Academy of Finland publishes September 2020 call texts

The Academy of Finland has published the call texts for the upcoming September 2020 call. The call texts are available in English, Finnish and Swedish.

This year, the September call includes a first-stage call for Centres of Excellence as well as the funding opportunities normally applied for in September, i.e. Academy Research Fellow, Postdoctoral Researcher and Academy Project Funding. Applications are also invited for funding for a research post as Clinical Researcher and for international researcher mobility.

Applications can be submitted in the online services starting on 1 September 2020. The call closes on 30 September at 16.15 Finnish time. The Centre of Excellence call closes on 28 October 2020 at 16.15 Finnish time.

Committed to open science

The Academy of Finland is committed to promoting the principles and practices of open science to improve the quality, responsibility and social impact of science. The Academy requires that Academy-funded researchers publish their work following the principles of open access publishing. They are also urged to store research data and make them available through archives or storage services that are important in their respective disciplines.

In August and September, the Academy will again organise Ask & Apply info sessions about the upcoming call. This year’s sessions will be held as theme-specific webinars. More information on this will be published before August.

Funding open for application in September 2020:

• Finnish Centres of Excellence in Research 2022–2029 (first call stage)
• Academy Project Funding, all research fields
• Academy Research Fellow Funding
• Postdoctoral Researcher Funding
• Clinical Researcher Funding
• Funding for international researcher mobility based on bilateral agreements

Also open for application:

• Funding for sport science research projects from Ministry of Education, Science and Culture