Calls for applications
The Research Council of Finland has two major calls for applications each year: in spring and in winter. We also offer a number of other calls throughout the year. The call deadlines are non-negotiable. Depending on the funding opportunity, the funding is applied for either by the principal investigator (PI) of the research project or by the research organisation.
On this page, we publish the calls that are currently open for application as well as information on forthcoming calls. Information about calls currently being prepared is available at the bottom of the page.
Open and upcoming calls
For researchers
2027 Academy Research Fellowships, all research fields
For research teams
2026 Call for research into social work, invitation-only
2027 Academy Project Funding, all research fields
2027 Call to strengthen R&D activity and cooperation in wellbeing services counties
2027 Call under Academy Programme for Sport Science and Physical Activity (ACTIVE)
International calls
NFRF/NordForsk call: 2026 International Joint Initiative for Research Harnessing Disruptive Technologies to Address Global Challenges
Novel ecosystems: biodiversity socio-ecological consequences and future trajectories
International call: Preparing for Tomorrow – Societies and Strategies in Times of Transition
2026 Water4All 2025 Joint Transnational Call – Water and Health, invitation-only
2026 Call for collaboration with Korea in 6G (NextG) and quantum technology, invitation-only
FORESTPathways – Building Knowledge and Solutions for Resilient Forests and Sustainable Forest-Based Futures
NordForsk call: Nordic and Baltic Solutions on Food Security
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA): Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) 2027
European University Institute (EUI) doctoral programmes 2027
Strategic research
2027 SRC Programme: Common Security in a Diverging World (PROTECT)
2027 SRC programme: Strategic Resources for the Future (RESOURCES)
In preparation
The RCF is currently planning and preparing to open the following calls. The implementation, objectives and details of the calls will be finalised during the preparations, and the information may still change. The confirmed details will be available in the final call texts.
- Personalised Medicine for CARdiovascular, MEtabolic, and reNal diseases (CARMEN 2026), call for invited applications to open in 2026
- Brain Health JTC2026 Call 1: call for invited applications is planned to be open in 2026
- Brain Health JTC2026 Call 2:Neurodegenerative Disorders,call for invited applications is planned to be open in 2026
- Linking Ukraine to the European Research Area (LUKE), call for invited applications planned to open in 2027
- Sustainable Blue Economy 2025, call for invited applications planned to open 2026
- International research infrastructures where Finland is a member, call for invited applicants planned to open in November 2026
- Competitive funding to strengthen university research profiles (Profi 10), call planned to be open in May-June 2027
