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TURNS research enrichment funding call 2025 is open until 10 April

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TURNS Research Enrichment Funding Call 2025 

TURNS supports multidisciplinary, innovative and impactful urban sustainability research conducted at Tampere University. In spring 2025, TURNS grants research enrichment funding to increase the impact of the research results in communities and society. 

  • Application period: 10 March – 10 April 2025 
  • Funding period: 1 May – 31 December 2025 
  • Amounts funded: EUR 3,000 – 4,000 per application 
  • Total funding: approx. EUR 20,000 in total 
  • Decisions on enrichment funding will be made by 28 April 2025. 
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Enrichment funding 

Enrichment funding is granted, for example, for the production and dissemination of written or other materials (guides, policy briefs, teaching materials, popular science texts, videos etc.) that popularize research; stakeholder cooperation; and/or the organization of community events. We also support art-science collaboration and the use of creative methods.

We particularly encourage projects that promote the position of vulnerable people and/or environments in cities. Projects based on other urban study themes are also eligible. 

Funding criteria 

  • The enrichment project should be related to urban research and must support the strategy of Tampere University and the themes and objectives of TURNS. 
  • The main applicant must be a member of the Tampere University research community (career stage 1-4). 
  • Issues to be assessed separately in the proposal: impact and significance of the project; target group(s). In case of creative methods, we assess separately the quality, originality and feasibility of the project.
  • The enrichment projects must be related to urban research activities already carried out at Tampere University and to the results obtained from that research. 
  • Those receiving funding are expected to write a post about their project on the Tampere Urban Research Perspectives blog; produce a public event in collaboration with TURNS as part of their project; or to make a presentation at one of the TURNS events. This will be agreed separately with each recipient. 

Enrichment funding can be used to: 

  • the salary costs of the staff of Tampere University (see intranet: working hour allocations) 
  • fees for persons outside Tampere University (see intranet: fees) 
  • travel costs (see intranet: travel) 
  • billable domestic and foreign services and purchases (see intranet: invoices; VAT 0%)
  • reimbursement of expenses in cases where invoicing is not possible 

The amount of the enrichment funding is EUR 3 000 – 4 000 per application  (excluding the indirect personnel costs). In the 2025 call, we distribute c. EUR 20,000 funding in total. That is, we are able to fund max. 6 projects. 

If funding is planned for the salaries, indirect personnel costs and overhead costs should not be included in the budget, but TURNS adds them to the funding for the favor of the project.

For salaries and fees, please contact the HR team of your faculty. 

Note: The funding must be used by 31 December 2025 without exception.  

How to apply 

Apply TURNS research enrichment funding by filling in this this APPLICATION FORM.

The language of the application can be English or Finnish. The application period closes on 10 April 2025 at 23:59 (EEST). 

The application should include: 

  • Title in both English and Finnish.
  • The name, contact information and position of the main applicant at Tampere University.
  • A public description of the enrichment project for communications purposes (in English or Finnish, max. 300 characters including spaces).
  • Information on which existing research the enrichment project is related to.
  • A work plan / description of what the enrichment funding is intended to be used for. 
  • What are the short and long-term goals of the enrichment project, and why is the project important? 
  • Possible working group, collaborators and the target group(s) of the enrichment project.
  • A clear budget and timetable. 

Decisions 

The evaluation of applications is carried out by an evaluation team composed of members from the TURNS Coordination and Management Group. The decisions on TURNS enrichment funding will be made by 28 April 2025 and the applicants will be informed about the decisions by 30 April 2025. The enrichment projects can start earliest on 1 May 2025, and the funding must be used by 31 December 2025. 

More information: 

Riina Lundman (riina.lundman@tuni.fi) / TURNS Project Manager

Updated on 10 March 2025.