Calculation of grants to foreign researchers working in Finland

This table is used both for applications for funding of projects’ and researchers’ research costs and in the funding opportunity Funding for international researcher mobility based on bilateral agreements (Mobility to Finland).

Short-term visits:

Grants with compensation for accommodation €80–185/day (incl. personal grant €39 and maximum compensation for accommodation €147)

Visits longer than one month, including compensation for accommodation:

Master’s degree or equivalent	1,600–1,800 euros/month
PhD or equivalent	1,800–2,500 euros/month
Professor	2,500–4,100 euros/month

A particularly outstanding visiting professor may be awarded a larger grant than indicated above.

The following guidelines apply to the funding in research projects:

Grants can be awarded to non-EU researchers for a maximum of one year’s research spell in Finland. Grants are not paid to EU citizens working in Finland. While working in Finland, they must have an employment relationship to the site of research.
The grants are applied for in the Academy’s online services under Other costs. Travel costs are entered under Travel costs.

The following guidelines apply to the funding for mobility to Finland:

Grants can be awarded to non-EU researchers for a maximum of one year’s research spell in Finland.
Travel costs are entered under Travel costs.

We recommend that the grantee and the site of research consult the tax administration concerning any tax consequences possibly arising from the payment of the grant.

CALCULATION OF GRANTS FOR RESEARCHER MOBILITY (FROM FINLAND) BASED ON INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

The Academy of Finland’s funding opportunity Funding for international researcher mobility based on bilateral agreements is open for application each year in September. The funding, awarded as personal grants, is based on the international agreements signed by the Academy. The special conditions and additional information concerning this funding opportunity are listed in the latest September call text.

Country or region	Researchers without any grant or salary, €/month	Researchers with grant or partial salary, €/month	Researchers with full salary, €/month
South Africa	2,000	1,200–1,700	1,000–1,200
India	2,000	1,200–1,700	1,000–1,200
Italy	2,300	1,600–2,000	1,000–1,400
Japan	2,800	1,900–2,500	1,300–1,700
China	2,300	1,600–2,000	1,000–1,400
Germany	2,000	1,200–1,700	1,000–1,200
Taiwan	2,000	1,200–1,700	1,000–1,200
USA	2,300	1,600–2,000	1,000–1,400
Russia (Moscow)	2,800	1,900–2,500	1,300–1,700
Russia (other)	2,000	1,200–1,700	1,000–1,200
Others	1,000–2,300	500–1,700	300–1,000

When determining the grant amount, the sum may be increased as follows:

by 15% if the researcher holds a doctorate and receives no other salary or fee
by 20% if the researcher has dependent children
by a maximum of 20% if the local cost of living is exceptionally high and the researcher receives no other salary or fee.

Exceptional fluctuations in currency exchange rates can be taken into account in determining the grant amount.

Grants for mobility from Finland are intended to cover accommodation and other costs of living in the target country. Funding can also be applied for to cover travel costs (entered under Travel costs). If researchers and their families stay abroad for at least six months, funding can also be applied for to cover family travel costs.

The full cost model is not applied to this funding. Depending on the agreement, the funding is paid either as a grant directly into the researcher’s own bank account, or as a research grant via the financial administration of the site of research.

The grant sums take into account the grantee’s obligation to take out pension, accident and life insurance. For more information, see Grant and scholarship recipients on the Farmers’ Social Insurance Institution’s website. For more information on grant taxation, see Grants and scholarships (in Finnish) and their Memorandum of 27Jan 2010, New Universities Act and international situations (in Finnish).