Regional funds' grants available from 22 Jan to 9 Feb
The January Round of Applications, i.e. applications round for grants from the Cultural Foundation’s regional funds, will be open between 22 January and 9 February 2024. A total of EUR 16,2 million will be awarded to the arts and sciences.
In the January round, the regional funds give out grants to support the arts and sciences in their own regions. The regional funds award grants to applicants who live or were born in the region, as well as to scientific or artistic work and diverse cultural projects taking place in the region.
Special-purpose grants common to all the regional funds include projects related to each region’s heritage, Art for Everyone grants and spearhead project grants.
Some regions have their own special-purpose grants and focus areas.
Regional special-purpose grants
Speak Finnish Boldly!
The South Ostrobothnia Regional Fund has a Speak Finnish Boldly! grant in addition to its usual funding for artistic or scientific work. The grant sum is EUR 3,000 and the applicant must undertake to improve their Finnish language skills during the grant period.
Planning Grant
Applications may be made to the Pirkanmaa Regional Fund for planning and developing a spearhead or major project for the 2024 application round. The grant sum is EUR 2,500 and its purpose is to facilitate the planning and development of large-scale and exceptionally demanding projects.
A joint project for sciences
A joint science grant of EUR 100,000 from the North Karelia and North Savo Regional Funds is available for a high-quality project combining different scientific disciplines. The working group of the project must involve participants from both regions, from universities or other research institutions.
Art Together
Instead of Art for All grants, the Uusimaa Regional Fund distributes Art Together grants. The aim of this form of support is to increase the well-being, becoming visible by their own volition, and the participation of minorities, those in need of special support or care, or people otherwise living in socially vulnerable contexts, through means of ethically sustainable and dialogic art and culture.
Further information and Grant Info
For more information on the regional funds’ grants, please refer to each regional fund’s web page.
There will be a joint grant information event online for all the regional funds on Thursday 25 January. The English part starts at 2.15 pm and the Finnish part at 3 pm. You can access through the participation link below when the event starts, and the link will also be sent in the grant newsletter.
