Research Projects

Research Project Grants

The Foundation hereby announces funds available large-scale ambitious scientific research projects in business administration and in areas that are central from a management perspective.

Funding for an individual project is granted for 2-3 years with a total amount of no more than 300.000 euros. An overhead of maximum 15% can be included in the amount applied for. The project should be led by a senior researcher and can be a collaboration between two universities. Funding is primarily awarded for salary expenses and the funds awarded cannot be used for personal grants.

The university where the research is to be conducted at must provide the necessary infrastructure for the project and handle payments related to the project. Funding is tied to the principal investigator.

Research Project Application

The application should be written in English in its entirety and should comprise of the following elements:

  • A research plan to be drawn up in accordance with the guidelines below.
  • A curriculum vitae (including list of publications) of the principal investigator and the persons who are to receive salary from the project.

The application with attachments is submitted to grant system
https://wallenberg.apurahat.fi no later than June 17th, 2026.

The foundation aims to inform about granted funding by the end of November 2026.

Inquiries regarding grants are answered by the foundation’s ombudsperson.

Research plan guidelines

Your research plan should be structured following the instructions given below. The research plan can be no more than twelve pages (Times New Roman 12 pt. or equivalent). The research plan must include the following information:

  • Principal investigator (PI), project title, site of research
  • Rationale in brief
    • Central research questions that the project aims at addressing?
    • Significance of the project in relation to current knowledge? How will the project advance or renew research in the area of inquiry?
    • Linkage between the project and previous research by the PI/the research team?
    • Expected research results and their anticipated scientific impact, potential for scientific breakthroughs and for the renewal of science and research?
    • Relevance of the expected research outcome for business and society? How can the research contribute to the development of management practice in Finland in particular?
  • Publication plan
    • Plan for publishing and communication of the research in (i) the scientific community, (ii) society at large
  • Research methods and ethical issues
    • Research methods and data, described so as to explain how they will contribute to answering the research questions
    • Description of ethical issues concerning the chosen topic, methods and data
  • Implementation: schedule, budget, distribution of work
    • Schedule for the research
    • Detailed budget with justifications
    • Names and tasks of project staff, and their salary costs (with justifications) included in the application. If the names are not known, enter N.N.
    • Estimate of the PI’s working hours per year on the project. If funding is applied for the PI: give clear, research-specific reasons for the salary (max. 6 months, requires leave of absence from other employment)
  • Research team and collaborative partners
    • Merits of research team members that are relevant to the project
    • Key national and international collaboration, and its significance for the project
  • Research careers and researcher training
    • Advancing the research career of the applicant and other researchers to be funded
    • Researcher training, including arrangements for teaching and supervision, and degrees to be completed within the project
    • Description of researcher mobility from Finland (or to Finland or between organisations in Finland) planned within the project. Justify how the visits contribute to the implementation of the research plan