Enhancing Finland’s international competitiveness requires attracting and integrating top-level experts into domestic research and business activities. The Finnish Research Impact Foundation (FRIF) is piloting a new Tandem Industry Academia Seed funding program. This Seed funding is intended for researchers who have recently entered the Finnish research funding system, are in the early stages of their careers, and are on the professor career path. The purpose of this funding is to help initiate and accelerate both research work and business collaboration. The call seeks significant initiatives that contribute to the development of Finnish expertise.
More information about the TIA Seed call will be published on the foundation’s website with the call announcement on 16.8.2024.
At the same time on 16.8. the FRIF will also announce the 3rd round of the Tandem Industry Academia Professor call. TIA Professor funding is intended for those working in professor-level positions at universities and research institutions. The funding is applied for 12 months for research conducted in collaboration with a company. During the funding period, the TIA Professor will spend an equivalent of one year in the company’s facilities. The funding can be distributed over a maximum of 3 years. You can review the 2023 TIA Professor call announcement and guidelines here.
The TIA Seed and TIA Professor calls will be open from 2.9. to 13.10.2024. An info session about the calls will be held on 2.9.2024. More information and registration details will be published on 16.8.2024.
