Deadline: 31 March 2017
The Institut Français in Helsinki, the Embassy of France in Finland and the French Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research have partnered with the Finnish Society for Science and Letters and the Finnish Academy for Science and Letters in Finland to launch a new seed funding program to initiate and strengthen bilateral cooperation in science, innovation and higher education in fields of excellence in both countries.
Programs
For this purpose, three joint programs are proposed:
French Renowned Scientist Conference Series
- This program invites outstanding academics from France, from different disciplinary and research backgrounds, to participate in an open dialogue with their Finnish counterparts. The visit will include one major public lecture but also other discussions with researchers from Finnish Universities.
- Funding Information
- The Institut Français in Finland, the Embassy of France in Finland, the Finnish Society of Science and Letters and the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters will cover airfare and accommodation for each scholar, for a visit of 5-7 days in Helsinki, through a grant of up to 1500 euros.
- Selection Criteria
- Proven track record of academic excellence and international recognition and prices
- Innovative research with a view to interdisciplinarity and collaboration
- Effective communication, outreach and access to the larger academic community and general public. A widely advertised public lecture, on campus or in partnership with a community organization, must be held.
- Potential for further scientific or other research collaboration with the host university
- Communication plan
Requested Information for Short Researcher Mobility
- In order to initiate or strengthen cooperation in science, innovation and higher education, this program will allow selected researchers from France and from Finland (both ways) to visit their counterparts for a short period (1-2 weeks). The objectives of such visit are:
- To discuss potential concrete collaboration on research and, if possible, on higher education (mobility of students, dual degrees, joint PhD cotutelle)
- To meet with several researchers within the host institution to explore all possible other collaborations, also in a multidisciplinary approach
- To identify short, medium and long term perspectives of collaborations and official cooperation formalization in order to build a sustainable cooperation between research teams, research laboratory, departments and institutions.
- Communicate on the visit and the research results of the collaboration
- Funding Information
- The Institut Français in Finland, the Embassy of France in Finland, the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research and the Finnish Society of Science and Letters will cover airfare and accommodation for each researcher through a grant of up to 1000 euros.
“Higher Education, Research and Innovation” Workshop
- In order to increase identified collaborations between researchers in France and Finland who have an existing collaborations, it is proposed to support concrete and specific workshops in Finland or in France. It is recommended to have focused and concrete topics for the workshop that may last 2 or 3 days and involve several researchers (around 15 but not limited). These workshops, based on identified excellence, will have to cover the three pillars of the knowledge triangle:
- Research: initiate, strengthen, foster all research collaborations to move from the researcher-researcher collaboration to a team-team or lab-lab collaborations
- Higher Education: explore all possibilities for university cooperation (joint degree, student mobility, Phd cotutelle) and secure a dedicated time during the workshop to discuss this item.
- Innovation: explore opportunities for technology transfer and innovation and collaboration with the private sector from each country.
- Funding Information
- The Institut Français in Finland, the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research and the Finnish Society of Science and Letters will support each workshop with a grant of up to 5500 euros.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit 2017 Call for Proposals.