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 EuroHPC matching funds, call for invited applicants
Research organisations
2026 Finnish Centres of Excellence 2022–2029: mid-term evaluation and continued funding (invitation-only)
2026 Flagship Programme mid-term evaluation: Call for Finnish Flagships selected in 4th flagship call
International calls
NFRF/NordForsk call: 2026 International Joint Initiative for Research Harnessing Disruptive Technologies to Address Global Challenges
2026 NSF call: Verticals-enabling Intelligent Network Systems (VINES), invitation-only
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 for invited applications to open in 2026
- Personalised Medicine for CARdiovascular, MEtabolic, and reNal diseases (CARMEN 2026), call for invited applications to open in 2026
- Biodiversa+ Call 2026: BiodivFuture, call planned to open in September 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 autumn 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
- Academy Projects
Call for applications to be published 24 September
Call open: 14 October–11 November 2026 - Academy Research Fellow funding
Call for applications to be published 24 September
Call open: 14 October–11 November 2026 - ACTIVE Academy Programme
Call for applications to be published 1 October
Call open: 21 October–18 November 2026 - Call to strengthen R&D activities and cooperation in wellbeing services counties
Call for applications to be published 20 August
Call open: 21 October–18 November 2026 - Strategic Research Programmes 2027, call planned to open in November 2026
