The 7th round of the Finnish Research Impact Foundation’s Tandem Industry Academia Postdoc (TIA Postdoc) call opens on 2 March 2026. The application period runs from 2 March to 10 April 2026. Applications must be submitted through the Foundation’s grant management system by 10 April 2026 at 23:59.
Updates to the call and conditions in 2026
The application form and the funding conditions have been updated for 2026. The updated funding call and application guidelines have been published, and applicants are encouraged to review them carefully before submitting an application.
Further details on the updates will also be presented in the call information session on 2 March, which applicants and partner organisations are strongly encouraged to attend.
Call information session
The Foundation will host a call information session on 2 March 2026 at 9:30.
Please register for the online event via the registration link. You will receive the participation link by email prior to the event. After the event, you can watch the recording of the call information session here.
The session will present the key principles of the call, outline the 2026 updates, and provide an opportunity to ask questions. The information section of the event will also be available afterwards as a recording.
Use this link to book a 30-minute sparring session with a foundation expert to support your application preparation and discuss your questions.
TIA Postdoc funding in brief
TIA Postdoc funding is intended to support joint research between research organisations and companies. The funding targets ambitious, pre-competitive collaborative research projects with high impact potential that advance both top-level research and business objectives.
In a TIA Postdoc project, the postdoctoral researcher works for half of the project duration with the academic partner and for the other half with the industry partner, in close collaboration.
