Academy of Finland, advance information on funding opportunities: calls for research accelerating the green and digital transition

March 8 at 12:30-14:00

During the session, the Academy willl present the Academy of Finland’s funding opportunities that will open in spring 2022 and that are based on the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF):

Local Infrastructures’ call (for research organisations)
Key Areas of Green and Digital Transition’ call (for research teams)

In accordance with Finland’s Recovery and Resilience Plan, published in May 2021 as part of the Sustainable Growth Programme for Finland, the Academy of Finland will allocate significant funding to promoting the green and digital transition and supporting partnerships in 2021 and 2022.

The session will be held in English.

The replay will be available on the Academy’s website for two weeks.

Horizon Europe trainings in spring 2022

Research and project services offers 3 Horizon Europe trainings to write successful applications this spring.

( https://patio.oulu.fi/en/news/horizon-europe-trainings-spring-2022 )

1. Collaborative Projects in Horizon Europe - an online training 29.03.2022 - 13.04.2022 (videos on demand)

The comprehensive Horizon Europe course by Enspire ScienceLtd. attends to all the elements and attributes you’ll need to know to produce a competitive Horizon Europe collaborative proposal. The course’s various chapters address both the required elements encompassing a Horizon Europe collaborative grant and the more conceptual elements that are not explicitly mentioned in the guide for applicants. During the course, we will present the key ingredients to collaborative-project success, such as grant and topic selection, common pitfalls in the project’s initiation process, proposal writing clarifications, and more. Additionally, we will introduce our unique and proven methodology for developing and coordinating Horizon Europe collaborative project proposals. More details about the content of this course are available on our website here: https://enspire.science/services/workshops/horizon-europe-course/

Registration to the course: 14.03.2022 - 28.03.2022 (Follow Patio as of 14.3. for the registration information)
Pre-recorded online course available online: 29.03.2022 - 13.04.2022
Deadline for completing the online course: 11.04.2022 at 13:00
Live Q&A session: 12.04.2022 at 10:00

2. EU Research and Innovation Funding Landscape 2021-27 and Possibilities for University of Oulu - a live training 3.5.2022 at 9-14 in Tellus Backstage

What: Presentation of different programmes and project types in e.g. Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, LIFE and Erasmus+ to prepare researchers to write a successful proposal. Open for all researchers, whether you are just turning your interest in EU projects or has already experience in EU-level.

When: 3.5.2022 at 9-14
Where: Tellus Backstage
Organizers: Research Support Services in collaboration with LGI consulting

Register: Deadline for the registration is 22.4.2022

More info and detailed programme in Patio

3. Horizon Europe Workshop for Researchers: How to Write a Winning Proposal a live workshop 4.5.2022 at 9-17 in HR114

What: Workshop on proposal writing to support researchers who are interested in Horizon Europe consortium projects. Hand-on sessions will give the participants the possibility to set up a proposal and work on elements that are crucial for success.

When: 4.5.2022 at 9-17
Where: HR144
Organizers: Research Support Services in collaboration with LGI consulting

Registration open until April 19^th. Note ! Due to the limited number of seats (20), participants will be notified of the decision after the deadline.

More info and detailed programme: in Patio

Support available for Horizon Europe coordinators -apply now

Are you planning to coordinate a Horizon Europe proposal for the upcoming calls in September - November 2022?

Do you need help?

Research and project services are offering enhanced support for researchers, who are planning to coordinate a Research and Innovation Action (RIA) proposal for the autumnal Horizon Europe calls (Clusters 1-6).

The support consists of trainings, grant-writing services, partner search, budgeting, open science, etc. Also, external services for proposal review and graphic design services for infographics will be provided. Read here about the experiences of Prof. Shenghong Yang, who participated in the pilot support process in 2021 and received funding.

All researchers planning to submit a proposal for the Horizon Europe RIA calls in September - November 2022 as coordinators can express their interest to be included in the support process by answering a short Webropol questionnaire by 11.3.2021.

All information provided will be kept confidential. The applicants who are selected for the support process commit themselves to take part in the support process for the proposal preparation and submit their final proposal to a call in 2022. Selected applicants will be invited to a Horizon Europe online training 29.03.2022 - 13.04.2022 (videos on demand) and a kick-off meeting to go through the support process and schedule in April.

Selection will be made based on the availability of services and the readiness level of the proposal preparation.

Kind regards,

Päivi

Päivi Tomperi

Research Funding Specialist (FSci,SGO, OMS, Kajaani)

University of Oulu

Research and Project Services

Pentti Kaiteran katu 1

PL 8000

90014 University of Oulu

Finland

tel. +358 294 483972

mobile: +358 (0)40 7468503

e-mail: paivi.tomperi@oulu.fi