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Please find below some info about upcoming/ongoing research funding calls. You can subscribe our bi-weekly Research Funding Newsletter from http://newsletter-researchfunding.oulu.fi/.

 

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

 

UNIVERSITY OF OULU, EMERGING PROGRAM PROJECT CALL 2023 – 2026

Support to new emerging projects linking new research themes to strategic spearhead projects of the Focus Institutes in the form of 4-year doctoral researcher positions

Deadline: June 16th, 2022, at 3pm

Emerging project call instructions
Commitment letter to the project application

Further information in Patio

 

 

ACADEMY OF FINLAND    

 

September call 2022

New !  Academy of Finland has defined grounds for funding decisions on new Academy Research Fellowships. Applications for new Academy Research Fellowships are accepted from researchers who have completed their first doctorate at least two but no more than seven years ago. The autumn 2022 call will involve a transition period where applications may be submitted by researchers who have completed their first doctorate at least two but no more than nine years ago

 

Academy of Finland -  Ask & Apply webinars

The webinars will be organised in summer and autumn, each focusing on a specific theme. The webinars start with a presentation of about 10–15 minutes. There will also be time for questions after the presentations. The webinars are open to everyone, and the replays can be viewed for two weeks. The webinars will be held in English. Pre-registration is not required.

Webinars in June

Webinars in August–September

 

Academy of Finland international joint calls:  Nordforsk calls

§  Societal Security Beyond COVID-19,  DL 8.6.2022

§  Societal Security and Antimicrobial Resistance DL 8.6.2022

 

BUSINESS FINLAND 

 

EUROPEAN JOINT SEARCH FOR MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY M-ERA.NET3 2022 , DL 15.6.

Submit a letter of intent to the M-ERA.NET portal no later than Wednesday 15 June 2022 at 12:00 CET

M-ERA.NET3, a pan-European and international network of funding organizations, will launch a joint call in 2022. The call will fund international research and development projects focusing on materials and future battery technologies.

 

FUNDING CALL FOR INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS RELATED TO LOW-CARBON CIRCULAR ECONOMY, DIGITALIZATION, AND SERVICE EXPORTS, DL 30.6.

 

Funding call for the Sustainable growth and digitalization of the tourism industry DL 16.9.2022  

The aim is to increase the RDI intensity of the tourism industry in the long term and strengthen cooperation between tourism businesses and research organizations.

Joint projects:

 

Partnership funding for research, development, and innovation projects in leading companies' ecosystem themes. DL 30.9.

 

Co-Creation,  continuous call

Co-innovation, continuous call 

 

 

MINISTRIES 

 

YMPÄRISTÖMINISTERIÖ:

Vihreän siirtymän valtakunnallisten teemojen koordinaatiohankkeen haku, DL 17.8.

             Vihreän siirtymän valtakunnallisen kokonaisuuden teemat ovat:

2.1. Energiatehokkuus ja kasvihuonekaasupäästöjen vähentäminen

2.2. Ilmastonmuutokseen sopeutuminen ja hillintätoimet

2.3. Hiilineutraali kiertotalousyhteiskunta

 

 

PUOLUSTUSMINISTERIÖ:

Maanpuolustuksen tieteellinen neuvottelukunta (MATINE) rahoitushaku 2023,  DL 14.6.2022

 

 

 

RAKENNERAHASTOT (Structural funds)

 

Pohjois-Pohjanmaan Liitto ja ELY-keskus, avoinna neljä EAKR-rahoitushakua:

  1. Ohjelmakauden 2021 – 2027 ensimmäinen Pohjois-Pohjanmaan Liiton EAKR-rahoitushaku , DL 31.8.
  2. Yhteistyössä Pohjois-Pohjanmaan liiton ja Oulun kaupungin kanssa Oulun kaupungin ekosysteemisopimusta toteuttavan kestävän kaupunkikehittämisen EAKR-hankehaku, DL 10.6.
  3. Pohjois-Pohjanmaan ELY-keskuksen Ympäristö EAKR -hankkeiden haku, DL 29.8.
  4. Pohjois-Pohjanmaan liiton päättyvän ohjelmakauden 2014 – 2020 viimeinen EAKR-rahoitushaku. Hankkeiden toteutusaika voi ulottua enintään 31.12.2023 saakka. DL 30.6.

 

Lisäksi Pohjois-Pohjanmaan ELY-keskuksessa on avoinna 16.5. kaksi ESR+ -rahoitushakua:

  1. Pohjois-Suomen Euroopan sosiaalirahasto plus (ESR+) haku 'Uudistuva ja osaava Suomi 2021-2027' -ohjelmassa kohdistuu toimintalinjaan 4: Työllistävä, osaava ja osallistava Suomi, DL 29.8.
  2. Kestävän kaupunkikehittämisen Euroopan sosiaalirahasto plus (ESR+) -haussa haetaan Oulun kaupungin ja valtion välisen innovaatiotoiminnan ekosysteemisopimuksen tavoitteiden mukaisia hankkeita. DL 16.8.

