HIP NEWS, 28 October 2024
Global Undergraduate Award to Mikko Seppälä
Mikko Seppälä has won the Global Undergraduate Award in the Maths and Physics category with his Bachelor thesis.
https://undergraduateawards.com/winners/global-winners-2024
HIP congratulates Mikko on his excellent achievement!
HIP SEMINAR
Tuesday 19 November 2024 at 10:15 in A315 and using Zoom
Kuang Chang (Helsinki)
“Lattice and Finite-Element Simulations of Quench Dynamics and Defects of p-wave GL Effective Theory of Superfluid ^3He”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/seminars/
COSMOLOGY SEMINAR
Wednesday 30 October 2024 at 14:15 in A315 and using Zoom
Gianluca Calcagni (Madrid, Inst. Estructura Materia), (Onsite)
“Imminent test of quantum gravity with gravitational waves”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/cosmoseminars/
Helsinki Astrophysics seminar
Friday 8 November 2024 at 10:15 in Physicum A315 (the HIP seminar room) and via Zoom
Mika Juvela (University of Helsinki)
“TBA”
Abstract: https://wiki.helsinki.fi/xwiki/bin/view/Astrophysics/Astrophysics%20seminar
ACADEMY OF FINLAND WINTER CALL TEXTS ARE OUT
The Research Council of Finland (RCF) has published the call texts for the 2025 winter call.
The call opens on 13 November 2024 and the deadline for applications is 8 January 2025.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation accepts grant applications every day of the year. There are no separate application times.
https://jaes.fi/en/applying-for-donation-2/
Finnish Academy of Science and Letters: Mathematics Fund
There are no fixed dates for applying to the Mathematics Fund. There are no fixed dates for applying to the Mathematics Fund. Applications should be sent to the chairman of the trustees, Matti Lassas (matti.lassas [at] helsinki.fi ).
https://www.acadsci.fi/en/scholarships-and-prizes/scholarships/mathematics-fund.html
(In Finnish) Marjatta ja Eino Kollin Säätiö
Säätiön tehtävänä on tukea tieteellistä sekä soveltavaa tutkimusta ja kehitystyötä myöntämällä apurahoja hankkeiden toteuttajille. Säätiö tarjoaa mahdollisuuksia yksittäisille tutkijoille ja kehittäjille sekä tutkimus-/ kehittäjäryhmille. Haasteena on ruokkia nimenomaan sellaista kehitystä, jolla olisi elinympäristömme kannalta positiivista vaikutusta pitkällä tähtäimellä. Apurahojen hakuaika on jatkuva.
(På svenska) Svenska tekniska vetenskapsakademien i Finland (STV)
Akademien utdelar stipendier för verksamhet vars syfte sammanfaller med Akademiens. Stipendier kan beviljas enskild sökande med avlagd akademisk slutexamen. Stipendier kan sökas kontinuerligt under året och beslut görs kvartalsvis.
- Stipendier till stöd för vetenskapen
- Stipendier i första hand för kortare forskningsvistelser
https://www.stvif.fi/forskarstipendier/
EDUFI Fellowship
The EDUFI Fellowship is intended, particularly, for providing initial funding to carry out research for a doctoral thesis in Finland.
Applicant: a Finnish university department
Who: a doctoral student or a young researcher from outside Finland
Purpose: initial funding for completing a doctoral research project in Finland, completion of a double degree or a study visit on exceptionally compelling reasons
Application deadline: rolling deadline. You should apply for the grant five months before the start of the fellowship.
Duration of fellowship: 3–12 months, visits 3–6 months
https://www.oph.fi/en/development/edufi-fellowship
PoDoCo Fall 2024 Application Round
PoDoCo is established to create new jobs for postdocs. PoDoCo program is aimed for doctors who have recently completed or will soon complete their doctoral degree.
PoDoCo Fall 2024 Application Round from September 15 to October 31.
More details on https://www.podoco.fi/
The Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation
The Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation awards annually grants for researchers in mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry, and medical chemistry. The foundation is one of the most significant supporters of research in these disciplines in Finland.
The application period for grants is annually from 15 October to 30 November.
https://magnusehrnroothinsaatio.fi/en/grants/grants/
(In Finnish) Suomen Kulttuurirahasto: Lokakuu 2024 haku
Tavanomaiset työskentely- ja kuluapurahat
Tietokirjat, tieteen ja taiteen yleistajuistaminen
Hakuaika: 10.10.–31.10.2024 klo 16 asti
https://skr.fi/apurahat/lokakuun-haku-keskusrahasto
The Finnish Cultural Foundation: The October Application Period
Regular working and expenditure grants
Non-fiction Books, Popularization of Science and Art
Application period: 10.10. – 31.10.2024 until 4 pm
https://skr.fi/en/grants/october-round-applications
The Sigrid Jusélius Foundation: Visiting professor (3–12 months)
Application period 01.11.–30.11.2024 at 23:59.
The Visiting professor -grant is targeted for foreign senior medical researchers (“visiting professors”) to enable working in a Finnish research institution.
https://www.sigridjuselius.fi/en/apurahat/visiting-professor-3-12-months/
Runar Bäckström foundation
The aim of the Runar Bäckström foundation is to encourage and support inventions that are beneficial to Finnish businesses and thereby strengthen their global competitiveness. The foundation assigns grants once a year. Individuals, work groups, companies or associations can apply for the grants. There are no formal qualifications for the grantees, such as a certain academic degree.
The application period is open from 1 October 2024 to 13 December 2024.
https://runarbackstrominsaatio.fi/en/