For grant applicants
Kone Foundation supports research in the humanities, social sciences and environmental sciences, as well as artistic research. We support artistic work in all fields of art, as well as multidisciplinary work combining art and research. The next annual grant call will be held 1–15 September, 2024.
Kone Foundation funds academic research in humanities, social sciences, and environmental sciences, artistic research, and professional artistic work. Additionally, we fund cross-disciplinary and multidisciplinary work between the fields and disciplines supported by the Foundation.
Criteria for applying
An individual, a working group or a legal entity can apply for a grant from Kone Foundation. If you’re applying as a legal entity, you need to have a Finnish business ID.
Where can funding be applied for?
Kone Foundation grants can be applied for:
- academic research in the humanities, social sciences, environmental sciences and artistic research
- professional artistic work in all fields of art
- multidisciplinary work in the above-mentioned fields of art and research
- promotion of academic and/or artistic work in the above-mentioned fields (e.g. a project developing the field)
- promotion and dissemination of academic and/or artistic work in the above-mentioned fields (e.g., research popularisation, artistic outreach, events and publications)
- other cultural work; but this is rarely funded