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 research teams
2026 Funding for clinical research
2026 RCF Proof of Concept Funding
2026 International collaboration in high-performance computing
2026 EuroHPC matching funds, call for invited applicants
Research organisations
2026 Finnish Flagship Programme 5
2026 Thematic research infrastructures: Local research infrastructures to strengthen regional R&D activities
2026 Shared-use research infrastructures: National research infrastructures fostering innovation and ambitious R&D
Competitive funding to strengthen university research profiles (Profi 9), call for invited applicants
International calls
NFRF/NordForsk call: 2026 International Joint Initiative for Research Harnessing Disruptive Technologies to Address Global Challenges
2026 International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA): Young Scientists Summer Program, call for invited applicants
2026 M-ERA.NET Joint Call 2025, invitation-only call
NordForsk: Call for Proposals for Exploratory Networks within Social Sciences and Humanities
Water4All 2025 Joint Translational Call: Water and Health, stage 2
NordForsk call: Nordic-Baltic education systems and 21st century challenges
Research Council of Finland and National Research Foundation of Korea Joint Call 2026: 6G (NextG) and quantum technology
Strategic research
2026 Second funding period (2026–2029) for SRC programmes JUST ENERGY and JUST TRANSITION, invitation-only call
2026 SRC programme (invited applicants only): The Changing Arctic Region (ARCTIC)
2026 SRC programme (invited applicants only): Public Mental Health (MIND)
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.
- One Health AMR European Partnership, call planned to open in November 2025 and call for invited applications in 2026
- Personalised Medicine for CARdiovascular, MEtabolic, and reNal diseases (CARMEN 2026), call planned to open in November 2025 and call for invited applications in 2026
- NSF Program: Verticals-enabling Intelligent Network Systems (VINES), call for invited applications planned to open in March 2026
- Linking Ukraine to the European Research Area (LUKE), call for invited applications planned to open in autumn 2026
- Mid-term review of Flagship Programme 4, call planned to open in spring 2026
- Mid-term review of the Centre of Excellence Programme 2022–2029, call planned to open in spring 2026
- Grants for EUI doctoral programmes, call for invited applications planned to open in spring 2026
- NRF of Korea: bilateral cooperation; call for invited applications planned to open in autumn 2026
- Sustainable Blue Economy 2025, call for invited applications planned to open 2026
- QuantERA call 2025, call for invited applications planned to open 2026
- Water4All Call 2025 Water and Health, call for invited applications planned to open 2026