Research Council of Finland (RCF) – National Institutes of Health (NIH) Partnership Program
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The Research Council of Finland (RCF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have established a partnership program launched in 2020 to promote collaborative biomedical and behavioral research between U.S. and Finnish institutions. The program aims to drive scientific and technological advances in areas such as population health, disease prevention, artificial intelligence applications in health, and quantum sensing for biomedical use. U.S. entities are encouraged to submit proposals that demonstrate meaningful collaboration with Finnish researchers who have received approval from RCF to participate in this joint effort. The NIH will manage the receipt, review, and selection process for funding, with RCF providing full financial support for Finnish participants and the participating NIH Institutes and Centers funding the U.S.-based components of the projects. This partnership operates under the authority granted to the Fogarty International Center by specific sections of the Public Health Service Act. The collaboration underscores a strategic commitment to foster innovation and mutual benefit through joint research endeavors. The program details, including points of contact and application procedures, are managed by NIH and are accessible through related grant portals, providing a framework for strengthening transatlantic scientific cooperation.
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The Research Council of Finland (RCF)-National Institutes of Health (NIH) Partnership Program established in 2020 fosters the expansion of U.S.-Finland biomedical and behavioral research, generating valuable discoveries and innovations which may lead to enhancements in multiple areas of science and technology that are of mutual benefit to RCF and NIH such as population health, disease prevention, artificial intelligence in health, and quantum sensing in biomedical applications.
U.S. institutions will be encouraged to submit applications that must include significant collaboration with Finnish investigators who have received permission from RCF to participate in the joint research program. NIH will support receipt, review, and selection for funding of the projects. RCF will fully fund the Finnish investigators on collaborative grant applications while participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) will fund the U.S. component(s).
Authorities that allow Fogarty International Center to forecast this opportunity: Sections 301, 307, and 482 of the Public Health Service Act as amended (42 USC 241, 242, and 287b).
