Collaboration

Flexible Mobility Funding for Collaboration with India – Autumn 2026

Aalto internal funding for Flexible Mobility for India collaboration is open for proposals. The budget available is 30,000 euros. The call is open until the funding is exhausted or until 31.1.2027.
The budget per proposal is up to 3,000 euros. About 10 projects can be funded in this call.
Qutub Minor, Delhi

Objective and activities

The Flexible Mobility Funding is for Aalto academics and staff for visiting partners for (suggestive),

  • Research and educational collaboration
  • Exploring and developing new opportunities
  • Promoting degree programmes for student recruitment and
  • Participating in delegations of bilateral importance and events strategic for Aalto

Priority will be given to travel that can combine meetings/activities with several stakeholder groups (for example student recruitment, alumni etc.)

Budget

Total budget available is 30 000 EUR. Budget per project is up to 3 000 EUR. A maximum of 10 projects can be funded in the autumn 2026 call. The funding is equally divided between education and research activities. 

Note: Only outbound mobility from Aalto to India is funded. Inbound mobility from Indian partners is not funded.

Eligibility

The applicant is an employee of Aalto University, with a current work contract continuing at least until 31.12.2027.

Evaluation criteria

The proposal

  • is clear, logical and realistic
  • clearly highlights how the mobility supports the objectives of education or research defined in the seed funding call 2026 
  • defines the outcomes of the travel well and
  • lists the budget items

Evaluation process

The proposals are evaluated by the Working Group for India, comprising

  • Eija Kujanpää, Manager, International Relations, School of Science
  • Kit Srinivasan, Senior Manager, Global Engagement and
  • Etel Niemelä, Senior Specialist, International Student Recruitment

Final funding decisions are made by

  • Kirsi Kettula, Head of Global Engagement

The proposals are gathered on the last business day of every month and the funding decisions will be communicated to the applicant within 3 weeks from the submission. 

Application process

Please fill in the application form for Flexible Mobility Funding under Criteria 3 at: ‘India Mobility Funding Application’

Final reporting

Free-form description including the progress of the project, the outcomes and the next steps in 1-3 PowerPoint slides to kit.srinivasan@aalto.fi. Deadline for reporting: no later than 15.9.2027.

Contacts for queries 

Please note that we cannot comment on the ideas for the proposals, nor comment on draft proposals or points for improvement, as it would be a part of the pre-screening and evaluation process. However, we can comment if you have any questions on the cost categories.  

List of seed funded projects

Please find the list of seed funded projects from previous calls at Aalto India collaboration

Palace Hyderabad

Aalto University Internal Seed Funding for Collaboration with India – 2026

Flexible Mobility call for India collaboration is open until the funding is exhausted (by 31.1.2027 at the latest). Funding calls for educational collaboration and research collaboration are closed.

Collaboration
Qutub Minar gardens/Kit Srinivasan

Aalto University - India Collaboration

Aalto University has a strong, long-standing role in academic collaboration with India. In 2014, Aalto led national efforts to establish the Finnish Indian Consortia for Research and Education (FICORE). This page provides an overview of Aalto–India collaboration. It is updated biannually and covers the past five years.

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