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Skills Gap Bridging Programme – Funding Call, Phase 1

The application round is open: 09.09.2026 - 30.11.2026

This preview was created at: 15:38 05.11.2026

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Step 1/4 Joint Data Collection

Questions

Is this your, your group’s or organisation’s first application from us?

Which category best matches your grant?

Main field of your project?

In which country will the project take place?

In which Finnish municipality will the project take place?

Which organisation is primarily responsible for the project?

Choose the primary implementing organization, even if the project is implemented in several different organizations.

Duration (in months) of the project or part of it funded by this grant?

Specify the number of months for the part of the project covered by the application (the grant-funded part). If the application concerns the entire project, specify the project’s total duration.

Provide up to five keywords describing your project’s content, objectives, and impacts

Separate keywords with commas. Avoid general expressions (such as "project", "development"). Try to choose words that are as specific and informative as possible. Examples: biodiversity, contemporary art, children and youth, materials research, accessibility of education

Step 2/4 Basic information about the project

Project Name (Mandatory)

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Consortium Contact Person (if different from the contact person listed in the applicant profile) (Mandatory)

Please provide your name, phone number, and email address.

Start Date (Mandatory)

End date

Organizations involved in the implementation and their key personnel
(Mandatory)

A brief description of the qualifications of the key personnel mentioned above (see the “Attachments” tab for their résumés). (Mandatory)

Step 3/4 Project description and funding

Brief Description of the Project Plan (Mandatory)

Attach a more detailed work plan on the "Attachments" tab.

Assess the project's impact (Mandatory)

When describing the impact logic, we recommend using an impact pathway. Impact path = a well-reasoned chain linking inputs and outputs to the desired changes and long-term impacts (Input–Output–Outcome–Impact). If necessary, you can attach a more detailed description in the “Attachments” tab.

Describe the project's interaction and communication (Mandatory)

Outline, in general terms, how the collaboration ensures the commitment of the parties involved, the implementation of the results, and the expansion of the ecosystem as well as the continuity of the established structure even after funding has ended. If necessary, you can attach the interaction plan under the “Attachments” tab.

What kind of results will the project produce?
(Mandatory)

What metrics are used to evaluate the achievement of these results?
(Mandatory)

Please provide your own assessment of whether the funding criteria have been met. (collaboration and its scope, the energy transition and the education system, interaction, impact, implementation)
(Mandatory)

NOTE! An application will proceed to the evaluation phase only if all funding criteria have been met.

A detailed budget (breakdown of costs, including on an annual basis; STEK funding; self-financing and additional funding, itemized, with supporting rationale). (Mandatory)

Attach a more detailed budget breakdown on the "Attachments" tab.

Funding requested from STEK and total budget (Mandatory)

Attach a more detailed budget, broken down by year, under the "Attachments" tab.

Applied amount

Budget

Other potential funders (by funder and by year) (Mandatory)

If no funding has been awarded to the project from other sources, enter a dash (-) in the columns on that row.

Investor	Year	Total (€)	Requested/Granted

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Step 4/4 Attachments (in PDF format)

Detailed Implementation Plan (Mandatory)

Accepted file formats: PDF; maximum size: 10 MB per file.

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Interaction Plan (Mandatory)

Accepted file formats: PDF; maximum size: 10 MB per file.

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CVs of the consortium's key personnel (Mandatory)

Accepted file formats: PDF; maximum size: 10 MB per file.

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A short video presentation on the impact pathway and key personnel
(Mandatory)

Please include a link to a video presentation you've uploaded to YouTube or a similar service.

Other possible attachments

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