RESEARCH COUNCIL OF FINLANDhttps://www.aka.fi/en/research-funding/funding-opportunities2/spark-funding/
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).
* Academy Research Fellowships (For researchers whose first doctoral degree was awarded between 1 January 2019 and 31 January 2024) * Academy Projects (Usually the PI is a researcher at the professor or docent level).
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 webinarshttps://www.aka.fi/en/research-funding/apply-for-funding/ask--apply/
* The research security in the activities of the Research Council of Finland. Tuesday, 30 September 2025 from 14.00 to 15.00.
* Ask & Apply: Winter call 2026. Thursday, 2 October 2025 from 13.00 to 14.00.
Strategic Research Council – Themes for 2026https://www.aka.fi/globalassets/3-stn/1-strateginen-tutkimus/strateginen-tutkimus-pahkinankuoressa/teemat/themes-for-src-strategic-research-programmes-2026.pdf
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 Callhttps://www.aka.fi/en/research-funding/apply-for-funding/calls-for-applications/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.https://anr.webex.com/webappng/sites/anr/meeting/register/da1ab4c8183d41b88d400a22ab2ae561?ticket=4832534b00000007900f78e21f12d0ba1a937fddccdd24a74222c5bdf8a75884c4541dc39ed29b8d×tamp=1755497403785&RGID=re81be791b52bc945362459237386a161&isAutoPopRegisterForm=false
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 callhttps://bluepartnership.eu/events/information-webinar-3rd-joint-transnational-call will be organised on 24 September 2025.
QuantERA call 2025https://www.aka.fi/en/research-funding/apply-for-funding/calls-for-applications/international-calls/quantera-call-2025/, DL 5.12.2025 The call focuses on the topics of 1) Quantum Phenomena and Resources and 2) Applied Quantum Sciencehttps://quantera.eu/call-2025/
INTERREG
Interreg Aurorahttps://www.interregaurora.eu/projects/calls-for-applications/: Call 7 opens 8.9.2025, DL 6.10.2025
* All Priorities and Specific Objectives open * Certain topics and specific details can achieve extra points, read the call specific terms * Aurora includes regions of Finland, Sweden and Norway
Interreg NPAhttps://www.interreg-npa.eu/apply-for-funding/calls-for-projects/ (Northern Periphery and the Arctic): Call for clustering projects between NPA and Aurorahttps://www.interreg-npa.eu/apply-for-funding/calls-for-projects/clustering-call/ 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 projectshttps://www.interreg-npa.eu/apply-for-funding/calls-for-projects/6th-call-for-projects/, DL 02.02.2026
FOUNDATIONS
Review the deadlines of Finnish foundations HERE.https://research.fi/en/funding-calls?status=open
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 foundationshttps://www.oulu.fi/en/blogs/overheads/what-take-consideration-when-applying-funding-finnish-foundations
Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundationhttps://jaes.fi/en/frontpage/ (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 Connecthttps://www.vaikuttavuussaatio.fi/en/tandem-industry-academia-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 Resourceshttps://www.slts.fi/en/research-grants/application-instructions/, 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 2025https://www.vaikuttavuussaatio.fi/en/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 Foundationhttps://skr.fi/en/grant/working-grants-and-expenditure-grants/, DL 31.10.2025 Working grants and expenditure grants (for any field of science)
Finnish Cultural Foundation - Additional Million-euro Funding to Sciencehttps://skr.fi/en/grant/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 Seminarshttps://www.tsv.fi/en/grants/state-subsidy-organizing-international-conferences-and-national-seminars, DL 31.10.2025
HORIZON EUROPE
ERC (European Research Council)
ERC Consolidator Granthttps://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/consolidator-grant 2026, DL 13.1. 2026 For researchers with 7-12 years of experience since completion of PhD.
ERC Synergy Granthttps://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/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 Networkshttps://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/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 2025https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/eic-pathfinder/eic-pathfinder-challenges-2025_en, 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 1: Healthhttps://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe/cluster-1-health_en CLUSTER 2: Culture, creativity and inclusive societyhttps://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe/cluster-2-culture-creativity-and-inclusive-society_en CLUSTER 3: Civil Security for Societyhttps://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe/cluster-3-civil-security-society_en CLUSTER 4: Digital, Industry and Spacehttps://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe/cluster-4-digital-industry-and-space_en CLUSTER 5: Climate, Energy and Mobilityhttps://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe/cluster-5-climate-energy-and-mobility_en CLUSTER 6: Food, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environmenthttps://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe/cluster-6-food-bioeconomy-natural-resources-agriculture-and-environment_en
Further information in Patiohttps://patio.oulu.fi/en/services-and-instructions/research-support/funding-instruments/horizon-europe-consortium-projects.
NOTE ! Draft Work Programmes for 2026–2027 now Available https://sciencebusiness.net/horizon-papers https://horizoneuropencpportal.eu/news/draft-work-programmes-2026-2027-now-a...
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