MONTHLY GRANTS ABROAD AND IN FINLAND IN 2012–2013
TABLE 1. Recommended monthly grants payable for researcher training and research abroad and for funding researcher mobility
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COUNTRY OR REGION
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Researchers not receiving any grant or salary
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Researchers receiving grant or partial salary
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Researchers receiving full salary
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Chile
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€2,000
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€1,200–1,700
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€1,000–1,200
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Germany
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’’
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’’
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India
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’’
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’’
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’’
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Russia (excl. Moscow)
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’’
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’’
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’’
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South Africa
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’’
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’’
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’’
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Taiwan
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’’
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’’
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’’
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Belgium
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€2,300
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€1,600–2,000
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€1,000–1,400
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Canada
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’’
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’’
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China
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’’
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’’
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’’
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France
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’’
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’’
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Italy
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’’
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’’
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Netherlands
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’’
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Nordic countries
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USA
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Brazil
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€2,800
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€1,900–2,500
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€1,300–1,700
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Great Britain
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”
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”
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Japan
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’’
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’’
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’’
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Republic of Korea
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Russia (Moscow)
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”
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”
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”
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Switzerland
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’’
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Other
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€1,000–2,300
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€500–1,700
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€300–1,000
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In determining the amount of the grant, the full grant may be increased by
- 15% if the researcher holds a doctorate and receives no other salary of fee
- 20% if the researcher has minor dependants
- a maximum of 20% if the local cost of living is exceptionally high and the researcher receives no other salary or fee.
Exceptional fluctuations in currency exchange rates may be taken into account in determining the amount of the grant.
The grants awarded take into account the grant recipient’s obligation to take out pension, accident and life insurance. For more information, see the Farmers’ Social Insurance Institution’s website, Mela Insurance for Grant and Scholarship Recipients.
As a result of the Universities Act that entered into force 1 January 2010, Finnish universities are no longer treated as public corporations in income taxation. This applies both to universities under public law and to foundation universities. This means that grants paid at universities (incl. grants abroad invoiced on the basis of the funding decision) normally count as taxable income for the grant recipient, provided that their amount exceeds the annual amount of the State Grant for Artists. The Academy recommends that the grantee and the site of research – before the grant decision is made – consult the tax administration concerning any tax consequences possibly arising from the payment of the grant.
In 2012, the annual amount of the State Grant for Artists is EUR 19,444.88 (for more details, see the Arts Council of Finland website, FAQ, Guidelines for grant applicants).
More information on, for example, taxation of grants abroad is available in the Tax Administration’s Memorandum of 27 Jan 2010, New Universities Act and international situations (in Finnish and Swedish) at www.vero.fi.
TABLE 2: Grants for foreign researchers working in Finland
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Short-term visits:
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Grants with compensation for accommodation €80–182/day (incl. a personal grant of €35 and a maximum compensation for accommodation of €147)
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Visits longer than one month, including compensation for accommodation:
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Master’s degree or corresponding €1,500–1,700/month
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PhD or corresponding €1,700–2,400/month
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Professor €2,400–4,000/month
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A particularly outstanding professor may be awarded a larger grant than indicated here.
The grants awarded take into account the grant recipient’s obligation to take out pension, accident and life insurance. For more information, see the Farmers’ Social Insurance Institution’s website, Mela Insurance for Grant and Scholarship Recipients.
The Academy recommends that the site of research – before the grant decision is made – consult the tax administration concerning any tax consequences possibly arising from the payment of the grant.
Grants are not paid to EU citizens. While working in Finland, EU citizens must have an employment relationship.