HIP NEWS, 20 December 2021
HIP SEMINAR
Tuesday 21 December 2021 at 10:15
Karapet Mkrtchyan (Imperial College)
“Democratic formulation for non-linear electrodynamics and manifest electric-magnetic duality”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/seminars/
The Finnish Physics Society MSc thesis prize 2021 call open
The Finnish Physical Society awards an annual prize for an excellent Master’s thesis in the field of physical sciences. The purpose of this prize is to support early career researchers and acknowledge them for the exceptional work.
The call is now open. The deadline is on Monday 10.1.2022 at 23:59.
https://www.fyysikkoseura.fi/language/en/grants-prizes/young-physists-prize/
The Finna.fi search service provides shortcuts to research-based knowledge
The website is intended for anyone who needs information and wants to find new and up-to-date research data. In addition to the general public, it helps students, researchers and the media to find reliable sources of information.
Finnish scientific journals are Finna’s most recent arrivals.
Browse research-based knowledge: finna.fi/researched-knowledge
Flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/s/77XUG
Astronomy & Astrophysics moves to a Subscribe-to-Open (S2O) model
Astronomy & Astrophysics will adopt a Subscribe-to-open model in 2022. If enough libraries renew their subscriptions, the journal will become open access.
Astronomy & Astrophysics is a community journal which is sponsored by member countries (Finland is a member). Authors from member countries will not have to pay any charges for publishing in the journal.
Official announcement: https://www.aanda.org/2021-press-releases/2350-open-access-transformation-for-astronomy-astrophysics
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation accepts grant applications every day of the year. There are no separate application times.
https://jaes.fi/en/applying-for-donation-2/
Finnish Academy of Science and Letters: Mathematics Fund
There are no fixed dates for applying to the Mathematics Fund. Applications should be sent to the chairman of the trustees, Olli Martio (olli.martio [at] helsinki.fi).
https://www.acadsci.fi/en/scholarships-and-prizes/scholarships/mathematics-fund.html
(In Finnish) Marjatta ja Eino Kollin Säätiö
Säätiön tehtävänä on tukea tieteellistä sekä soveltavaa tutkimusta ja kehitystyötä myöntämällä apurahoja hankkeiden toteuttajille. Säätiö tarjoaa mahdollisuuksia yksittäisille tutkijoille ja kehittäjille sekä tutkimus-/ kehittäjäryhmille. Haasteena on ruokkia nimenomaan sellaista kehitystä, jolla olisi elinympäristömme kannalta positiivista vaikutusta pitkällä tähtäimellä. Apurahojen hakuaika on jatkuva.
(På svenska) Svenska tekniska vetenskapsakademien i Finland (STV)
Stipendier till stöd för vetenskapen
Akademien utdelar stipendier för verksamhet vars syfte sammanfaller med Akademiens. Stipendier kan beviljas enskild sökande med avlagd akademisk slutexamen. Stipendier kan sökas kontinuerligt under året och beslut görs kvartalsvis.
https://www.stvif.fi/forskarstipendier/
EDUFI Fellowship
The EDUFI Fellowship is intended, particularly, for providing initial funding to carry out research for a doctoral thesis in Finland.
Applicant: a Finnish university department
Who: a doctoral student or a young researcher from outside Finland
Purpose: initial funding for completing a doctoral research project in Finland, completion of a double degree or a study visit on exceptionally compelling reasons
Application deadline: rolling deadline. You should apply for the grant five months before the start of the fellowship.
Duration of fellowship: 3–12 months, visits 3–6 months
https://www.oph.fi/en/development/edufi-fellowship
Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation
Post doc scholarships
Persons who recently have obtained their PhD may apply for a postdoctoral scholarship. The purpose of a postdoctoral scholarship is to enable the grantee to further develop as a researcher. Applicants for a postdoctoral scholarship may also apply for support for research related costs and travel. A separate application for these purposes must be made.
Graduate student scholarships
The graduate student stipend can be awarded for a period of one year or a half year, preferably for the period 1.7. – 31.12. to a student who has been accepted by the university as a doctoral student. The stipend can be awarded conditionally to a student about to graduate.
https://www.magnusehrnroothinsaatio.fi/en/grants/
(In Finnish) Metsämiesten Säätiö
Metsämiesten Säätiö rahoittaa alla olevien painopistealueidensa mukaisia koulutushankkeita, tutkimushankkeita, selvityksiä, kehittämis-, markkinointi- ja viestintähankkeita, opiskelijoiden ulkomaan opintoja ja opintomatkoja sekä opinnäytetöitä. Lisäksi Säätiö tukee painopistealueiden mukaista muuta toimintaa.
Hakuaika: 1.12.2021 – 31.1.2022
https://www.mmsaatio.fi/apurahat/apurahan-hakijalle/apurahat-vuodelle-2022
(In Finnish) Osk. Huttunen Fellowship -apuraha lukuvuodelle 2022–2023 on haettavana.
Osk. Huttusen säätiö ja Cambridgen yliopiston Clare Hall College ovat perustaneet Osk. Huttunen Fellowship -nimisen apurahan.
Lukuvuoden 2022-2023 Fellowship-kauden hakuaika on 1.12.2021-15.1.2022.
http://www.oskhuttusensaatio.net/fellowship.html
The Post Doc Pool’s Spring Call in January 2022
The Post Doc Pool’s Spring Application Round will be open from 1 January until 31 January 2022.