HIP NEWS, 23 June 2025

HIP News will be on holiday until August.

HIP SEMINAR

Tuesday 19 August 2025 at 10:15 in A315 and using Zoom

Viatcheslav Mukhanov (LMU Munich)

“Gravitationally Dominated Instantons”

InstituteQ Colloquium: Professor Jakub Tworzydło

This InstituteQ Colloquium features Professor Jakub Tworzydło from the University of Warsaw. The title of his talk is “The necessity of complex numbers in quantum theory: Experimental evidence.”

When: Tuesday 24 June 2025 at 14.00-15.00
Where: Lecture Hall V001, Ekonominaukio 1, 02150 Espoo
Register: Webropol link to register The deadline to submit this form is June 23.
Host: Aalto University Physics Professor Pertti Hakonen

https://instituteq.fi/instituteq-colloquium-professor-jakub-tworzydlo/

Climate science and the energy transformation: challenges and opportunities (Professor David Brayshaw, University of Reading)

Tuesday 24 June 2025 at15:00-16:00, DYNAMICUM Aqua 1A13c

Energy systems around the world are undergoing rapid and far-reaching change. From the electrification of transport and heating, through to the growing dependence on renewables and increasing weather-exposure of infrastructure, there is an urgent need for high-quality weather and climate information across all time scales to support the energy transition. While much progress has been made over the last 10-15 years, there remain many areas of “disconnect” between energy- and climate- science that need to be addressed to enable deeper exchanges of ideas, data and know-how. This presentation will outline some of the questions, challenges and opportunities involved.

Asteroid Day: Asteroids – A source of gold or the end of the world?

The International Asteroid Day will be celebrated at the Observatory of Helsinki University Museum Flame (Kopernikuksentie 1) on Monday, 30 June 2025 from 16:00 to 19:00. Meet asteroid researchers and hear about asteroid impact hazards and asteroid mining, and immerse yourself in the fascinating past of the Observatory in its exhibitions, and astronomical phenomena from our own solar system to distant galaxies. Although the event is targeted primarily for adults, it also offers experiences for the youngest in the family.

Welcome to the Observatory on International Asteroid Day! Free entrance.

For more information, see https://www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-university-museum-flame/events/asteroid-day-asteroids-source-gold-or-end-world.

Registration is open for The Finnish Nuclear Science and Technology Symposium

The Finnish Nuclear Science Symposium will be held in Espoo in beautiful Hotel Hanaholmen in 21-22 October 2025. The theme of the conference this year is Nuclear Energy Ecosystems.

Registration: Registrations to the SYP conference are handled via the electronic registration system at https://www.lyyti.in/syp2025-registration .

Call for Papers and Abstracts: https://www.ats-fns.fi/syp2025/for-authors/

The conference details can be found on the webpage https://www.ats-fns.fi/syp2025/.

MSCA Doctoral Networks 2025 Call info event – 24 June from 09.30 – 12.30 CET

This event is tailored for all potential applicants and stakeholders and aims to highlight the key aspects of the 2025 Call for Proposals. Furthermore, it will provide insights into the specificities of JD and ID implementation modes and answer the questions raised by the audience. NB. Schedule and livestream link can be accessed on the MSCA 2025 Call Info event page.

Alfred Kordelin Foundation´s Application call and Grants Info in August

The purpose of the grants is to support newly graduated doctors on their career paths and enable them to advance in their careers. The grant enables them to work after completion of their doctoral degree to deepen and develop the results of their doctoral work further.

Grant Info in August 2025

The events are remote events (Teams), registration is required in advance.

Wed 13 Aug, 2–3 PM | Kansanvalistuksen apurahat (in Finnish) | Ilmoittaudu mukaan

Application period: 15.–31. August 2025. The application period ends on 31 August 2025 at 4 pm Finnish time.

Decision: November 2025

More information: https://kordelin.fi/en/grants-science ; https://kordelin.fi/en/grants-info-in-august-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, Tuomo Kuusi (tuomo.kuusi [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.

https://www.kollinsaatio.com/

(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

Orion Research Foundation Grants for the year 2026

Grants are designated to support academic research for Finnish medicine, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, and natural sciences related to those, such as chemistry and physics according to Orion Research Foundation’s rules.

Grants for the year 2026 can be applied for between August 1st and September 10th, 2025.

https://www.orionresearchfoundation.fi/orion-research-foundation-grants-for-the-year-2026/

Nessling Foundation’s general call

In the general grant call, we are looking for innovative projects and active researchers and actors that enable or support sustainability transformation that protects natural systems.

In the general grant call, we award funding for three purposes. You can apply for:

personal grants for doctoral thesis projects (for a maximum of 4 years)
personal grants for postdoc projects (for a maximum of 2 years)
project funding for science-based action projects (for one year).

Nessling Foundation’s general call is open from 11 to 29 August 2025. Application period ends on 29 August at 11:59 pm

https://nessling.fi/en/open-calls/

The Pool’s Autumn Call

The Post Doc Pool’s Autumn application round will be open from 15th August until 15th September, 2025. Some 1.6 million euro will be awarded in grants.

https://postdocpooli.fi/en/

Alfred Kordelin Foundation

Application period: 15.–31. August 2025. The application period ends on 31 August 2025 at 4 pm Finnish time.

Decision: November 2025

More information: https://kordelin.fi/en/grants-science ; https://kordelin.fi/en/grants-info-in-august-2025