The funding opportunities aim to boost high-impact research and development, knowledge utilisation and collaboration between different RDI actors.

The RCF spring call includes the following opportunities:

• Proof of Concept funding to strengthen versatile utilisation of research results
• funding for research into sustainable energy solutions of the future
• funding for research on forest biomass in Finland (implement as part of the Climate-Synergy Academy Programme)
• funding for clinical research to bring new research knowledge to social and health care and other societal needs
• funding for R&D in wellbeing services counties to promote cooperation and local innovations
• funding for thematic research infrastructures to support local research environments
• funding for international cooperation in high-performance computing to support the development and use of a versatile computing ecosystem.

The spring call offers opportunities for researchers, research organisations and other actors to address current societal challenges and promote the impact of research.

More information on the objectives and details of each call will be set out in the call texts to be published in early March. The RCF will also organise webinars about the calls.

More information

• Contact us via the helpdesk (‘Application guidance, thematic calls’; if applying for funding for clinical research, select ‘Application guidance, non-thematic calls’)
• Ask & Apply webinars:
• forest biomass and sustainable energy solutions of the future: 27 March at 9.00–10.30. 
• Proof of Concept funding: 19 March at 13.00–14.30. 
• Thematic research infrastructures: 11 March. 
• funding for clinical research and R&D in wellbeing services counties: 11 February at 15.00–16.20. 

Research Council of Finland Communications
Vesa Varpula, Communications Specialist
tel. +358 295 335 131
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