South Africa
The Academy has an agreement on cooperation with the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa. The agreement allows the Academy and the NRF to support high-level research and increase researcher collaboration between Finland and South Africa.
The first Academy-NRF call for joint projects was opened in 2012, targeted at research on children and young people. The Academy is prepared to fund five joint projects for three years with a total of just over EUR 2 million. The funding decisions will be made jointly with the NRF by April 2013. The funding period for Academy funding starts on 1 September 2013, and the funding period for NRF funding on 1 April 2013.
More information:
- Science Adviser Riitta Launonen (Culture and Society Research Unit), tel. +358 29 533 5059
- Science Adviser Kaisa Vaahtera (Culture and Society Research Unit), tel. +358 29 533 5125.
Researcher mobility to South Africa
Applications for mobility grants for research in South Africa can be submitted each year in September. The mobility funding is available for researchers in all fields of research, but priority is given to travels associated with the use of South African research infrastructures.
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