The purpose of this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) is to alert the community about, and disseminate knowledge and information regarding a program fostering the expansion of U.S.-Finland biomedical and behavioral research collaboration. This NOSI replaces the former NOT-OD-21-021 .
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Research Council of Finland (RCF) (formerly Academy of Finland (AKA)), Finland established the RCF-NIH Partnership Program in 2020 (formerly Academy of Finland (AKA) – National Institutes of Health (NIH) Partnership Program).
The RCF-NIH Partnership Program encourages targeted collaborative research between investigators in the U.S. and Finland. This is facilitated through investigator-initiated grant applications from U.S. institutions that include collaboration with Finnish investigators selected by RCF to participate in the joint research program. NIH will support the project through investigator-initiated application processes and review. RCF will fully fund Finnish investigators on collaborative grant applications that are selected for funding by participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) while NIH will fund the U.S. component. Research areas RCF may support through this program are described in RCF’s Finnish Research Flagships and need to align with research areas that fall clearly within the missions of participating NIH ICs. Examples include but are not limited to (please refer to https://www.aka.fi/en/research-funding/programmes-and-other-funding-schemes/flagship-programme/ for thematic areas that are covered by RCF):
This notice applies to due dates on or after February 5, 2024, and subsequent receipt dates through January 8, 2025 .
NOT-OD-24-040
Sponsor Institute/Organizations: National Institutes of Health
Address: National Institutes of Health; 31 Center Drive; MSC 2220; Bethesda; MD 20892-2220; USA
Oct 05, 2024
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Affiliation: National Institutes of Health
Address: National Institutes of Health; 31 Center Drive; MSC 2220; Bethesda; MD 20892-2220; USA
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