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09.12.2024

Statistics and listings of grants, prizes and donations awarded in 2024

A watercolor portrait illustration of a dark haired person smiling with their eyes closed, being cradled by four hands. It is unclear who the hands belong to. On on of the arms, there is a tattoo of a dove of peace. Dark twigs branch out from the persons hair on the background.

Illustration: Sanni Seppä.

In 2024, Kone Foundation awarded grants, prizes and donations totalling over EUR 56 million.    

The total sum of EUR 56,812,928 granted by the Foundation includes the following funding:

  • The general grant call, EUR 44,809,615
  • Metsän puolella initiative EUR 14,784,150
  • Thematic grant call (Media and Democracy), EUR 1,908,200
  • Saari Residence grants, EUR 339,113
  • Vuoden Tiedekynä Academic Writing Award, EUR 25,000

The 2024 general grant call

A total of EUR 44,809,615 million and 343 grants were awarded through the 2024 general grant call. A total of 6,650 applications were submitted for the call.

Of the EUR 44.8 million granted, 58.9% was awarded for research projects, 24.1% for art projects, 16.9% for projects combining research and art, and 0.1% for other cultural work.

Of the 343 grants, 162 were awarded for art projects, 138 for research projects, 42 to projects combining research and art, and 1 to other cultural projects. 261 were given for multi-year projects and 82 were given for a duration of one year or less.

Award rates in the 2024 general grant call

Calculated from the total number of applications, 5.2% of the applicants were awarded a grant.

  • The award rate for research projects was 5.5%.
  • The award rate for art projects was 5.0%.
  • The award rate for projects combining art and research was 6.3%.
  • The award rate for other cultural work was 0.4%.

In the general grant application round, 6.2% of the total sum applied for was granted.

  • The award rate for research projects was 7.5%. 
  • The award rate for art projects was 4.4%.
  • The award rate for projects combining art and research was 7.2%.
  • The award rate for other cultural work was 0.2%.

Metsän puolella

Kone Foundation’s initiative Metsän puolella for forest-related topics was launched in June 2023. The call for proposals is ongoing and open all year round.

In 2024, EUR 9,731,000 was awarded to a total of 40 projects.

Thematic grant call 2024: Media and Democracy in Finland in the 2020s

EUR 1,908,200 was awarded to a total of 10 projects.

Applications to the Saari Residence

A total of 24 artists, 3 two-person teams and 11 working groups were selected for the Saari Residence in 2024 out of 1,200 applications received from 91 countries. The award rate for residency places was 3.2% out of the total number of applicants.

Listings

All grants awarded in the 2024 grant call

Residencies awarded for the Saari Residence in 2024

Research grants awarded in 2024 by university or academic institution

The largest grants awarded in 2024