Application period 1 June – 15 August 2026
Applications to special funds are part of the annual grant call. Applicants can direct their application to a designated special fund or a fund pool. Designated special funds are funds from which grants may be allocated to fields of research and education or to applicant groups specifically defined in the donor’s statutes.
Liiketalouden liiton rahasto supports Skilla ry registered association’s educational activity and education of its members.
Lyydia ja Heikki Rautiaisen rahasto supports the studies and other projects aimed at commercial subjects and business economics studies, primarily by the students and staff of the Oulu University of Applied Sciences.
SKO ry:n juhlarahasto promotes business cultivation and entrepreneurship in Finland by awarding grants for training and research, for the professional development of teachers in business and culture as well as for international interaction.
Taloustoimittajien 50-vuotisjuhlarahasto accepts grant applications from the Taloustoimittajat registered association’s members for the purposes of educational, research, and publishing projects in their respective fields.
Teknisen Kaupan Liiton 100-vuotisjuhlarahasto provides support for technical research and training to promote commerce while taking into account the views eventually presented by the Teknisen Kaupan Liitto registered association (the Association of Finnish Technical Traders) on the subject or on the research topic to be financed.
Forest Bioeconomy, Circular Economy, and Clean Transition Value Chains
Pooled Funds Call 1.6.─15.8.2026
Forest bioeconomy and the circular economy offer new business opportunities based on the sustainable use of natural resources and material flows. To advance carbon neutrality and the clean transition, innovative methods, products and services across value chains, as well as life‑cycle‑based concepts, can deliver significant benefits for the environment, people and the economy.
Business research in this field also focuses on the strategic use of sustainability reporting, the development of low‑carbon value chains, and the study of foresight and investment processes.
Keywords: resource efficiency, circular economy, value creation, bio‑based materials, wood, paper processing, pulp and fibre products, net zero, reuse of materials and components, digital solutions, recycling technologies, P2X, CCUS
Main JEL categories in the application (Journal of Economic Literature):
🏭 L – Industrial Organization
Forest-sector products and bio-based materials: forest- and fibre-based value chains, and industrial solutions linked to biotechnology and chemicals
♻️ O – Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change
Economic development connected to natural resources, energy, and the environment; industrialisation and technology choices; innovation processes, R&D management, and the diffusion of technological change
🌱 Q –Environmental and Ecological Economics
Clean-transition solutions (e.g., alternative energy sources), recycling and material flows, climate- and net-zero-related questions, sustainability and environmental accounting/reporting; perspectives from ecological economics and industrial ecology
