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RCF winter call coming soon, applications invited between 15 October and 12 November

The Research Council of Finland (RCF) has published the call texts for the 2026 winter call. The call texts are available on the RCF website in English, Finnish and Swedish. The review guidelines and forms are only available in English. The winter call opens on 15 October 2025 and closes on 12 November 2025 at 16.15 Finnish time. The call within the ACTIVE programme opens on 22 October.

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