The Research Council of Finland is launching a call for inviting researchers from Ukraine to Finland. The call opens on 21 August and closes on 25 September 2024.

The aim of the present call is to support researchers at risk whose work in Ukraine has been prevented by Russia’s attack, which started in 2022. The funding covers the researcher’s mobility costs (necessary travel and living expenses) during the research to be carried out in Finland.

The Finnish inviter (or research team) and the invitee should be a good fit from the viewpoint of the research theme or other scientific competence.

If the application complies with the provisions of the call (incl. the compatibility of the Finnish inviter or research team and the invitee in terms of research topic and/or other scientific expertise) and the invitee meets the eligibility criteria, the application is in principle eligible for funding.

Read the call text here.

Eligibility

  • inviter and invitee must have completed a doctoral degree
  • invitee’s research in Ukraine must have been hampered by Russia’s invasion, which started in 2022
  • invitee must travel to Finland to carry out research.

The invitee currently has or has at the beginning of the war had a clear affinity with a Ukrainian university, research institute or similar research site, where their research has been prevented by the Russian attack of 2022.

If the invitee received funding (Call for inviting researchers from Ukraine to Finland) from the Research Council of Finland in 2022 or 2023 and their visit to Finland has already ended or is about to end, they can apply for funding for a new visit from the present call.

Funding

The earliest start date for the funding period is 1 January 2025. The funding covers a visit of no more than 24 months.

The funding covers the researcher’s mobility costs (necessary travel and living expenses) during the research to be carried out in Finland. Indicative size of funding: €43,500/year for individual researcher, €57,000/year for researcher with family.

Funding for the actual research work must be obtained from other sources.

Application

The application is submitted by a researcher who is based in Finland. The applicant acts as the contact person of the invitee, also helping the invitee with practical matters.

The application consists of a form completed in the SARA online services and its PDF appendices (Action plan, complete list of publications by the applicant, applicant’s and invitee’s CV). Applicants may submit the application in English, Finnish or Swedish

The deadline for applications is 25 September 2024 at 16.15 Finnish time.

Please contact the Research Funding Services (research@hanken.fi) if you are interested in applying to this call.