Application Deadline: April 30, 2024:
Since 2020, the French Institutes of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway and Sweden jointly award a prize to five young researchers from the Nordic region in recognition of their outstanding achievements. The so-called French Institute Nordic Award (FINA) aims to foster scientific cooperation on a theme of shared interest from both the Nordic countries and France. This year’s theme is Digital Health. The recipients will be invited to join a one-week visit to the Paris area and Normandy region, where they will be introduced to promising research and development initiatives of France’s strategy to accelerate Digital Health by 2030.
Should your research interests connect with Digital Health, should you be willing to strengthen your international network while visiting France, the French Nordic Institutes invite you to participate in the FINA mobility, a short mobility programme of scientific networking that combines visits to university or research institutes laboratories, programme presentations and scientific exchanges. Visits are conducted in English.
Theme of the year 2024
The theme of the 2024 edition of the FINA Prize is Digital Health. According to the WHO (World Health Organization), Digital Health is defined as “the use of information and communication technologies in support of health and related areas in the concept of e-health. It is an umbrella concept that includes eHealth, mobile health, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence.”
Requirements
The conditions to apply are the following:
- Carry out research activities within a Swedish institution (university, research institute…);
- Enrolled in a doctoral program or holding a PhD for less than two years;
- Research interests connected with Digital Health;
- Agree to present your research work to the French Institute of Sweden.
Selection procedure
One laureate will be selected in each of the participating countries (Estonia, Danemark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) by a selection committee composed of the Directors and Scientific attachés of the five French Institutes.
Selection criteria
The selection criteria will be as follows:
- The relevance of the research work in relation to the theme
- The originality of the researcher’s approach
- The motivation of the candidate to receive the award
- The complementarity of the selected profiles and research themes
Award
The FINA recognises the quality and relevance of the work carried out by the laureate. It consists of scientific mobility in the Normandy region (Caen and Rouen) and in Paris. The objective is to enable the laureates to network with colleagues in France by visiting French laboratories, meeting and developing scientific cooperation with their French counterparts. The visit will take place in September 2024.
Timeline
- April 30, 2024: Call deadline
- End of May: Announcement of the laureates,
- June: Preparation webinar with five laureates
- June: Award ceremony
- September 23-29: Mobility in France.
More Info: French Institute Nordic Award
