Academy of Finland: call for inviting researchers from Ukraine to Finland (2023)
Verified by the editorial team 29 September 2026
Updated Added terms; the 2023 call closed on 28 Feb 2023; EUR 43,500-57,000 a year
Summary
EUR 43,500 a year (EUR 57,000 with family) for a Ukrainian researcher's travel and living costs in Finland for up to 24 months. The applicant was a researcher based in Finland, not an organisation; the call ran from 1 to 28 February 2023 and is long closed.
About the call
In December 2022 the Academy of Finland announced, and on 1 February 2023 opened, a call to invite to Finland Ukrainian researchers prevented from working in Ukraine by Russia's attack. The call budget was EUR 500,000. The applicant was a researcher with a doctorate based in Finland who hosts the invitee; the invitee also had to hold a doctorate.
Indicative funding was EUR 43,500 a year for an individual researcher or EUR 57,000 a year for a researcher with family, covering mobility only: travel and living costs. Research costs, overheads and insurance were not covered. Visits could last up to 24 months within the period 15 April 2023 to 31 December 2026. Each application covered one researcher, with up to three applications per applicant. The call closed on 28 February 2023; the Academy later ran similar calls in autumn 2023 and 2024.
Who can apply
- Researchers with a doctorate based in Finland
- Invitees: Ukrainian researchers with a doctorate unable to work in Ukraine due to the war
Who cannot apply
- Organisations and NGOs
- Researchers without a doctorate
What the funds are for
- Travel to Finland
- Living costs and accommodation
What is not funded
- Research costs
- Overheads
- Insurance
How to apply
- 1The call closed on 28 Feb 2023
- 2Watch for new calls on the Research Council of Finland site
Questions and answers
- Who submitted the application - the Ukrainian researcher or the host?
- The applicant was a researcher with a doctorate based in Finland who hosts the invitee. The invitee also had to hold a doctorate.
- Which costs were not covered by the Academy of Finland funding?
- Research costs, overheads and insurance. The funding covered mobility only: travel and living costs.
Change history
- Updated: Added terms; the 2023 call closed on 28 Feb 2023; EUR 43,500-57,000 a year
Donor contacts
Email: firstname.lastname@aka.fi
