Call for MRC Oulu research funding applications 2025
Deadline for applications is 6 October 2024
Medical Research Center Oulu (MRC Oulu, https://oys.fi/mrc-oulu/) is a strategic research organization of the Wellbeing services county of North Ostrobothnia and the University of Oulu. MRC Oulu offers a multidisciplinary research environment for clinical, translational and health care socioeconomic research, and promotes high-level clinical research and internationalization of the research in the field of medical sciences.
Call for research funding 2025 MRC Oulu announces a call for research funding for 2025. The funding is aimed to MRC Oulu research groups, and it is intended for salary expenses for a researcher for 2025 (including all indirect employee costs). The researcher will be employed at the University of Oulu according to its employment policy. The total call allocation is 100 000 EUR. Several smaller grants will be awarded.
Who can apply? Eligible applicants are leaders of MRC Oulu research groups (i.e. listed as a leader in MRC Oulu documents), who cannot apply for the state research funding (VTR, Valtion tutkimusrahoitus), and who do not receive funding from the centres for multidisciplinary research of the University of Oulu (e.g. Biocenter Oulu, Eudaimonia, Infotech and Kvantum). Only one application per research group is allowed, and the group leader can participate only in one application.
How to apply? Combine all the required parts of the application (1*4) in the order 1*4 below and submit as a single PDF file. Use the headings provided. Name the file with the MRC Oulu group leader's lastname_firstname.pdf.
Required parts of the application: 1) Cover letter (max. 1 page). Informal letter of application, including the following information:
* the name of the MRC Oulu group leader and contact information * the name of the MRC Oulu research group 2) Summary of the research plan (max. 1 page), including the following information:
* aim and objectives * implementation * research funding plan (justify the funding to be applied for) * references (not counted in the 1 page of the research plan) 3) CV of the research group leader (max. 2 pages). The CV must follow the Research Council of Finland's CV template (https://www.aka.fi/en/research-funding/apply-for-funding/how-to-apply-for-fu...) 4) List of the most relevant publications (up to max. 10 publications in the past 5 years)
Submit the application via email to katja.riipinen@pohde.fimailto:katja.riipinen@pohde.fi by 6 October 2024 at the latest. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be processed.
Selection procedure The applications will be evaluated by the scientific committee of MRC Oulu and if necessary, an external evaluation panel. Selection will be based on the evaluation and an overall assessment by the governing board of MRC Oulu. The results of the call will be announced at the earliest in November 2024. All applicants will be notified when the selection process is completed.
Further information For more information about eligibility and how to apply, contact MRC Oulu coordinator Katja Riipinen, katja.riipinen@pohde.fimailto:katja.riipinen@pohde.fi.
Best regards / Yst. terveisin, Katja Riipinen
-- Katja Riipinen Koordinaattori Medical Research Center Ouluhttps://oys.fi/mrc-oulu/ | MRC Oulu Oulun yliopistollinen sairaala, Oulun yliopisto 08 315 4680, 050 448 4955 katja.riipinen@pohde.fimailto:katja.riipinen@pohde.fi [cid:image001.png@01DB02BE.59310C30]
