Finland

EUP OHAMR joint transnational call 2026: National rules and requirements for applicants from Finland.

The information below of the national rules and requirements is only a summary. Please visit the national website and contact the national contact person for full details.

Suomen Akatemia (AKA)

Eligible institutions

Finnish research organisations such as higher education institutes, research institutes, technology transfer organisations, innovation intermediaries, regardless of their legal status (organised under public or private law).

The funding is not granted to support economic activity. Economic activity is defined as all activity where goods or services are offered on an open market regardless of whether profits are pursued or generated. When an organisation is also engaged in economic activities, separate accounts must be kept of the funding and costs of and the revenue generated by such activities. Funding may be granted for economic activity only if it can be granted in keeping with the EU’s state aid rules in the form of de minimis aid.

Eligible experimental approaches and disciplines

Clinical trials can be funded by AKA.

Eligibility criteria for the Principal Investigator

In addition to a doctoral degree, the principal investigator (PI) of the proposed project must also have other significant scientific merits.

Eligible costs

The funding can be used to cover both direct costs (e.g. salaries, mobility of researchers, consumables, travel expenses, purchases of services, overheads) and indirect costs (e.g. rents for premises) of a research project. All costs are covered with the same funding percentage. Research Council’s contribution to funding can be up to 70% of the total project costs. The host institution has to commit at least 30% of the total project costs. Please ensure the commitment of the host institution before submitting the proposal.

Submission of the proposal (or other information) at the national level: In case of positive funding recommendation from this call, the applicant is invited to submit the proposal also in the Research Council of Finland’s online services for national decision.

Submission of the proposal at the national level

In case of positive funding recommendation from this call, the applicant is invited to submit the proposal also in the Research Council of Finland’s online services for national decision.

Further guidance

Finnish partners of projects that have been selected for funding will be invited to submit national applications through the Research Council of Finland’s online services. The applications must include a research security risk assessment and risk management plan.