Grants for Nokia Visiting Professors are given to distinguished foreign professors to work in Finland, or to deserving Finnish professors working at respected foreign universities. The minimum period for the visit is two months. Visitors coming to Finland must typically participate in research work, give lectures and collaborate with Finnish companies. Centennial Scholarships are given to recently graduated post-doc researchers for a research visit to Finland. Doctoral students who can already show exceptional progress of their studies can also apply. The minimum length of the research visit is three months. Research scope shall be in information and telecommunications technologies. Invitation from the host university in Finland is a pre-requisite for the application. The research plan must show how the proposed work integrates with research of the hosting organization.