The 2nd POLARIN Transnational Access Call for Proposals is open until the end of October

Are you a scientist ready to push the boundaries of polar research?
A wintery landscape, the river of Oulanka


This unique opportunity invites the global scientific community to submit proposals for free of charge access to a wide array of world-class Research Infrastructures (RIs) across both the Arctic and Antarctic. Whether your research demands in-person fieldwork, remote operations, or a combination of both, POLARIN provides crucial resources to help you address key polar research priorities.

Apply for the opportunity to access Arctic and Antarctic research infrastructures, including:

  • Research stations
  • Polar vessels and icebreakers
  • Ice and sediment core repositories
  • Observatories and data infrastructures

Read the full application instructions from the TA Call 2025 pages.


Oulanka research station

University of Oulu’s Oulanka research station in Kuusamo is included in the call this year as well. It provides year-around access to northern boreal ecosystems and many long-term ecological data sets. Station Manager Riku Paavola invites researchers to apply:
”We are happy to host and help new and returning researchers on relevant research topics. Welcome to do research in one of the most beautiful national parks in Finland!”

Oulanka Research Station has a unique ‘EcoClimate’ long-term manipulative field experimental platform (climate change & reindeer grazing pressure), modern analytical laboratory with e.g., diverse carbon analysis equipment, A multitude of existing and continued long-term data series, top-level microscope and micro-imaging systems, environmental sampling services.

Explore the full list of available research infrastructures here: eu-polarin.eu/infrastructure/

University of Oulu’s Thule Institute leads the Transnational Access management in POLARIN.

Last updated: 26.9.2025