Grant deadlines in the autumn:
The Finnish Cultural Foundation
- > Grants > Central fund grants
-Applicable 1.-31.10.
-You can apply for a full grant to support you from 1 to 3 years.
-Me and Sylvie have gotten this, so it’s definitely worth applying for.
-POSTDOC included
The Finnish Academy.
-This doesn’t seem to be applicable for just a thesis, they want to fund bigger projects!
- > Apply now
-Applicable 1.-31.10.
-Postdoc included, deadlines near end of January
Päivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation
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-Applicable until 15.9.
-This is mostly for medical research.
-Seems to include postdoc level?
Paulo foundation
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-Mostly meant for medical research, but Elina Järvinen got 4000e.
-Deadline 15.11.
-Possibly postdoc level?
Alfred Kordelin foundation
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-Meant for making Finnish science more internationally known, for thesis, just after, translating the thesis book and for travel to conferences.
-Deadline at the end of August.
-Postdoc included
GSBM call for applications (=Helsinki graduate school in biotechnology and molecular biology)
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-Deadline 17.9.
-Enni was accepted 6 months before even finishing master’s studies, got 3,5 years of 50% funding. Also many from Irma’s group are funded by this gradschool.
VGSB call for applications (=Viikki graduate school in molecular biosciences)
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-Deadline 17.9.
-Pauliina Munne got 2 years funding. Also many from Irma’s group are funded by this
-gradschool.
KONE foundation
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-Applications 1st August – 20th September
-Graduate and postgraduate researcher grants in ‘environmental sciences’
-Also larger project grants in ‘environmental sciences’
EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization)
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-3 month or 2 year postdoctoral fellowships
-15th August and 15th February deadlines
LUOVA call for applications (Finnish School in Wildlife Biology, Conservation and Management)
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-Area: Ecology, evolution, conservation biology, wildlife management
-4-year 100% funding
-Deadlines in Autumn, not every year
Orion-Farmos Tutkimussäätiö
-For medicine, veterinary science, pharmacy and sciences related to these
-Deadline 3.9.
-Doctoral students (max 5000 euros) and post-docs (max 25000).
-(Finnish)
University Funds
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-normally small sums (500 – 3000 euros)
-post docs and doctoral students
-Deadline in mid-December
In the spring:
Emil Aaltonen foundation
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-“Grant for a young researcher”, for a year of thesis (and just after?)
-Deadline usually in end of February
-Katja Närhi got this once
-Postdoc seems to apply
Helsinki University Science foundation
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-“Grant for a young researcher”, for a year of
-Deadline usually in end of January
-Pauliina Munne got this once
Maud Kuistila memorial foundation
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-Deadline in end of January
-Meant for mostly medical research, thesis + postdoctoral.
EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization)
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-3 month or 2 year postdoctoral fellowships
-15th August and 15th February deadlines
Waldemar von Frenkcells Stiftelse
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-Possibly only Finnish citizens though also money for projects
-Site in Swedish
-Deadline March 15th
-Mikael Fortelius is a board member and can possibly recommend/propose/endorse out of deadline applications
-Laura Säilä received €9000 for postdoc funding
Wihuri Foundation
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-1 to 3 year graduate, postdoctoral and research group ‘Science Fellowship’ grants
-May 31 deadline
Finnish Biological Society Vanamo
-Small grants for “young scientists”
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-Deadline in March
Regional funds:
For Finns originating from these regions, or projects related to regions
SKR Regional Funds
-some have science funds, mostly cultural
-deadline in February
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UH Grants and osakunnat
-Deadlines variable
-Might have substantial amount of money and virtually no applicants
-Tuomas Aivelo got one-year grant from Suoma Loimaranta-Antila Fund for students from Satakunta. (There were two applicants!)
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Other:
The Helsinki University grant for finishing your thesis work
-1200 e per month for max three months.
-No application deadlines, continuously available.
-alma.helsinki.fi > Support for teaching and research > Research services > University research funds > Dissertation completion grants
Financial aid for printing the dissertation
-Up to 1000 euros
-Continuously available
Chancellor’s Travel grant
-Deadline in February
-doctoral students and postdocs
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Post doc –pool
-Deadline in September
-For Finnish post docs working abroad
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Positions for postdoctoral researchers in UH
-Three-year term
-Deadline in March
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Marie-Curie Fellowship IEF (Incoming European Fellow). For European postdoctoral researcher moving into European countries.
-from 12 to 24 months
-Deadline in August
-Opening applications in the end of February
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