Deadline: 15-Sep-21
The Kone Foundation is seeking applications for its General Grant Program to support research in the humanities, social sciences and environmental sciences, as well as in artistic research.
You may apply for a grant from Kone Foundation for the following purposes:
- academic research in the humanities, social sciences, environmental sciences and artistic research
- artistic work in all fields of art
- multidisciplinary work in the mentioned fields of art and research
- promotion of academic and/or artistic work in the mentioned fields (e.g. a project developing the field)
- work based on academic research and/or artistic work in the mentioned fields (e.g. research popularization, artistic outreach, events and publications)
- other cultural work; but this is rarely funded
Funding Information
Grant classifications from the year 2021 onwards:
- Grant 1: early career applicants and those working on their doctoral thesis €2,500/month (€30,000/year)
- Grant 2: mid-career applicants (min. 10 years of artistic work) and those working at the post-doctoral level €3,000/month (€36,000/year)
- Grant 3: late-career applicants (min. 20 years of artistic work) and experienced researchers (e.g., adjunct professor level, ‘dosentti’ in the Finnish academic system) €3,600/month (€43,200/year).
Eligibility Criteria
The projects awarded have to have a connection to Finland. In general, Kone Foundation’s grants are intended:
- for Finns for work carried out in Finland or abroad
- for foreigners for work carried out in Finland
- for foreigners for work in projects which include participants based in Finland.
For more information, visit https://koneensaatio.fi/en/grants/grantapplicants/