 

Yliopiston hakuinfo uuden ohjelmakauden EAKR- ja ESR+ -hauista järjestetään Teamsin kautta 24.5. klo 12 – 13:30.

Löydät Patiosta ohjeet yliopiston sisäisestä hakuprosessista ja linkin hakuinfoon.

 

 

Interreg Aurora

The first call will be open 20.06.2022 - 23.08.2022 (preliminary information).

Aurora Info event: 19.05.2022  at 9.00-11.00,  Tellus Stage

Share your project idea with the Joint Secretariat of Interreg Aurora and get feedback!

 

 

Interreg NPA, Northern Periphery and Arctic 

 

Interreg Europe

 

 

COST Action,  DL 20.10.2022

 

 

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

Tiedonjulkistamisen apurahahaku, DL 31.5.2022

 

Future Makers Funding Program 2022, call for ideas DL 31.5.2022

 

 

HORIZON EUROPE   

Horizon Europe, ERC   

 

Horizon Europe: Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions

                         Further information

 

   

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  

   

  

  

OTHER NEWS

  

 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 offer enhanced support for researchers, who plan 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 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.

 

Support Services for ERC Starting and Synergy Grant Applicants – Sign up by 31 May

European Research Council Starting Grants (ERC StG) are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators with 2-7 years of experience since the award of their PhD. StG Call 2023 is expected to open 12 July (deadline 25 October 2022) and fund some 407 grants with the budget of 628 million euros.

ERC Synergy Grants (ERC SyG) support a group of two to maximum four Principal Investigators working together and bringing different skills and resources to tackle ambitious research problems. The PIs can be from same or different institutions and no specific eligibility window regarding the academic age is required. SyG Call 2023 is expected to open 13 July (deadline 8 November 2022) and fund some 30 grants with the budget of 300 million euros.

University of Oulu wants to encourage its researchers to apply for ERC and will provide a support scheme for selected applicants to prepare for the 2023 Call. All researchers planning to submit ERC Starting or ERC Synergy Grant 2023 can express their interest to be included in the support process by answering to a short Webropol questionnaire by 31.5.2022. The applicants will be asked to provide a short description of the research idea (max. 2000 characters). All information provided will be kept confidential. The Research and Project Services will assess the technical eligibility of the applicants against the ERC Starting or Synergy eligibility criteria. The applicants who are selected for the coaching will follow a pre-agreed timetable for the proposal preparation and submit their final proposal to the respective calls closing October and November 2022.

 

Timetable of the support process for ERC StG and SyG 2023 applicants:

 

Note this call to express interest to be included in the support process is targeted at Starting and Synergy Grant applicants. Support will be available for the other call categories and similar announcement to register will be published in August for Consolidator and November for Advanced Grant 2023 applicants.

 

 

Strategisen tutkimuksen teemaksi ehdolla oikeudenmukainen vihreä murros — ilmoittaudu mukaan julkiseen kuulemistilaisuuteen

Strategisen tutkimuksen neuvosto (STN) esittelee maanantaina 30.5. klo 13–14.30 järjestettävässä julkisessa kuulemisessa luonnoksen seuraavien tutkimusohjelmiensa teemaksi. Tänä vuonna neuvosto on valmistellut yhtä teemaa, jonka aiheena on oikeudenmukainen vihreä murros. Vuoden 2023 strategisen tutkimuksen läpileikkaavaksi painopisteeksi STN on luonnoksessaan päätynyt resilienssiin

 

Ilmoittautuminen 27.5 mennessä: https://www.aka.fi/strateginen-tutkimus/strateginen-tutkimus/tutkimusta-tiedon-kayttajalle/tapahtumat/strategisen-tutkimuksen-neuvoston-stn-julkinen-teemakuuleminen/

 

 

Research Professional Funding Search   

Use the Research Professional  search tool to find further funding possibilities for your research. To log in open the drop-down menu on the log in page on the left under the tab "With your university account" and choose University of Oulu from the listed institutions. Use your Haka login information to sign in and save the information. Oamk users sign in with an alternative method, internal info here.   

  

   

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Kind regards

Päivi

 

 

Päivi Tomperi

Research Funding Specialist

University of Oulu

Research and Project Services

Pentti Kaiteran katu 1

PL 8000

90014 University of Oulu

Finland

 

tel. +358 294 483972

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e-mail: paivi.tomperi@oulu.fi