Apply for Kone Foundation Grant Program - Finland

The Kone Foundation is currently accepting applications for its grant program. This initiative supports research in the humanities, social sciences, and environmental sciences, as well as artistic research and professional artistic work. The Foundation also funds cross-disciplinary and multidisciplinary projects.

Focus Areas

• Academic and Artistic Freedom: Emphasizes the intrinsic value of research and art, supporting projects developed freely on one’s own premises. Product development is rarely funded.
• A Plurality of Voices: Encourages collaboration and seeks projects that are multidisciplinary, novel, and challenge prevailing views.
• Boldness: Supports experimentation, incompleteness, and unexpected approaches.
• Long Term: Focuses on multi-year personal grants for academic and artistic work.
• Crossing Borders: Supports transnationalism, including Finnish grantees working abroad or foreign grantees working in Finland.
• Environmental Sustainability: Encourages environmentally sustainable methods and low-emission travel. Travel expenses should be included in the "Other" section of the budget.

Types of Projects

Applicants must choose a category for their project:

• Research
• Art
• Research and Art
• Another Type of Cultural Work

Funding Information

The personal monthly grant amounts vary based on the applicant's career stage:

• Grant 1: Early career applicants in arts; researchers working on doctoral thesis €2,700 month (€32,400 year).
• Grant 2: Mid-career applicants in arts (minimum 10 years of artistic work); post-doctoral researchers €3,200 month (€38,400 year).
• Grant 3: Late-career applicants in arts (minimum 20 years of artistic work); experienced researchers €3,800 month (€45,600 year).

Smaller grants (25%, 50%, or 75% of full grant) are available for part-time work. Applicants for Grants 2 or 3 should describe their career phase.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applications can be submitted by individuals, working groups, or legal entities. Legal entities must have a Finnish business ID.
• Projects must have a connection to Finland. Grants are available for Finns working in Finland or abroad, foreigners working in Finland, or projects with participants based in Finland.
• Applicants from diverse backgrounds, ages, genders, and minorities are encouraged to apply.

For More Information

For detailed information and to apply, visit the Kone Foundation website.

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