Applying
The Instrumentarium Science Foundation supports the research of the medical field, medical technology and the scientific and economic research related to those fields. The Foundation can also support other high level basic research in medical, scientific and technological areas that promotes the Foundation's purposes.
The Foundation’s main form of activity is distributing the annual personal grants. The grants are given to thesis and post doc researchers and to research groups.
The most important target group is researchers preparing for a doctoral dissertation. The foundation post-doc grants are for applicants having recently earned PhD -degrees, to support their career track by enabling working abroad for up to two years. In addition the Foundation can announce Instrufoundation Fellow -grants of 150 000 Euros intended for a newly established independent researcher returning to Finland either to set up a research team or to strengthen a researcher's existing research team. The Instrufoundation Fellow Grant is intended for use in Finland for one year's research work. The Foundation's Silmu grant is intended for researchers and entrepreneurs with innovative projects that promote new business.
The target areas of the application as well as the notification and application schedule will be decided at the annual meeting of the Board of the Instrumentarium Science Foundation in May.
The announcement of the grants to be applied for can be seen on the Foundation's website and at tiedejatutkimus.fi.
The receivers of the grants will announced at the Foundation’s website in January.