Research Funding News

RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL DATABASE TRAINING

Want to quickly learn how to find new funding sources? Research Professional expert Saara Santanen (UK) will be visiting both Kumpula (10-12, venue: Pietari Kalmin katu 5, Kumpula, Exactum, C222 ) and Meilahti (14-16, venue: Haartmaninkatu 8, Biomedicum, kok. 8-9 ) campuses on August 20th to guide you through the various search options in the database. Bring your own laptop to get the most out of the lecture! Other campuses are welcome to attend.

MORE INFORMATION:

Registration and full programme for Kumpula via Lyyti

Registration and full programme for Meilahti via Lyyti

 

SAVE THE DATE!  ACADEMY OF FINLAND – ASK & APPLY SEPTEMBER 2019 CALL TOUR

The Academy of Finland will be visiting the University of Helsinki in August/September to discuss the upcoming September 2019 Call.  Programme details for each campus can be found via the respective Lyyti links below. 

  • Meilahti – 27.8.2019 from 15-17; Venue – Haartman institute, luentosali 2, Haartmaninkatu 3
  • City Centre – 28.8.2019 from 13-16; Venue – Unioninkatu 40, Metsätalo, Sali 1
  • Viikki – 28.8.2019 from 13-16; Venue – Viikinkaari 11, Infokeskus Korona, sali 236 (sali 1)
  • Kumpula – 2.9.2019 from 13-15; Venue – A.I. Virtasen aukio 1, Chemicum, Sali A129

MORE INFORMATION:

Registration for Meilahti via Lyyti

Registration for City Centre via Lyyti

Registration for Viikki via Lyyti

Registration for Kumpula via Lyyti

 

 

 

REMINDERS:

ACADEMY OF FINLAND – SEPTEMBER 2019 CALL

The AoF September call texts have been published and are available in Finnish, Swedish and English.  The call is open between 3.-25.9.2019.

MORE INFORMATION:

Academy of Finland webpages

 

SLUSH & SKOLAR – RESEARCH PITCHING COMPETITION

Slush & Skolar are looking for courageous young postdoc researchers from all fields of research and from all over the world. The 8 finalists will get a unique pitching bootcamp and pitch their research on Slush stage on the 22nd of November. The winner receives a €100K Skolar Award to advance her/his research. The competition and award are jointly funded by research foundations. The finalists and winner are selected by an academic jury. The call for applications opens 14th August and closes 18th September.

MORE INFORMATION:

Skolar webpage and Slush webpage

HYMY travel grant autumn 2019

The Autumn application round for HYMY Travel Grant will open tomorrow 15th August 2019 and close on 28th August 2019. Please see PhD Guide for instruction and link to Aava application system.

Application period for the doctoral programmes’ salaried positions open again in September

The University of Helsinki annually allocates funding to doctoral programmes for employing doctoral candidates in salaried positions. The positions are designated for full-time research work, with the aim that the doctoral degree will be completed in four years.

The online call will be open for applications during 3–17 September, 2019

The positions will be awarded for a fixed term of 1–4 years from 1.1.2020. The duration of the employment contract depends on the phase of the doctoral thesis.  There are altogether 88 positions available, ten of which are funded by the University of Helsinki Research Foundation.
Start preparing early by checking out the instructions for applying and frequently asked questions. You can find the instructions also on the website of your doctoral programme.

Government to provide funding for groundbreaking innovations

 

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Science Minister calls on researchers and businesses to submit applications for government funding to support groundbreaking innovations.

Diabetes UK and JDRF have announced their continued commitment to revolutionising Type 1 diabetes treatment, by awarding £490,000 to fund the next generation of immunotherapy research.

Applying the economics of climate change to antimicrobial resistance could help to avert the 10 million deaths that are predicted to occur by 2050 if urgent action isn’t taken.

Open Access Government April 2019 showcases a wide array of insightful opinion articles on government policy issues across the globe, including health and social care, research and innovation, environment, agriculture, energy, transport, industry, ICT, blockchain innovation, government, legal affairs and HR & training.

