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First-stage decisions on autumn 2022 call to be made in March–April

The decisions on applications submitted in the Academy of Finland’s autumn 2022 call will be made in two stages in spring 2023. The two-stage decision procedure applies to three funding schemes: Academy Projects, Academy Research Fellowships and Clinical Researchers.

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Open and upcoming calls

Academy Programme for Development Research (DEVELOP2) 2023

Call opens 1 February 2023
Call closes 5 April 2023 at 16:15 Finnish time

Second funding period (2023–2026) for SRC programmes CLIMATE and LITERACY (invited applicants only)

Call opens 9 March 2023
Call closes 6 April 2023 at 16.15 Finnish time

Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership

Call opens 13 Feb 2023
Call closes 14 Apr 2023

Research, Development and Innovation Programme ICT 2023: Limits of ICT

Call opens 5 April 2023
Call closes 26 April 2023 at 16.15 Finnish time

Research, Development and Innovation Programme ICT 2023: Secure Use of Data in Health

Call opens 5 April 2023
Call closes 26 April 2023 at 16.15 Finnish time

FIRI 2023: roadmap research infrastructures 2021–2024 and international memberships

Call opens 5 April 2023
Call closes 26 April 2023 at 16.15 Finnish time

FIRI 2023: non-roadmap research infrastructures

Call opens 5 April 2023
Call closes 26 April 2023 at 16.15 Finnish time

SRC programme (invited applicants only) - Energy Solutions as Part of a Just Green Transition (JUST ENERGY)

Call opens 15 March 2022
Call closes 3 May 2023 at 16.15 Finnish time (full application)
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Release 14 Mar 2023
Consortia shortlisted for second stage of SRC call on just green transition
Release 13 Mar 2023
Academy of Finland’s spring 2023 call texts out now
Release 9 Mar 2023
Academy of Finland introduces new call timelines, moves autumn call to January – changes also to review process
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Academy of Finland to test funding scheme supporting research utilisation in autumn 2023
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The Academy of Finland’s updated guidelines on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic for funding recipients and applicants.

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The Strategic Research Council (SRC) funds high-quality research that has great societal impact. SRC-funded research seeks concrete solutions to grand challenges that require multidisciplinary approaches as well as active and ongoing collaboration between those who produce new research knowledge and those who use it.

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