Home Grants Funding programmes and thematic grant calls Funding programmes and thematic grant calls Nearly every year, in addition to the general grant call, Kone Foundation arranges grant calls that are thematically connected to the Foundation’s funding programmes. 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 Nearly every year, in addition to the general grant call, Kone Foundation arranges grant calls that are thematically connected to the Foundation’s funding programmes. Thematic grant calls are evaluated separately from the general grant call. Kone Foundation’s current funding programme is called “Is Democracy Eroding?”. The programme aims to increase our collective understanding of democracy and social justice and to bring new perspectives to common notions of democracy. No thematic funding call of the programme “Is Democracy Eroding?” will be organised in 2023. The themes of the programme will be taken into account in the general call of 2023. Read more about previous grant calls here Funding programme: Is Democracy Eroding? (2021–2025) Kone Foundation’s newest funding programme aims to increase our collective understanding of democracy and social justice and to bring new perspectives to common notions of democracy. Read more about our new funding programme Thematic grant call 2022: The current state and challenges of Finnish democracy The second thematic funding call in the programme, “Is Democracy Eroding?”, will focus on projects that explore the connection between the current state, traditions and practices of Finnish democracy and its blind spots and challenges. Read more about the thematic funding call 2022 Kone Foundation’s funding programmes Funding programme: Is Democracy Eroding? (2021–2025) Kone Foundation’s newest funding programme aims to increase our collective understanding of democracy and social justice and to bring new perspectives to common notions of democracy. Read more about our new funding programme The changing ”neighbournesses” of Finland (2016–2020) At the background of the funding programme are the many changes that have recently taken place in the Global North. Due to the warming of the climate, the geopolitical significance of the northern regions has changed, which has caused an economic race to the Arctic. The relations between Russia and the West have become tense and polarised, and migrations and refugee situations have brought new neighbours to the Finnish society. Read more about the funding programme The changing ”neighbournesses” of Finland (2016–2020) Is Finland Becoming Polarized? The purpose of the funding programme “Is Finland Becoming Polarized?” was to increase our understanding of social justice and inequality in Finland. Read more about the funding programme Is Finland Becoming Polarized? Language Programme (2012–2016) The main objective of the Kone Foundation Language Programme (2012–2016) was to advance the documentation of small Finno-Ugric languages, the Finnish language, and minority languages in Finland, and to strengthen their status. Read more about the Language Programme