Visiting Scientist Programmes
Brief description of the Visiting Scientist funding instruments.
|
Programme |
Deadlines |
Visit time |
Support |
Career stage |
Funding source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Visiting Researcher |
End of each month except June and July |
1 to 4 weeks |
Travel and accommodation |
Postdoctoral fellows and above |
AScI (SCI) |
| Visiting Doctoral Researcher | End of each month except June and July | 1 week to 2 months | Travel and accommodation | Doctoral researchers (= PhD students) | AScI (SCI) |
SCI = School of Science at Aalto University
- AScI supports the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. Qualified candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
- Housing options related to Aalto University can be found from the Unihome webpage. Noli is also a popular option. Reduced Aalto rates are listed on the application form.
- (*) Taxation and other rules governing payments are subject to change and can depend on the visitor's situation. Usually only a subset of the listed items apply in each case. Please discuss with your departmental HR before making promises to visitors.
- If you are an external researcher interested in this programme then you must contact a local host research group in SCI. If they are interested in your visit then they apply for AScI funding. AScI does not have the expertise to match you with the most relevant researchers, so you must make these contacts yourself.
Visitor programme details
The AScI Visiting Researcher programme supports visits of one to four weeks by international visitors to Aalto University's School of Science (SCI) for scientific collaborations. Academic career levels from postdoctoral fellows and above are supported. Academic excellence of the visitor and the quality of the work plan will be the deciding factors. The programme offers support towards accommodation and travel.
The funding decisions are made once a month (except in June & July) by the AScI director and the Chair of the AScI Steering Group. Application deadlines are the end of each month.
The application is to be submitted by a SCI researcher on the appropriate form.
The AScI Visiting Doctoral Researcher programme supports visits of up to 2 months by international visitors to Aalto University's School of Science (SCI) for scientific collaborations. The applicant should be a current doctoral student. Academic excellence of the visitor, the quality of the work plan, and the importance of the visit to the academic development of the doctoral student will be the deciding factors. The programme offers support towards accommodation and travel costs.
The funding decisions are made once a month (except in June & July) by the AScI director and the Chair of the AScI Steering Group. Application deadlines are the end of each month.
The application is to be submitted by a SCI researcher on the appropriate form.
This program is discontuinued from 2026 onwards.
Old info below
Follow the link for the Visiting Professor Programme main page . Sumary below
The Visiting Professor Programme supports collaborative research visits to the research groups of the School of Science of duration of one (minimum) to twelve months. In this programme the Visiting Professor is co-funded by School of Science Dean's visitors' programme (60%) and the School of Science hosting department (40%) giving support and covering for the Visiting Professor’s allowance (*) for travel, accommodation, daily expenses, and salary (taxable income). A Visiting Professor’s position in the home institution must be at the professorial level.
The call is continuous. Decisions are announced four times a year (application deadlines, end of Feb, May, Aug, Nov)
The host of the visit (a SCI professor) should fill in the application form in collaboration with the department's HR coordinator. For the application form and more information, see the link below.
Contact us
- asci@aalto.fi
- More contact details on the AScI front page