International cooperation

All Academy of Finland funding opportunities are intended to promote the international networking and activities of Finnish researchers, and to support them in their international collaborations at foreign universities and research institutes. The Academy also seeks to attract the interest of foreign researchers in Finnish science and research environments. The overall objective is to raise the level of research being done in Finland and add to the international element of Finnish research environments.

The Academy supports international cooperation on a broad front, such as through researcher mobility and international joint projects. Funding for these activities can be applied for within all Academy funding opportunities.

The Academy also encourages researchers to make good use of other European and international funding opportunities.

Targeted funding for international cooperation

The Academy also provides funding for international joint projects through various targeted calls, often as part of its research programmes or in the context of bilateral or multilateral agreements.