The JYU Visiting Fellow Programme is run by the Research Council of the University of Jyväskylä (JYU) in Finland. It funds researchers with a doctorate who live and work outside Finland to spend one or two months at JYU in Jyväskylä during 2027.
Fellows do research with a JYU host, such as joint articles, lab or field work, or planning funding bids, and may join some teaching.
Benefits & funding
- €4,000 a month as a grant, not a salary, for 1 month (30 days) or 2 months; a two-month visit can be split in two.
- It must cover travel and accommodation; nothing is reimbursed separately.
- Paid on days actually spent; cancelling or shortening may mean repaying.
- Physical visits only, within 2027; the grant may be taxable.
- The 2026 call offered up to 3 months at €3,000–5,500 a month by career stage.
Eligibility
- A doctoral degree by the start of the visit; you may apply before graduating (award then conditional). No limit on years since the PhD.
- Place of residence and affiliation both outside Finland; any nationality, Finnish citizens included.
- An invitation letter from a JYU host who is at JYU for your whole stay is mandatory; each host invites only one fellow for 2027.
- Barred: researchers already at JYU, and applications naming a host who missed the report on 2025–2026 visits.
- Excellent English and a strong publishing record are expected; past fellows may reapply.
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“The JYU Visiting Fellow Programme is intended for researchers with a doctoral degree awarded before the start of the visit, whose place of residence and affiliation are outside Finland, and who will be hosted by one or more researchers in one or more faculties, departments or independent institutes at JYU.” Eligibility
Residence required
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Application process
- 1Contact a JYU researcher yourself and agree on joint themes; JYU does not help find hosts.
- 2Get the host’s invitation letter on the official template.
- 3Submit the online form with a CV (with ORCID), the letter, a 2–3-page research plan and a full publication list by 14 August 2026, 23:59 Finnish time; late applications are not considered.
- 4The Research Council evaluates; the Vice-Rector for Research decides.
Program timeline
Previous call’s deadline (one call a year)
15 September 2025
Application deadline (passed)
14 August 2026
Decisions by email
By 9 October 2026
Visits take place
January–December 2027