Personal Research Grants 2026

Individual Research Grant 2026

Before submitting the application, applicants are expected to carefully review the Ami Foundation’s evaluation criteria (https://ami.fi/avustukset/tutkimusapurahat/ ) as well as the Foundation’s program priorities. Grants are awarded to research projects that address one or more of the Foundation’s priorities or the special theme for 2026, which focuses on improving the employment situation of young people with partial or specific work ability. More information on the special theme is available at: https://ami.fi/toiminta/tieto-pohjolan-tyomarkkinoista/tasmatyokykyisyys/ The privacy notice can be found on our website. All data related to the grant application process will be deleted for applicants who are not awarded a grant once the decisions have been made

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1 Basic Information

2Questions Related to the Research

3Attachments

4Other grant applications

5Newsletter

6Sending the Application

Basic information about the applicant

First name*

Last name*

Email address*

Street address*

Postcode*

Town*

Phone number*

Title of the research*

Grant target*

Doctoral dissertation work

Postdoc research

Research format*

Article-based dissertation

Monograph

University, faculty, discipline, and potential research group

University (postdoctoral applicants)

We ask postdoctoral applicants to indicate the primary university with which they collaborate in their research. This refers to the university that, for example, provides the necessary access credentials for library and data services and from which the researcher can receive expert feedback during the research process.

Research supervisor or supervisors

Grant duration*

12 months

Less than 12 months

24-month grant (available only for postdoctoral applications)

13–23-month grant (available only for postdoctoral applications). Please indicate the length of the requested grant period on the following page

Grants less than 12 months in duration

Enter the duration of the grant you are applying for if it is less than 12 months

Justification for a grant for less than 12 months

Year of doctoral degree

Institutian of doctoral degree

Link to the doctoral dissertation (postdoctoral applicants)

Previous degrees*

Master’s thesis

Doctoral dissertation

Other

Grade awarded for previous degree

Publication of information

I agree that if I am awarded a grant, my name, the amount awarded, and the subject and general description of my research will be published on the Foundation’s website and other channels.

Research questions

A concise and general description of the research

The information in this section will be published on the Foundation’s website and other channels.

Researcher introduction

Introduce yourself as a researcher in your own words. What sparked your interest in your chosen research topic?

What are your key research questions, and what type of data is your research based on?

Which of the foundation’s program priorities does your research address — 1) skills and labour-market matching, 2) diversity, or 3) well-being and work ability?

You may also indicate if your research relates to the Ami Foundation’s special theme for 2026, which focuses on improving the employment situation of young people with partial or specific work ability.

What research gap does your study address, and how does it relate to previous research?

Describe in your own words how your research findings will contribute to positive change in the labour market of the Helsinki metropolitan area

Key stakeholders. Briefly describe which groups or organisations could benefit from your research findings.

For which phase of your research are you applying for the grant?

For example, you may describe whether during the grant period you will be collecting data, starting to write an article, or finalising the summary of your dissertation.

Briefly describe your research objectives for the next 12 months.