Finnish Brain Foundation’s grants 2025
Finnish Brain Foundation awards grants for scientific research of brain and nervous system or closely related diseases. In 2025, the total grant allocation will be 300,000 EUR. Grants are awarded to individual researchers, in the PhD dissertation or post doc phase, ranging from € 2000 to € 15,000. The applications can be submitted through the online service. The service opens on Friday 1.8. and closes Sunday 31.8. at 23:59.
Finnish Brain Foundation’s grants in 2025 by theme and fund (*)
- Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorders EUR 125,000
- Child and adolescent psychiatry including e.g. ADHD and autism EUR 60,000
- Developmental disability and mental retardation EUR 50,000
- Neurology (including research on cerebrovascular disorders, brain injuries, MS and Parkinson’s diseases and epilepsy) EUR 55 000
- Muscle diseases and children’s muscle diseases EUR 3000
- ALS EUR 7000
(*) The Board of the Finnish Brain Foundation reserves the right to make changes. The amounts to be distributed are based on the fund size and donations received in the foundation’s approved financial statements 2023.
Clinical research is emphasized in the 2025 grants. Grants are awarded to individual researchers. Personal grants are intended to allow full-time research leave for the recipient. If the recipient of the grant does not have the possibility of full research leave, the grant can combine research with clinical work, as long as the research proceeds as planned. Applications may include research material or license costs. The grant is intended for the applicant’s use and cannot be transferred to a third party. The grant is not a salary for work done in an employment or service relationship.
The Finnish Brain Foundation does not grant grants for travel expenses. The grants must be used within three years. A final report on the use of the grant will be submitted to the foundation.
Read more about grants and applying for them (in Finnish).
Finnish Brain Foundation is building the Finland of the future, where fewer of us will suffer from diseases of the brain and nervous system. We do this by promoting research through donations and by increasing understanding of brain health, brain diseases and brain research in collaboration with researchers in various fields.