Overview: AoF Postdoctoral Researcher
General	Program name	AoF Postdoctoral Researcher
	Funds for	Postdoctoral fellowships
	Funding agency	Academy of Finland
	Scope	International
	Fields of science	All fields of Science
	Duration	3 years
	Program web site	http://www.aka.fi/en-GB/A/Funding-and-guidance/Apply-now/
	Number of calls per year	1 (usually with deadline in September)
Eligibility	EU-Life institution	FIMM
	Applicant's Level of Experience (years after PhD)	The applicant is a researcher with up to four years of experience since PhD completion (degree certificate issued 24 Sep 2010–24 Sep 2014), or up to eight years, if the doctoral degree has been obtained simultaneously with medical specialist training.
	Applicant's Nationality	Any
	Other Important Requirements	In the September call, we will consider only one application from one and the same applicant for an Academy Project (or consortium subproject) or a research post as Academy Research Fellow or Postdoctoral Researcher. If you do submit more than one application
Funding type & amounts	Fellowship (net salary, exempt of national taxes)	The monthly salary to be applied for from the Academy is primarily set according to job grade 5 of the pay scale of the teaching and research staff (Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers), which means some 2,900–4,100 euros/month, depending on the researcher’s experience and the pay levels at the site of research.
	Working contract (gross salary)	N/A
	Other allowances	Personal research costs and international and national mobility (e.g. travel and mobility allowance for a spell abroad). Funding is not granted for salary costs of other persons.
Next deadline	Sept. 1, 2015, 4:15 p.m.
Past submissions outcomes
Year	Available fellowships	Success rates
2015