Blood Service Research Fund
The Research Fund of the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service awards grants to scientific projects that support the implementation of the Blood Service’s research strategy, that is, research and development of the Blood Service’s current and future products and services. The topics may include transfusion medicine, blood donors and donation, blood supply chain, novel cell therapies, and transplantation. The funding is aimed at supporting research groups operating outside the Blood Service.
The application period for research grants 2025
The application period for Blood Service Research Fund grants opens on March 17, 2025, and the deadline for submitting applications is April 14, 2025. Read more in the press release.
In 2025, up to €200,000 in grants can be awarded. The grants are targeted at scientific research that focuses either on the study of voluntary blood, tissue, and organ donation and its changes, or on the study of the operating environment of the blood supply chain and its changes. Research areas can include, for example, medical and health sciences as well as social and societal sciences. Read the instructions for applying for a grant.
The Blood Service Research Fund was established by the Finnish Red Cross, with grants decided annually by the Board of Directors as part of the Blood Service’s budget process. The maximum amount of funding to be awarded is decided annually by the Board of Directors.
Grants are awarded for 1-3 years at a time. While multi-year funding can be granted in full during the first application round, this is conditional on the grant recipient demonstrating sufficient progress in their reporting.
The Evaluation Committee evaluates the applications and submits a proposal for the projects to be funded. Decisions on the grants will be notified to the applicants during the autumn of the application year. The awarded grants are also published on this website.
Funding applications are accepted for research expenses, salaries, a personal grant or a researcher visits to Finland or from Finland abroad. Employees of the Finnish Red Cross, including the Blood Service, cannot apply for personal grants or salaries for their own research projects.
Read more on funded research and see the list of grant recipients.