun, haku 2/2023
- Business Finland
FOUNDATIONS
Check the deadlines of Finnish foundations in
HERE.
Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation supports
high-level, international scientific research as well as arts and culture. The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation accepts grant applications every day of the year. Decisions to award grants are made by the Foundation’s Board of Trustees, which meets four
times a year in March, May, September and December. Average processing time for applications is 4–6 months
Nessling Foundation;
DL 8.9.2023
Funding for projects that contribute to the Nessling Foundation’s mission to seek systemic solutions for an ecologically sustainable future.
In the general grant call, funding is awarded for three purposes. You can apply for:
· personal
grants for doctoral thesis researchers (for a maximum of 4 years)
· personal
grants for post-doc researchers (for a maximum of 2 years)
· grants
for implementation projects where research is put into practical use through cooperation between the producers and users of knowledge.
Read
more about the 2023 general grant call
Previously funded projects: :
https://www.nessling.fi/en/funded-projects/
HORIZON EUROPE
Horizon Europe, ERC
MARIE
Sklodowska Curie: Postdoctoral Fellowships
DL September 13, 2023
The objective of PFs is to support researchers’ careers and foster excellence in research. The Postdoctoral Fellowships
action targets researchers holding a PhD who wish to carry out their research activities abroad, acquire new skills and develop their careers. PFs help researchers gain experience in other countries, disciplines and non-academic sectors.
There are 2 types of Postdoctoral Fellowships:
European Postdoctoral Fellowships. They are open to researchers moving within Europe or coming to Europe from another part of
the world to pursue their research career. These fellowships take place in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country and can last between 1 and 2 years. Researchers of any nationality can apply.
Global Postdoctoral Fellowships. They fund the mobility of researchers outside Europe. The fellowship lasts between 2 to 3 years, of
which the first 1 to 2 years will be spent in a non-associated Third Country, followed by a mandatory return phase of 1 year to an organisation based in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country. Only nationals or long-term residents of the EU
Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries can apply.
MARIE
Sklodowska Curie: Doctoral Networks 2023 DL
November 28, 2023
Doctoral networks aim to train doctoral candidates able to face current and future challenges and to convert knowledge and ideas into
products and services for economic and social benefit.
Funding is available for 3 types of Doctoral Networks:
HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01-01 - doctoral networks
HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01-01 - doctoral networks, industrial doctorates
HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01-01 - doctoral networks, joint doctorates
EIC Pathfinder Challenges-01 – Open calls,
DL October 18, 2023
EIC Pathfinder Challenges supports new, cutting-edge directions in following challenges are:
Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness - open calls
·
CL1:
Health
·
CL2:
Culture,
creativity and inclusive society
·
CL3:
Civil
Security for Society
·
CL 4:
Digital,
Industry and Space
·
CL 5:
Climate,
Energy and Mobility
·
CL 6:
Food,
Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
All the calls for proposals in the 2023-2024 work programme are published and listed at the Search
Funding & Tenders (europa.eu)-portal.
OTHER
Cost Action 2023,
DL 25.10.2023
A COST Action is an interdisciplinary research network that brings researchers and innovators together to investigate a topic of their choice for 4 years.
Open to all science and technology fields.
The call for projects for the Maupertuis
mobility programme , DL 30.9.2023
The programme aims to encourage cooperation in the fields of science, innovation and higher education on all research topics of mutual interest
between France and Finland. It aims to promote scientific mobility between the two countries in two different ways: through
short mobilities that encourage the establishment of scientific partnerships in the host country, and through
scientific workshops that strengthen existing scientific partnerships.
The programme is aimed at young and established researchers in France and Finland. For more information and to access the application form, please click
here.
EVENTS
Training:
-provides basic information about project work and motivates participants to use good project work practices and methods in their own tasks
-introduce participants to the project life cycle and key tasks at different stages of the life cycle
-teach practical project management and administration methods by applying them to one's own projects
Horizon Europe -ERC Work Programme
2024 novelties 29.8.2023 at 13-14
The speaker in the event will be Simona Romagnoli from the ERC Executive Agency. The webinar
will be held on the MS Teams platform in English. Please register at latest 28 August 2023.
Please register in advance with this form no later than Thursday 24.08.2023:
https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/5C7BCCE1D9D0976C
U.S. Research Landscape and Context for Newcomers, webinar August 29 at 16:00 – 16.45
The webinar aims to provide researchers and other staff
not yet that familiar with the U.S. academic landscape with basic information on U.S. research cooperation, as well as funding and mobility opportunities.
You can register for the session
here.
Program:
How to approach American academia: opportunities and support structures
Sari Tojkander, Team Finland Knowledge Expert – Los Angeles
Introduction to the U.S. funding landscape
Jani Haapakoski, University of Oulu and Henna Moore, University of Helsinki
Fulbright Finland Foundation grant programs and internationalization services
Emmi Jelekäinen, Fulbright Finland Foundation
Horizon Implementation Day: Finding opportunities and submitting a proposal in Horizon Europe
Date: 05 October 2023, 09:30h to 12:30h (CEST, Brussels Time)
Event Website:
Events | The research and innovation community platform (europa.eu)
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Best regards
Päivi
Päivi Tomperi
Research Funding Specialist (Faculty of Science, SGO, KSI, Kajaani)
University of Oulu
Research and Project Services
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PL 8000
90014 University of Oulu
Finland
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