Home Grants For grant applicants 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. To receive funding, projects must have a connection to Finland. The annual grant call is held 1–15 September. This year’s funding decisions will be published on 10 December 2026. GrantsFor grant applicants Criteria for applying Values and focuses in the general grant call Application form and instructions for the online service Frequently asked questions Evaluation and decisions Propose a peer reviewer For grant recipients Funding practicalities Fair practices in funded projects Grants+ Project communications Instructions for At the Well blog Instructions for project pages Kamari booking calender Funding programmes and thematic grant calls Funding programme: Is Democracy Eroding? (2021–2025) Thematic grant call 2025: Securitization and Democracy Thematic grant call 2024: Media and Democracy in Finland in the 2020s Thematic grant call 2022: The current state and challenges of Finnish democracy Thematic grant call 2021: Language, Power and Democracy Previous thematic grant calls Vuoden Tiedekynä Academic Writing Award 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. The next annual grant call will be held 1–15 September, 2026. The new funding decisions will be published on Thursday, 10 December 2026. Criteria for applying An individual, a working group or a legal entity with a Finnish business ID can apply for a grant from Kone Foundation. Read more about who can apply Values and focuses in the general grant call The goal of Kone Foundation’s grant activities is to create the conditions for free and multi-voiced art and research. The funding decisions are guided by the central values defined in the Foundation’s strategy. Read more on Kone Foundation’s focuses in awarding grants Application form and instructions for the online service Grant applications are filled out on our online grant service. The application form can only be accessed when the call is open in September. Please read the instructions carefully before applying! Read the application guidelines Evaluation and decisions The processing of applications is based on peer review. The reviewers, who change annually, are specialists in research and art. The yearly funding decisions are announced in early December. Read more on evaluations and decisions Frequently asked questions Do you have questions about our grant call and funding? Check out our frequently asked questions. Check out our FAQs Propose a peer reviewer Who should Kone Foundation invite as a peer reviewer in future evaluations of grant applications? You can propose an expert in research or art for the task. Propose a peer reviewer