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2,876 applications submitted to Research Council of Finland’s winter call – decisions coming 12–13 June

The Research Council of Finland’s winter call 2024 closed in January with a total of 2,876 applications submitted to the funding calls that were open for application.

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Open and upcoming calls

Research Council of Finland – NIH joint call 2024: thematic areas of the Finnish Research Flag-ships

Call opens 6 Feb 2024
Call closes Multiple cut-off dates

JPI MYBL 2024 call “Labour force shortages within the long-term care sector (LTC)”

Call opens 8 Mar 2024
Call closes 14 May 2024

Joint call with U.S. Department of Defense 2024: Future Information Architecture for IoT

Call opens 4 Dec 2023
Call closes 3 May 2024 at 23 Finnish time

Call for applications in Antarctic research 2024

Call opens 3 Apr 2024
Call closes 8 May 2024 at 16.15 Finnish time

Special funding for international collaboration in high-performance computing 2024

Call opens 3 Apr 2024
Call closes 8 May 2024 at 16.15 Finnish time

M-ERA.NET call 2024 in materials science and engineering

Call opens 5 Mar 2024
Call closes 14 May 2024 at 12.00 Brussels time

FIRI 2024 roadmap call: roadmap for national research infrastructures 2025–2028

Call opens 3. Apr 2024
Call closes 15 May 2024 at 16.15 Finnish time

2024 Research Council of Finland – NRF Korea joint call 2024: 6G and Quantum Technology

Call opens 8 Apr 2024
Call closes 24 May 2024 at 16.15 Finnish time
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News 11 Apr 2024
Several researchers from Finland secure ERC Advanced Grants
Release 11 Apr 2024
Research Council of Finland to open Proof of Concept call to promote utilisation of research results
Release 8 Apr 2024
Finland and United States sign major agreement on cooperation in scientific research and innovation
Release 22 Mar 2024
59 letters of intent submitted to SRC programme calls
Release 20 Mar 2024
Research Council of Finland to open new call to support university research profiling
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Leena Vähäkylä
18 Apr 2024
Research integrity ensures scientific quality
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16 Apr 2024
No changes to Centre of Excellence call – decisions on Academy Professor scheme to be made in May–June
Katri Huutoniemi
22 Mar 2024
Strategic research is interdisciplinary and has high scientific impact
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5 Mar 2024
Results of special Covid-19-themed funding: research strengthens capacity to face future crises
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26 Feb 2024
Accountability is developed and monitored systematically at the Research Council of Finland
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