CIMO - Centre for International Mobility - CIMO Fellowships

What You Get

The CIMO Fellowship provides €1,500 per month for a period of 3 to 12 months to cover living expenses in Finland. No extra housing allowance is paid, and international travel costs to and from Finland are not covered.

Important Notice

This programme no longer exists under its original name. CIMO (Centre for International Mobility) merged with another Finnish agency in 2017, and the fellowship was renamed the EDUFI Fellowship. That successor programme has also now ended — new applications were accepted only until 17 October 2025. If you are looking for current funding opportunities in Finland, check the Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) website directly.

What the Programme Was For

The fellowship brought young doctoral-level students and researchers from anywhere in the world to Finnish universities. It supported doctoral (PhD) research — not Master's-level study and not postdoctoral research.

The main group supported was doctoral students completing their full doctorate (or a double doctorate — a PhD degree shared between two universities) at a Finnish university. Visiting doctoral researchers based at a foreign university could also apply in exceptional cases.

Who Was Eligible

• Degree level: You must be a doctoral (PhD) student or early-career researcher — not a Master's student and not a postdoctoral researcher.
• Nationality: Open to applicants from all countries.
• Field of study: All academic fields were accepted.
• Residence: You must not have lived in Finland for more than one year before the application was submitted.
• Host required: A Finnish university department — not the applicant themselves — had to submit the application on the candidate's behalf.

Deadlines and Application

There was no fixed annual deadline. Applications were accepted on a rolling basis (meaning at any time of year), but had to be submitted at least 5 months before the intended start date. The application was made by the Finnish university department hosting the researcher, not by the researcher directly.

Country Priorities

The programme was open worldwide, but applications from Russia, China, India, Chile, Brazil, and North America were given extra weight when decisions were made.