News Grants 01.09.2025 The 2025 funding call is open – apply by 15 September, 4 p.m. (EEST) Illustration: Sanni Seppä Share: Kone Foundation’s mission is to make the world a better place by creating conditions for free and multi-voiced art and research. The Foundation provides funding for academic research and artistic work. Our general funding call will take place from 1 to 15 September 2025. You can apply for Kone Foundation funding for: academic research in the humanities, social sciences and environmental sciences, as well as artistic research professional artistic work in all fields of art multidisciplinary work combining art and research. To receive funding, projects must have a connection to Finland. Please read the information for grant applicants on our website carefully before applying. Applications must be submitted by Monday, 15 September, 4:00 PM EEST (Finnish time) on our Online grant service. Good luck with your application! Kone Foundation also has an initiative for projects focusing on forest issues. Metsän puolella (“For the Woods”) funds projects that include research, art, journalism and activism in different combinations. The applications for the final funding round of 2025 should also be submitted by 15 September, 4:00 PM EEST. Read more about Metsän puolella Questions during the application process? Here’s how to contact us. During the application period (1–15 September) the fastest way to contact us is via the Chat feature on the online grant service. We will be answering your questions during office hours. You can also send your questions via the online grants service using the Messages function. You can reach us by email at koneensaatio@koneensaatio.fi. We will reply to messages and emails during office hours on weekdays. Our telephone helpline (09 260 0617) is open Monday–Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. On the last day of the application period, Monday 15 September, our telephone helpline is closed. Also, please note that our helpdesk is closed on the weekend of 13–14 September. Tips for applicants Grant call info session 2025 What types of projects will be funded, how will applications be reviewed and how to apply? In August, we organised info sessions in Finnish and English on the 2025 funding call at Lauttasaari Manor. Watch the English recording on YouTube (opens in a new tab) Instruction video for filling out the general funding application A video tutorial on how to fill in the Kone Foundation’s general funding application form in the online system is available on our YouTube channel. Watch the video (opens in a new tab) Follow us on social media During the application period, we will share tips and notes on how to apply on our social media. You can follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and Bluesky. Further information Which projects have been funded? See the projects funded in last year’s general call. How many applications are received and how much funding is awarded? Check out the statistics on grants, prizes and donations from last year. How to apply? Instructions for grant applicants on the Kone Foundation website.