Academy Programmes are thematic, target-oriented and coordinated research programmes that cover a range of activities to support innovative, high-quality and high-impact research and promote international and national research cooperation.
Academy Programmes may have different focuses:
- advancing emerging fields of research
- supporting research related to societal challenges
- promoting national and international funding cooperation
- supporting Finnish researchers in seeking international collaborations and funding opportunities
- influencing the contents of international funding calls, for example.
The topics of Academy Programmes are often science-driven and may emerge from key research needs in society identified through foresighting.
The Board of the Research Council of Finland decides on the start-up and financial resources of new Academy Programmes. The funding is granted for a minimum of four years. There are six Academy Programmes running in 2024.
The Academy Programme for Climate Change and Carbon Neutrality Research (Climate-Synergy) examines the impacts of climate change both in the environment and in society and seeks solutions to promote a carbon-neutral future. The programme pools...
Romulus explores the occurrence and chemical composition and properties of critical metals, integrating this with research on the circular economy of cities. The programme examines processes, products and services that are based on sustainable...
DEVELOP2, the Academy Programme for Development Research, is a research programme jointly funded by the Academy of Finland and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
The programme will provide funding for multidisciplinary, phenomenon-driven...
The Academy Programme for sport science and physical activity ACTIVE advances the quality, renewal, and impact of research in sport science. The programme generates new knowledge to promote physical activity by directing funding to high-quality,...
- Ageing (2000–2002)
- Arctic Academy Programme, ARKTIKO (2014-2020)
- Baltic Sea Research Programme, BIREME (2003–2005)
- Biodiversity, FIBRE (1997–2002)
- BioFuture2025 (2017-2025)
- Biological Functions, Life 2000 (2000–2003)
- Business Know-how, LIIKE2 (2006–2009)
- C1 Value (2020-2023)
- Climate Change, FICCA (2011–2014)
- Climate Change and Health (CLIHE) 2020-2023
- Computational Science, LASTU (2010–2016)
- Develop Programme for Development Research 2018-2022
- Digital Humanities (DIGIHUM) 2016-2022)
- Economic Crisis of the 1990s: Reasons, Events and Consequences (1998–2001)
- Ecological Construction, EKORA (1995–1999)
- Economic Adaptation in Rural Areas (1994–1998)
- Electronic Materials and Microsystems, EMMA (1999–2002)
- Environment and Law, ENVLAW (2005–2008)
- Environmental, Societal and Health Effects of Genetically Modified Organisms, ESGEMO (2004–2007)
- Finnish Companies and the Challenges of Globalization, LIIKE (2001–2004)
- Finnish Expertise in Mathematics and the Natural Sciences in 2002, MALU 2002 (1998–2000)
- Finnish Forest Cluster Research Programme, WOOD WISDOM (1998-2001)
- Finnish Global Change Research Programme, FIGARE (1999–2002)
- Finnish Research Programme on Climate Change, SILMU (1990-1996)
- Finnish Research Programme on Environmental Health, SYTTY (1998–2001)
- Forest Land Biology (1994–1997)
- Future Electronics, TULE (2004–2006)
- Future Mechanical Engineering, TUKEVA (2000–2003)
- Future of Learning, Knowledge and Skills, TULOS (2014-2020)
- Future of Living and Housing, ASU-LIVE (2011–2015)
- Future of Work and Well-being, WORK (2008–2011)
- Genome Research Programme, GEENI (1994–2000)
- Health and Other Welfare Differences between Population Groups, TERO (1998–2000)
- Health and Welfare of Children and Young People, SKIDI-KIDS (2010–2015)
- Health from Cohorts and Biobanks, COHORT (2017-2020)
- Health from Science (Terva) 2018-2022
- Health Promotion Research Programme, TERVE (2001–2004)
- Health Service Research, TERTTU (2004–2007)
- Human Mind, MIND (2013–2016)
- Impact of Education (1994–1998)
- Industrial Design (2004–2007)
- Information Research Programme (1997-2001)
- Information Technology in Mechanical and Automation Engineering, KITARA (2005–2009)
- Interaction across the Gulf of Bothnia (2000–2003)
- Life as Learning Research Programme, LEARN (2002–2006)
- Marginalisation, Inequality and Ethnic Relation in Finland, SYREENI (2000–2003)
- Materials Research and Structures Research, MATRA (1994–2000)
- Mathematical Methods and Modelling in the Sciences, MaDaMe (2000–2003)
- Media and Society (MediaSoc) 2019-2022
- Media Culture Research Programme, MEDIA (1999–2002)
- Microbes and Man Research Programme, MICMAN (2003–2005)
- Mineral Resources and Material Substitution, MISU (2014-2021)
- Molecular Epidemiology and Molecular Evolution (1997–1999)
- Molecular Regulatory Networks of Life (R'Life) 2020-2023
- Nanoscience, FinNano (2006–2010)
- New Energy Academy Programme (2015-2020)
- Novel Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Physical Sciences and Engineering, AIPSE (2018-2021)
- Nutrition, Food and Health, ELVIRA (2007–2014)
- Research Programme on Neuroscience, NEURO (2005–2009)
- Pandemics and Other Crises – Response and Preparedness (RESILIENCE) 2021–
- Personalised Health - from Genes to Society (pHealth) 2015-2021
- Photonics and Modern Imaging Techniques (2010–2013)
- Power in Finland, VALTA (2007–2010)
- Proactive Computing Research Programme, PROACT (2002–2005)
- Process Technology, PROTEK (1999–2002)
- Programmable Materials, OMA (2012–2016)
- Reproduction and Cultivation of Fish (1994–1998)
- Radiation Detectors for Health, Safety and Security, RADDESS (2018–2022)
- Research Programme for Cell Biology, SOLU (1998–2001)
- Responding to Public Health Challenges, SALVE (2009–2012)
- Restoration of Boreal Environments, RESTORE 2000
- Russia and Eastern Europe (1995–2000)
- Russia in Flux, RUSSIA (2004–2007)
- Space Research Programme, ANTARES (2001–2004)
- Social Capital and Networks of Trust, SOCA (2004–2007)
- Structural Biology, RAKBIO (2000–2002)
- Sustainable energy SusEn (2008–2012)
- Sustainable Governance of Aquatic Resources, AKVA (2012–2016)
- Sustainable Production and Products KETJU (2006–2013)
- Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, SUNARE (2001–2004)
- Studies on Science and Science Policy (1997–1999)
- Substance Use and Addictions, ADDIKTIO (2007–2010)
- Synthetic Biology, FinSynBio (2013–2019)
- Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, SYSBIO (2004–2007)
- Telecommunication Electronics, Telectronics (1998–2003)
- Ubiquitous Computing and Diversity of Communication, MOTIVE (2009–2012)
- Urban Studies (1998–2001)
- Wood Material Science (2003–2006)
