The new R2B funding call is open until March 4th.

The University of Oulu will receive a total of 900 000 € in Kasvukipinä funding from LähiTapiola.

Business Finland’s partnership model funding call for Co-Research projects is open until March 31, 2026. This funding offers a unique opportunity to combine expertise from various scientific disciplines.

UBF2025 — what an incredible day bringing together 200 people: researchers, business leaders, companies, organizations, and students!

Business Finland and several European partnership programmes are currently offering a wide range of funding opportunities for researchers and research groups

Business Finland has decided to fund five promising research projects in the Rise to Challenge pilot call. After the pilot, Business Finland will launch the main funding call at the end of August.

Registration is now open for the highly anticipated University Business Forum 2025!

BF is looking for bold openings, courage, and a willingness to take risks — research ideas that have the potential to revolutionize markets.

What new calls and funding instruments does Business Finland offer, and what opportunities do they provide for the University of Oulu and our researchers? See this summary of the most interesting funding opportunities this spring!

What kind of research ideas could revolutionize markets in the future? Business Finland is looking for answers with the launch of a new Rise to Challenge funding call.

The Proof-of-Concept funding for the year 2025 is now open for applications. It aims to execute the first implementation of an invention or idea having commercial potential.

Looking to kickstart your career? Interested in summer jobs? Metsä Group and Outokumpu are heading to the University of Oulu’s Career Centre early in the year to introduce students to their career opportunities.

The Spring 2025 Research to Business call is open, with the application deadline on March 5, 2025.

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There’s no shortage of fascinating and important research topics, but where to find the funding? As Petro Poutanen highlighted at InnoVisitor, there are many options — like through The Finnish Research Impact Foundation! Here are their funding opportunities.

Meyer Turku and Wärtsilä from Finland's maritime cluster visited the University of Oulu to talk about the activities of Business Finland-funded leading company projects, maritime industrial operations and cooperation opportunities for SMEs and RDI partners.

The aim of the call is to bring within the scope of research-company cooperation SMEs and so-called mittelstand companies that have not yet systematically utilized the expertise of research organizations.

The University of Oulu received a total of €12.1 million in research funding from Business Finland last year. The researchers who received funding for their projects in 2023 were celebrated at the Business Finland Champions Awards event held last week.

Business project practices have been harmonized at the Innovation Centre during the autumn and the guide has now been published.

The University of Oulu uses the IN-PART platform, which serves as a kind of showcase for the university’s research expertise.