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. The annual grant call is held 1–15 September. GrantsFor grant applicants Criteria for applying Kone Foundation’s focuses in awarding grants Guidelines for making an application Evaluation and decisions Frequently asked questions Propose a peer reviewer For grant recipients General information about the grant Grant payment, social security and taxation Grants+ Project communications Grantees’ instructions for blog posts and project pages Kamari booking calender Kone Foundation logos and mentioning the funder 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, 2025. 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 Kone Foundation’s focuses in awarding grants 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 Guidelines for making an application 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