Call for applications 2026
The Finnish Parkinson Foundation awards grants for scientific research into Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders.
The application period for 2026 has ended.
The Finnish Parkinson Foundation awards grants for scientific research into Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders.
Grants will be awarded for the following purposes:
- scientific research, primarily research towards a doctoral thesis;
- travel grants for participation in a scientific congress (poster or oral presentation required);
- project grants for more long-term postgraduate studies at a foreign centre specialising in research into movement disorders;
- special grant for more senior researchers. The total funding available is up to 50,000 euros, awarded over a three-year period.
In 2026, a one-year Jana Kokkonen Reed working grant will also be awarded to a distinguished applicant who already has publications on Parkinson disease research. A separate application is not required; the foundation’s board will select the recipient from the applications received.
As a rule, grants are awarded as tax-exempt working grants allowing for recipients to cover a leave of absence from other employment.
Each grant recipient is required to report on the use of the grant to the Foundation within 3 months of the end of the grant period or the trip taken.
The application is completely electronic, requiring applicants to fill out the application form on the Foundation’s website.
The application form will become available on 2 January 2026 at the latest at 12 a.m. and will be removed on 31 January 2026 at 11 p.m.
The Foundation does not accept paper applications by mail except in exceptional cases. An electronic application requires a digital signature, and the applicants must confirm their identities either with online banking access codes or MobileIDs.
Online grant application forms can be found here: