Home Grants For grant applicants Evaluation and decisions 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. GrantsFor grant applicants Kone Foundation’s focuses in awarding grants Criteria for applying Evaluation and decisions Guidelines for making a grant application Propose a peer reviewer Frequently asked questions For grant recipients General information about the grant Grant payment, social security and taxation Grants+ Project communications Kamari – “The Chamber” Kone Foundation logos and mentioning the Foundation’s support Funding programmes and thematic grant calls Funding programme: Is Democracy Eroding? (2021–2025) Thematic grant call 2022: The current state and challenges of Finnish democracy Thematic grant call 2021: Language, Power and Democracy Previous thematic grant calls Metsän puolella initiative (“In the Woods“) Metsän puolella: Guidelines for making a grant application Vuoden Tiedekynä Academic Writing Award How are applications reviewed and grant decisions made in Kone Foundation’s general grant call? (open PDF in a new tab) Review 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. Kone Foundation typically assigns one reviewer per application. In our view, this results in the selection of more artistically and scientifically compelling projects than when reviewed by several evaluators – a process that often requires compromise. In order to guarantee a diversity of perspectives, new peer reviewers are typically assigned each year. The Foundation’s grant specialists are also involved in assessing the feasibility of applicants’ plans. We do not publish the names of the evaluators, as we wish to allow and encourage the anonymous evaluators and peer reviewers to have freedom in making their funding suggestions. Decisions The Kone Foundation Board of Trustees will make the funding decisions in its meeting in late November or early December. The list of grantees will be published on our website soon after. The grantees will be notified by email and mail, and their names will be included in the Foundation’s annual report. Criteria The Kone Foundation Board does not state the reasons for individual funding decisions. Among the criteria used in the reviewing process are the following: The funding decisions are guided by the central values defined in the Foundation’s strategy The application, the attached CVs, and the other relevant documents are used to evaluate the capacities of the applicant(s) to carry out the project successfully In evaluating the work plan, the reviewers focus on scholarly and/or artistic excellence and feasibility If funding is being sought for doctoral thesis support, please include a reference from a supervisor or other person familiar with the work With its decisions, the Foundation aims to promote the multifaceted development of Finnish research and the arts. Protection of privacy All applications are handled confidentially. Persons involved in processing and evaluating the applications do not publicly discuss any applicant’s characteristics or personal circumstances or any information relating to an applicant’s economic situation. Information on Kone Foundation’s research grant applicant and recipient register and on implementing one’s right of access can be found in Kone Foundation’s Privacy Policy Statement.