The Scholarship Fund of the University of Oulu opens the call for research grants. The awarded grants are typically between 3000 and 5000 euros. Researchers who have completed a Master’s degree
are eligible for researcher grants. Only travel or other expenses are not awarded. The prerequisite for applying for a grant is the right to postgraduate studies and a doctoral education plan approved by the UOulu graduate school (UniOGS). Applications are
to be submitted by October 19, 2023 to the grant system:
https://oulunyliopistonapuraharahasto.apurahat.net
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 15th
2023. and the call closes on 17th January 2024. The funding decisions will be made by June 2024.
The review panels have been published with the description of the changes to the review process:
Research Council of Finland
The call text, including the application guidelines will be published in 26th of October 2023.
NordForsk
Nordic-Baltic Green Transition Call
Call open:
Green Transition - Insights
(nordforsk.org)
, DL 5.12.2023
Three topics:
1)
The first topic calls for new insights New
insights on energy efficient, resilient, and sustainable food systems (Available budget: Minimum NOK 24,9 million).
2)The second topic addresses the importance of including gender perspectives in the green transition, for it to be just, effective, and long-lasting
(Available budget: Minimum NOK 13,8 million).
3) The third topic concerns democratic engagement and citizen-involvement in the green transition (Available budget: Minimum NOK 48,1 million).
Maximum amount of funding that may be sought per project: NOK 15 million.
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.
A national-level
webinar on 10 October 2023 at 13.00.
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).
Preliminary information: NordForsk, Call on Arctic Research
The NordForsk board has decided to open a call on Arctic research in the beginning of next year. It will be a call for free bottom up, radical interdisciplinary, research projects (cooperation
between USA and Canada is possible). Further details of the call will be available later.
RAKENNERAHASTOT (STRUCTURAL FUNDS)
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, 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)
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
Foundation for Research of Natural Resources in Finland:
Grant call for Bio-economy and Mineral economy, call deadline
14th of October
The call for grant applications is open to talented and innovative doctoral students and post-doc researchers. Innovations
can be processes, technologies, products, services or social innovations related to Finnish natural resources.
The Finnish Cultural Foundation – October round of
applications, DL 31.10.2023
The Finnish Cultural Foundation awards grants for scientific and artistic work as well as for projects and acquisitions from the
October round of applications.
The Finnish
Cultural Foundation - Additional Million-euro funding to Science, DL 31.10.2023
The Finnish Cultural Foundation will award EUR 1 million under the theme 'Finland’s competitiveness in industry, business or creative
fields' in the October 2023 round of applications. The funding will be used to support no more than five research projects.
The grant is intended for working groups consisting of more than one researcher. . All scientific work in the project will be remunerated as working grants, not as salaries.
Post Docs in companies (PoDoCo),
DL 31.10.2023
PoDoCo program is aimed for young doctors who have recently completed or will soon complete their doctoral degree. There is no limitations regarding the branch of
science or branch of industry.
EDUFI Fellowships for doctoral students from Ukraine
(no specific deadline)
All research fields.
HORIZON EUROPE
Horizon Europe, ERC
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
MARIE
Sklodowska Curie: COFUND 2023, call deadline 8th
February2024
MARIE
Sklodowska Curie: Staff
Exchanges
2023, call deadline 28th February 2024
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.
EVENTS
Research Council of Finland (Academy of Finland) Ask and Apply events for Winter call
2024:
Tuesday 31 October at 13.00–14.00: What’s new about the winter call?
Thursday 2 November at 13.00–14.00: Autumn call becomes winter call – how will the review change?
Tuesday 21 November at 13.00–14.30: Merits and increased competencies of Academy Research Fellows
Thursday 23 November at 13.00–14.00: Academy Programme for Sport Science and Physical Activity
Tuesday 12 December at 13.00–14.00: Ask Me Anything
EU HORIZON EUROPE EVENTS
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)
Horizon Europe info days - Cluster 4:
11th of October 10:30h (CEST, Brussels Time), registration needed
Horizon Europe info day - Cluster 5:
17th of October 10:00h (CEST, Brussels Time), registration needed
Horizon Europe info days - Cluster 2:
18th of October 10:30h (CEST, Brussels Time), registration needed
NATIONAL EU FUNDING EVENTS:
MSCA Staff Exchanges and COFUND online information
session
Time and place: 5th of October 2023 10.00-12.00 (Finnish time), registration needed
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.
Best regards,
Päivi
Päivi Tomperi
Research Funding Specialist (Faculty of Science, SGO, KSI, 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
Room: M202