Calls for applications
The Research Council of Finland has two major calls for applications each year: in spring and in winter. We also offer a number of other calls throughout the year. The call deadlines are non-negotiable. Depending on the funding opportunity, the funding is applied for either by the principal investigator (PI) of the research project or by the research organisation.
On this page, we publish the calls that are currently open for application as well as information on forthcoming calls.
Open and upcoming calls
For research teams
Finnish Centres of Excellence in Research 2026–2033, invited applicants only
Research organisations
Competitive funding to strengthen university research profiles (Profi 9), call for letters of intent
International calls
NordForsk-haku: Antagonistic threats challenging societal security in the Nordic and Baltic countries
NordForsk call: Nordic programme for research networks within natural science and related engineering fields
In preparation
The RCF is currently planning and preparing to open the following calls. The implementation, objectives and details of the calls will be finalised during the preparations, and the information may still change. The confirmed details will be available in the final call texts.
