Funding for personal travel to scientific meetings, organizing scientific meetings and courses is available to Oikos Finland members who are resident in Finland.

Travel grants

Oikos Finland members who will be presenting (oral or poster) at a scientific meeting can apply for funding twice a year. The fall deadline for travel grants is October 31st and spring deadline February 15th. Applications are free form and sent to the Oikos chairperson daniel.d.burgas(a)jyu.fi and vice chairperson heikki.helantera(a)oulu.fi. Grants for travel in Finland are usually maximum 300€ and grants for travel abroad are usually a maximum of 500€. Early career scientists are prioritized.

Please include the following items in one PDF file:

1. A complete budget with itemized estimated costs
2. The title of your presentation and an abstract.
3. A statement from the applicant’s supervisor that the applicant does not have project funding available for the trip.

Event organizing grants

Finnish committees and organizations who are organizing scientific meetings or courses can apply for funding. Events must have open registration for participants from different organizations. The fall deadline for funding applications is October 31st and spring deadline is February 15th. Send a free form application to the Oikos chairperson daniel.d.burgas(a)jyu.fi and vice chairperson heikki.helantera(a)oulu.fi.  Grants are usually in the range of 1000€.

Please include:

1. A complete budget with itemized estimated costs
2. List of funding received and applied for