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www.aka.fi/en/Helsinki, Finland

About

The Research Council of Finland (RCF) is Finland’s national governmental funding body for scientific research, operating under the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. It supports high‑quality, responsible and high‑impact research across all scientific fields through open competition and independent peer review.

  • Our vision: We fund bold research for Finland and the world.

  • Our mission: We open up new avenues for excellent, responsible and high-impact research.

The RCF plays a central role in strengthening Finland’s research excellence, promoting impactful science, and ensuring that society can make effective use of research results.

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SCIENTIFIC PANELS

Chemistry (CHE)Economic Sciences (ECO)Information Science and Engineering (ENG)Environmental and Geosciences (ENV)Life Sciences (LIF)Mathematics (MAT)Physics (PHY)Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC)

Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC)

Social Sciences and HumanitiesS1-Sociology, social anthropologyS2-Political scienceS3-LawS4-CommunicationS5-Cognition, psychology, linguisticsS6-PhilosophyS7-EducationS8-Literature, arts, music, cultural and comparative studiesS9-Archaeology, history and memory

Physics (PHY)

PhysicsP1-Particle and Nuclear PhysicsP2-Atomic and molecular physics, opticsP3-Condensed matter physicsP4-Astrophysics, Cosmology, Space scienceP5-Applied physics

Mathematics (MAT)

MathematicsM1-MathematicsM2-Applied Mathematics

Life Sciences (LIF)

Life SciencesL1-Molecular and Structural BiologyL2-Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Systems BiologyL3-Cellular and Developmental BiologyL4-Physiology, Pathophysiology and EndocrinologyL5-Neurosciences and neural disordersL6-Immunity and infectionL7-Diagnostic tools, therapies and public health

Environmental and Geosciences (ENV)

Environmental and GeosciencesV1-Environment and societyV2-Earth system scienceV3-Evolutionary, population and environmental biologyV4-Applied Life Sciences and Non-Medical Biotechnology

Information Science and Engineering (ENG)

Information Science and Engineering (ENG)G1-Computer science and informaticsG2-Systems and Communication Engineering: Electrical, electronic, communication, optical and systems engineeringG3-Products and Processes Engineering: Product design, process design and control, construction methods, civil engineering, energy processes, material engineering

Economic Sciences (ECO)

Economics, finance and managementE1-EconomicsE2-Economic DevelopmentE3-ManagementE4-Finance

Chemistry (CHE)

ChemistryC1-Inorganic ChemistryC2-Organic, Polymer and Molecular ChemisC3-Physical and Analytical ChemistryC4-Applied and Industrial Chemistry

Representatives

Ulla Ellmén

MSCA NCP - Finland

Research Council of Finland