Oxford University researchers have discovered a brain process common to sleep and ageing in research that could pave the way for new treatments for insomnia.

Vice-President Ansip and Minister Hirai discussed bilateral EU-Japan cooperation to promote a human-centric approach to artificial intelligence (AI).

Single-use products should be banned immediately to prevent further damage the environment, business waste and recycling experts have said.

Dr Gwoshyh Song of Global Aqua Survey Ltd discusses the challenges of implementing offshore wind farms off the coast of Taiwan, and the solutions presented.

As the arctic ice caps are melting causing the risk of rising sea levels, Professor Martin Sharp of the University of Alberta discusses the speed of change.

Alberto Mantovani discusses the consequences of climate changes for human health and welfare, including the disruption of agricultural productions.

In the latest Blockchain Innovation April edition, we discover why Switzerland has become the hub for blockchain businesses, the latest technology trends in hospitality for 2019 and how blockchain is enabling data to be shared.

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Here, Dr Carlos Ziebert, Head of the Calorimeter Center at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) explains precisely how calorimetry can help with battery research.

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Vegard Frihammar, leader of Greenstat, turns the spotlight on hydrogen and reveals how the smallest of elements can solve a big problem by focusing on the maritime industry.

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The National Library’s researcher facilities are available for long-term use on application  

The following facilities are available:

  • Research carrels in the South Reading Room (10 research carrels)
  • Researcher shelves in the North Reading Room (20 shelves)
  • Research carrels in the Slavonic Library (2 research carrels)

In this application round, carrels and shelves will be granted for the period 1 Jul – 31 Dec 2019.

The application deadline is 31 May 2019. Successful applicants will be notified by 14 Jun 2019.

The selection criteria include the researcher’s need of the resources of the National Library (especially material restricted to reading room loans), the researcher’s current working conditions and the weekly amount of time the researcher would use the workstation.

More information about the researcher facilities and the application criteria can be found on the website or the application form (see below).

https://www.kansalliskirjasto.fi/en/using-the-library/research-and-teaching-services/reserved-research-premises

https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/68225/lomake.html

Our doctoral programme has opened a call for two, four year salaried doctoral student positions  starting in August 2019.


HYMY Travel Grants!!!

Dear doctoral candidates of Doctoral School in Humanities and Social Sciences,

As a reminder, application round for HYMY Travel Grants closes this Thursday 7th of February at 3 pm (UTC+2). For instructions, please see the doctoral school website

HYMY Travel Grants – The call is open from 15th January to 7th February 2019

 

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Dear Doctoral candidates of Doctoral School in Humanities and Social Sciences,

The link to application form in yesterdays message does not work properly. Please use these links instead:

https://aava.it.helsinki.fi/aava/travelgrant/travelgrant:hymy?locale=fi (in Finnish)

https://aava.it.helsinki.fi/aava/travelgrant/travelgrant:hymy?locale=en (in English)

Dear Doctoral candidates of Doctoral School in Humanities and Social Sciences,

The Spring term application round for HYMY Travel Grants has started. The call is open from 15th January to 7th February 2019. Please submit the application using the electronic form at https://aava.it.helsinki.fi/aava/travelgrant/formForGTR/1827544?locale=en (available during the application period from 15th January 8 am (UTC+2) to 7th February 3 pm (UTC+2))

During this application period, you may apply for funding for one journey abroad OR one domestic journey inside Finland. Doctoral School organizes another round for travel grands during the Autumn term. You may then apply again for funding for one journey abroad OR one domestic journey inside Finland. Doctoral Schools supports max 2 travels per year.

Before submitting the application, please read the instructions https://www.helsinki.fi/en/research/doctoral-education/doctoral-schools-and-programmes/doctoral-school-in-humanities-and-social-sciences/hymy-travel-grant carefully. If you have questions regarding the travel grant that are not answered in the instructions, please contact the doctoral school coordinators via hymy-doc@helsinki.fi

All applicants will be informed about the funding decision via e-mail on 6th March 2019 at the latest.

The faculty has decided to hire 5–12 doctoral students for a period of 6–12 months to finish their dissertations.