2026 Call under Academy Programme for Sport Science and Physical Activity (ACTIVE)

22 Oct 2025
19 Nov 2025 at 16.15 Finnish time
€2.45 million
1 Sep 2026–31 Aug 2029
Upcoming
  • for individual research teams or consortia composed of two or more research teams
  • for three-year projects: up to €450,000 for individual research projects, up to €650,000 euros for consortia
  • applied for to cover research team’s salaries and project’s other direct research costs

The Research Council of Finland’s Academy Programme for Sport Science and Physical Activity (ACTIVE) advances the quality, renewal and impact of research related to physical activity, exercise and sport. The research-based knowledge created through the programme contributes to increasing understanding and creating solutions to societal and public health challenges related to physical activity, exercise and sport.

In addition to a high scientific standard, research funded under the programme should demonstrate novelty value and innovativeness as well as scientific and societal impact. Additionally, the research should have applicability value for planning and decision-making on physical activity, exercise and sport as well as on the promotion of physical activity in practice, either in the short or long term.

Before you fill in your application in the online services (SARA), carefully read the call text, the RCF's standard terms for funding and the ACTIVE programme memorandum (PDF).

If the call text and the funding terms and conditions conflict, the terms and conditions should always be considered primary. If the translated English or Swedish version of the call text is in conflict with the Finnish call text, the Finnish version should always be considered primary.

Read the full call text on this page.

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