How the funding is paid

The RCF pays granted funding against payment applications and in one or several instalments based on the actual costs incurred. The site of research is responsible for the payment applications. An individual researcher or a research team may not submit a payment application to the RCF. Personal grants awarded to individual researchers are an exception to this rule.

The applications for payment are submitted separately for each funding decision (i.e. decision number) as online invoices with a specified format. A Finnish company or corporation with a business identity code can also submit the application via the online services. More detailed instructions on drafting online invoices are available in the funding terms and conditions. Online invoices cannot include attachments, and we do not accept invoices sent as email attachments.