Academy of Finland Finnish Research Council Visit to Fulbright Finland 23 August, 2017 Tiina Jokela and Johanna Hakala 1 ACADEMY OF FINLAND 2016 FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE
Public research funding in Finland PARLIAMENT GOVERNMENT Ministry of Education, Science and Culture Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment Other ministries ACADEMY OF FINLAND TEKES Universities (14) Universities of Applied Sciences (25) Government research institutes (12) In addition: National Defence University, as part of the Finnish defence administration 2 ACADEMY OF FINLAND 2017
Decision-making at the Academy FINNISH GOVERNMENT Ministry of Education, Science and Culture BOARD OF THE ACADEMY OF FINLAND Finnish Research Infrastructure Committee RESEARCH COUNCILS Chair, 10 members Strategic Research Council Research Council for Biosciences and Environment Research Council for Culture and Society Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council for Health 3 ACADEMY OF FINLAND 2016 FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE
Our role as an expert in science policy WE PROMOTE cutting-edge and ethically sustainable research research impact and science renewal utilisation of research results and expertise WE STRENGTHEN WE SUPPORT opportunities for international research collaboration multidisciplinary and novel approaches to research internationally attractive research environments Finnish and international research infrastructure activities 4 ACADEMY OF FINLAND 2017
The new international policy of the Academy of Finland The Academy of Finland promotes the internationality of research to further strengthen the quality, impact and renewal of science and research in collaboration with research organisations and other actors develops its funding opportunities to provide more effective support for increasingly diversified internationality encourages international researcher mobility enhances the international competitiveness and attractiveness of Finnish research environments stresses the importance of multinational funding cooperation works with other relevant actors to increase the international visibility of Finnish research, improve the international opportunities of Finnish researchers and promote responsible research 5 ACADEMY OF FINLAND 2016
Academy of Finland in a nutshell Key public funding agency for scientific research, major player in science policy in Finland Strategic Research Council Funding budget 2017 Finnish Research Infrastructure Committee 437m to support scientific research to improve framework conditions for research 140 employees Four research councils Research Council for Biosciences and Environment Research Council for Culture and Society Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council for Health Part of the Academy of Finland s funds ( 70.7m in 2017) come from proceeds of Finland s national gaming company Veikkaus. 2 ACADEMY OF FINLAND 2017
Academy research funding in 2000 2016 * These figures also include funding for support functions of research funding. ** The increase in 2015 and 2016 is mainly attributable to the new funding schemes (funding by the Strategic Research Council and funding to strengthen university research profiles), which account for a total of 105.5 million. 7 ACADEMY OF FINLAND 2017
Main funding instruments Academy Programmes For research Academy Projects Strategic Research Programmes Postdoctoral Researchers For researchers Academy Professors Academy Research Fellows Research infrastructures Centres of Excellence For research environments University research profiles 8 ACADEMY OF FINLAND 2016 RESEARCH FUNDING
Academy funding in 2016, by instrument 9 ACADEMY OF FINLAND 2017
Key evaluation criteria Scientific quality and innovativeness of the research plan Competence of the applicant/research team International and national collaborative contacts and researcher mobility Feasibility of the research plan Quality and strengthening of the research environment 1,000 95% reviewers each year are foreign reviewers Success rates 8-18% 10 2016 REVIEW AND PROCESSING
Academy Project funding Our main funding opportunity Promotes the quality and diversity of research and its capacity for regeneration by providing funding for scientifically ambitious research Granted to leading-edge researchers and research teams for: - salaries - materials and equipment - travel - international collaboration Granted for four years 11 ACADEMY OF FINLAND 2016 RESEARCH FUNDING
Funding for research posts ACADEMY PROFESSORS - are top researchers who contribute to the progress of research within their field - lead their own research team - provide supervision to junior researchers and teaching associated with the research - receive funding for no more than five years at a time ACADEMY RESEARCH FELLOWS - have successfully been engaged in scientific research and publishing after earning their doctorate - are qualified for advanced research tasks or other expert tasks - carry out independent scientific work - provide teaching and supervision in their field - receive funding for five years 12 ACADEMY OF FINLAND 2016 RESEARCH FUNDING
Academy Programmes Support the regeneration of Finnish science by providing funding for research into specific themes The themes are defined, for instance, according to a specific research field, target or method Typical characteristics: Science-driven Promote science renewal International Interactive Promote collaboration with stakeholders 13 ACADEMY OF FINLAND 2016 RESEARCH FUNDING
Strategic research Funding for long-term, programme-based research Multidisciplinary, phenomenon-based research that spans several administrative domains Seeks solutions through active interaction with decision makers Promotes the use of knowledge in decision making processes Seeks solutions to the challenges facing Finnish society Read more at www.aka.fi/src. 14 ACADEMY OF FINLAND 2016 RESEARCH FUNDING
Centres of Excellence in Research Preconditions are at or close to the international cutting edge of research in their field Objectives to create top-level, innovative and efficient research and researcher training environments have distinct and common research objectives and a common management to raise the quality of Finnish research and improve its international competitiveness consist of one or more research teams to increase the visibility and prestige of Finnish research Read more at www.aka.fi/coe. 15 ACADEMY OF FINLAND 2016 RESEARCH FUNDING
Thank you! Tiina Jokela Senior Science Adviser and Johanna Hakala Manager, International Affairs firstname.lastname@aka.fi www.aka.fi/en 16 ACADEMY OF FINLAND 2016