HIP NEWS, 19 August 2024
HIP SEMINAR
Monday 9 September 2024 at 10:15 in A315 and using Zoom (Note day!)
Arttu Rajantie (Imperial College, London)
“On monopoles”
Abstract: TBA
Kumpula Physics & HIP Colloquium, on Friday 13th of September at 14:15 (Physicum E204)
The new academic year has started and so is our Kumpula Physics & HIP colloquia series. We kick-start autumn with a colloquium by Asst. Prof. Vivek Sharma on Friday, 13th of September at 14:15 (Physicum E204). So, mark it in your calendar and we hope to see you all there, either on site or virtually!
Vivek is an associate professor at the University of Helsinki. The title of his talk is “Proton pumps in biological energy conversion”.
For more information, please visit: http://blogs.helsinki.fi/physics-colloquium/
Welcome!
Kone Foundation’s 2024 grant call will be open 1–15 September
The annual grant call is approaching! Kone Foundation’s mission is to make the world a better place by creating the conditions for free and multi-voiced art and research. The Foundation awards grants for researchers and artists.
The funding decisions are guided by the central values defined in Kone Foundation’s strategy. The focuses in funding are academic and artistic freedom, plurality of voices, boldness, long term, crossing national and disciplinary borders, and environmental sustainability.
Book an appointment for grant advice
- We offer 20-minute advice sessions to grant applicants for questions related to the planning of a new project.
- The conversations will take place on Zoom or phone.
- The sessions will be hosted on Wednesdays 21 August, 28 August and 4 September, between 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. You can book an appointment on our Events page.
More details at https://koneensaatio.fi/en/news/kone-foundations-annual-grant-call-will-be-open-1-15-september-2/
HORIZON EUROPE: ERC INFO WEBINAR On 4 September 2024 from 13:00 – 16:00
AIM: The Finnish ERC National Contact Points are arranging a national ERC info webinar. The webinar is aimed at researchers interested in ERC Grant calls, as well as the Research Services staff. NB. Registration required (DL to register is 3 September). The webinar will be held on the MS Teams platform in English.
ARRANGED BY: Business Finland
LOCATION: MS Teams – Online
MORE INFORMATION: Registration link and programme details at Business Finland website https://www.businessfinland.fi/en/whats-new/events/horisontti-eurooppa/2024/horizon-europe-erc-info
(In Finnish) Horisontti Eurooppa klusteri 4: Kurkistuksia vuoden 2025 työohjelmaan ja hakuihin
Aika ja paikka: Torstai 5.9.2024 klo 9.00-10.00, Teams
Kiinnostaako sinua, miten Horisontti Eurooppa -ohjelman seuraavat työohjelmat ja vuoden 2025 haut rakentuvat? Tai mitä hakuihin valmistautuvan on tärkeää ottaa huomioon?
Tällä kerralla aiheena on Horisontti Euroopan Klusteri 4, joka koskee digitaalitaloutta ja -teknologiaa sekä teollisuuteen ja avaruuteen liittyviä hakukokonaisuuksia.
Tilaisuus on suomenkielinen, mutta tarvittaessa käymme keskustelua ja vastaamme kysymyksiin myös englanniksi.
Infotilaisuutta ei nauhoiteta, koska jaamme tässä osittain luottamuksellista ja vielä päivittyvää tietoa.
Business Finlandin ja Suomen Akatemian virtuaalinen infotilaisuus.
Ilmoittaudu keskiviikkoon, 4.9.2024 klo 12.00 mennessä.
Ilmoittautumislinkki löytyy Business Finland nettisivuilta https://www.businessfinland.fi/ajankohtaista/tapahtumat/horisontti-eurooppa/2024/horisontti-eurooppa-klusteri-4-kurkistuksia-vuoden-2025-tyoohjelmaan-ja-hakuihin
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. There are no fixed dates for applying to the Mathematics Fund. Applications should be sent to the chairman of the trustees, Matti Lassas (matti.lassas [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)
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.
- Stipendier till stöd för vetenskapen
- Stipendier i första hand för kortare forskningsvistelser
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
Fulbright-Technology Industries of Finland Grants (Postdoc)
The Fulbright–Technology Industries of Finland Grant Program awards grants to postdoctoral researchers in the field of technology to carry out a research project in the U.S. The grant can be awarded for a postdoctoral research visit in a U.S. university or research center, lasting between 8 and 12 months.
The application period is open. Apply by October 1, 2024!
Seeking Solutions for Global Challenges Award
This award is designed to enable Finnish professionals and postdoctoral researchers to conduct research or professional projects in any discipline on topics of current and global importance at any appropriate U.S. institution or organization. Please note that non-academic affiliations require special review and separate approval is needed.
The application period is open. Apply by October 1, 2024!
Instrumentarium Science Foundation’s Call for grants 2025
The application schedule for Instrumentarium Science Foundation’s grants was updated last year, moving the start from June to August.
The application period for the 2025 grants will similarly be from August 1 to September 15, 2024.
https://instrufoundation.fi/news.php?aid=120502&k=120489
Orion Research Foundation grants for 2025
Grants are designated to support academic research for Finnish medicine, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, and natural sciences related to those, such as chemistry and physics according to Orion Research Foundation’s rules.
The grant application period is between 1 August and 10 September 2024.
Nessling Foundation’s general call
In the general grant call, we are looking for innovative projects and active researchers and actors that enable or support sustainability transformation that protects natural systems.
You can apply for in the general grant call for three purposes:
- personal grants for doctoral thesis researchers (for a maximum of 4 years)
- personal grants for postdoc researchers (for a maximum of 2 years)
- project funding for science-based action projects (for one year).
Nessling Foundation’s general call is open from 12.–30. August 2024. We will award a total of 2.3 million euros in grants.
https://nessling.fi/en/open-calls/
The Pool’s Autumn Call
The Pool’s Autumn Call will be open from 15 Aug until 15 Sep 2024. In the Post Doc Pool’s Autumn application round, some 1.6 million euro will be given in grants.
https://postdocpooli.fi/?lang=en
The Sigrid Jusélius Foundation: Visiting professor (3–12 months)
Application period 01.11.–30.11.2024 at 23:59.
The Visiting professor -grant is targeted for foreign senior medical researchers (“visiting professors”) to enable working in a Finnish research institution.
https://www.sigridjuselius.fi/en/apurahat/visiting-professor-3-12-months/