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Dissertation grants 2026

The application round is open: 01.06.2026 - 19.08.2026

This preview was created at: 21:24 20.07.2026

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Step 1/6 Application

Please note that the application form is to be completed in English, unless otherwise stated in the questionnaire

Affiliation
(Mandatory)

Please acquaint yourself with Cancer Foundation Finland definition of a related party affiliation and answer the question below.

I have read the definition of a related party, on the basis of which I am not affiliated to a related party of the Cancer Foundation Finland

I have read the definition of a related party, on the basis of which I am affiliated to a related party of the Cancer Foundation Finland

Clear the answer

The question below can be filled in depending on what you answered to the question: "Affiliation"

If you answered that you are affiliated to a related party of the Cancer Society, please specify how

INFORMATION ABOUT THE RESEARCH

Field of research (Mandatory)

Options: Basic research, Clinical/epidemiological research

Dissertation title (Mandatory)

Department or unit

Web page of the research group (if applicable) (Mandatory)

APPLICANT

How many publications for your doctoral thesis have already been published? (Mandatory)

Options: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, > 5

% of work completed, supervisor's view (Mandatory)

Estimated time of dissertation (Mandatory)

If you do not know the exact date yet, please indicate the planned date of your dissertation.

Dissertation supervisor (Mandatory)

Name, title and affiliation

Reg. numbers and dates of approvals by the ethics committee and laboratory animal committee (Mandatory)

Step 2/6 Project description

Short summary of the research plan (Mandatory)

Non-technical summary of results (Mandatory)

Research plan in English (Mandatory)

Max. 3 pages for dissertation grant application.

Only PDF files are accepted.

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Clinical protocol, if it is relevant for the application

Only PDF files are allowed.

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Step 3/6 Curriculum vitae

Year of birth (Mandatory)

Position, role or task (Mandatory)

ORCID-id

Research institution (Mandatory)

Degree, field, year (Mandatory)

Special area/research field (Mandatory)

Other degrees etc.

The applicant's clinical experience, date and duration relevant to the study (Mandatory)

Research training and experience (Mandatory)

The applicant’s publications included in the dissertation (Mandatory)

Literature references are indicated as follows:

Author (last name, first name initials), title of the article, abbreviated name of the publication series, volume, page numbers and the year of publication (Ex: Cancer Res., 86: 1156-1967, 1998).

Do not add epub ahead of print or other irrelevant information/numbers. Articles copied from PubMed should be changed to this format.

The applicants list of publications (Mandatory)

Only PDF files are accepted. The list of publications is compiled according to the Research Council of Finland's guidelines, see List of publications.

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Secondary e-mail address (Mandatory)

Please provide an alternative e-mail address where we can reach you in case the e-mail address you have provided in your applicant profile stops working. This is particularly important if, for example, you are abroad and the e-mail address you normally use stops working, or if you are in the final stages of your doctoral studies.

Step 4/6 Statisctics

Treatment (Mandatory)

Options: Chemotherapy, Cell therapy, Diagnostics, Gene therapy, Immunotherapy, Palliative care, Patient care/nursing, Precision medicine, Prevention, Radiation therapy, Surgery, Other cancer treatments, Not applicable

Step 5/6 Joint Data Collection

Questions

Is this your, your group’s or organisation’s first application from us?

In which country will the project take place?

In which Finnish municipality will the project take place?

Which organisation is primarily responsible for the project?

Choose the primary implementing organization, even if the project is implemented in several different organizations.

Duration (in months) of the project or part of it funded by this grant?

Specify the number of months for the part of the project covered by the application (the grant-funded part). If the application concerns the entire project, specify the project’s total duration.

Provide up to five keywords describing your project’s content, objectives, and impacts

Separate keywords with commas. Avoid general expressions (such as "project", "development"). Try to choose words that are as specific and informative as possible. Examples: biodiversity, contemporary art, children and youth, materials research, accessibility of education

Step 6/6 Commitment

Conditions

In the event that a grant is awarded, the applicant undertakes to send a permanent link to the electronic version of their dissertation.

The data content of the applications constitutes a register that the Cancer Foundation Finland sr. maintains, retains, and archives. According to the EU’s General Data protection Regulation, you have the right to access your personal data and amend it or delete it or restrict and inhibit its handling. However, deleting data or restricting/inhibiting its use may block awarding the grant or executing its payments.

Requests of this nature should be done in writing by email. Data and documents submitted are used by experts evaluating the grant applications. The grant application web platform is maintained by Rimbert. Information regarding the paid grants is provided to the authorities according to legislation.

Commitment

I declare that the information I have provided is correct and I consent to the use of the information (other than personal data) and documents I have provided. In the event that the grant is awarded, I undertake to follow the Cancer Foundation's guidelines for grantees and to send a permanent link to the electronic version of my thesis.