Scientific Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering

The research fields of the Scientific Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering are as follows:

• energy technology
• physics
• geosciences and physical geography
• chemistry
• mechanical engineering and manufacturing technology
• medical engineering
• mathematics and statistics
• materials science and engineering
• process and chemical engineering
• construction and municipal engineering, architecture
• electrical engineering and electronics (incl. communications and automation engineering)
• computer sciences, information technology
• astronomy
• biotechnology, bioinformatics and environmental technology related to the above fields
• other research into the natural sciences and engineering, including multidisciplinary research

Academy Project Funding

In addition to the factors mentioned in the call text, the Scientific Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering takes into account the following factors when deciding between applications of equal merit:

• scientific renewal, including new initiatives and groundbreaking research, the development of new methods and technical tools, and researchers on an upward career trajectory
• high-quality national and international research cooperation, including researcher mobility
• research that makes good use of both Finnish and international research infrastructures
• project’s significance for business and industry and other sectors of Finnish society.

The Scientific Council only funds projects where both the PI and the research team mainly work in Finland.

Academy Research Fellowship

In addition to the factors mentioned in the call text, the Scientific Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering takes into account the following factors when deciding between applications of equal merit:

• scientific renewal, including new initiatives and groundbreaking research, and the development of new methods and technical tools
• high-quality national and international research cooperation, including researcher mobility
• research that makes good use of both Finnish and international research infrastructures
• project’s significance for business and industry and other sectors of Finnish society.

The Scientific Council only funds projects where both the PI and the research team mainly work in Finland.

The Scientific Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering 1 Jan 2025–31 Dec 2027

Chair

• Professor Kalle-Antti Suominen, University of Turku

Members

• Professor Johan Bobacka, Åbo Akademi University
• Professor Esa Järvenpää, University of Oulu
• Professor Sanna Kaasalainen, National Land Survey of Finland
• Associate Professor Heli Koivuluoto, Tampere University
• Research Director Annakaisa Korja, University of Helsinki
• Professor Ulla Lassi, University of Oulu
• Professor Harri Lipsanen, Aalto University
• Professor Lauri Savioja, Aalto University
• Professor Teemu Turunen-Saaresti, LUT University
• Professor Annele Virtanen, University of Eastern Finland

The research, development and innovation programme ICT 2023 is jointly coordinated and funded by the Research Council of Finland and Business Finland with a view to further improving Finland’s scientific expertise in computer science and promoting the extensive application of ICT. The programme is based on the report 21 Paths to a Frictionless Finland (pdf) by the ICT 2015 Working Group At least 10 million euros of the Research Council’s budget authority for 2020 will be used to implement the ICT 2023 programme. Business Finland will not open a parallel call for business-related projects, but funding is available under this topic through BF’s normal application process (see BF’s website). Read more about the ICT 2023 programme.