The Finnish Cultural Foundation awards grants to different fields of science, art and culture. There are four application periods. Applicants can be private individuals, registered organisations or working groups in all fields of art and science.
Grants
The Finnish Cultural Foundation is reforming its application processes for grants and moving from the previous four application rounds per year to one. As of October 2026, applicants will be able to apply for grants from the Finnish Cultural Foundation’s regional funds and central fund during just one joint application round from 15 to 30 October. The August application round will still be organised in 2026.
Grants
The Finnish Cultural Foundation is reforming its application processes for grants and moving from the previous four application rounds per year to one. As of October 2026, applicants will be able to apply for grants from the Finnish Cultural Foundation’s regional funds and central fund during just one joint application round from 15 to 30 October. The August application round will still be organised in 2026.
For applicants
We award about thousand grants every year for scientific and artistic work as well as for projects and acquisitions to Finnish nationals or to people or organisations residing and working in Finland. Funding is also granted to other applicants whose applications demonstrate strong connections to Finland or Finnish culture.
For applicants
We award about thousand grants every year for scientific and artistic work as well as for projects and acquisitions to Finnish nationals or to people or organisations residing and working in Finland. Funding is also granted to other applicants whose applications demonstrate strong connections to Finland or Finnish culture.
For grantees
The grant-funded work may begin only after the grant decision has been made. Expenditure grants will likewise cover expenses incurring only after the grant decision has been made. The grant application guidelines provide more information about the use of grants.
For grantees
The grant-funded work may begin only after the grant decision has been made. Expenditure grants will likewise cover expenses incurring only after the grant decision has been made. The grant application guidelines provide more information about the use of grants.
For applicants and grantees
Since only a limited number of 2-4-year grants are awarded, some of the multi-year grant applicants are awarded shorter grants instead. Read more information about multi-year grants.
For applicants and grantees
Since only a limited number of 2-4-year grants are awarded, some of the multi-year grant applicants are awarded shorter grants instead. Read more information about multi-year grants.
General information on grants
The Finnish Cultural Foundation defends the open pursuit of science and art. We are also committed to the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK’s guidelines for Research Integrity.
We award grants to support scientific research and artistic work as well as projects and acquisitions. Here are some key figures for 2024.