January Round

The Regional Funds award grants to applicants residing or born in the region, for scientific or artistic work taking place in or focused on the region, and various cultural projects. As an individual and as a person responsible for a working group of several people, you can submit an application only to one of the regional funds. Registered organisations can submit applications to many regional funds. The Uusimaa regional fund will take applications not until the January Round 2026, read more.

In the January Round can individuals and working groups apply for working or expenditure grants, or for both of them. The registered organisations can apply for expenditure grants. Special purpose grants in the January round of applications are Local culture grants and Spearhead grants that are awarded annually for larger than customary projects. The regions  have also their own special purpose grants.

As an individual or as a person responsible for a working group of several people, you can submit only one application. You can, however, be a member of a working group (but not the person responsible) in a different project than the one your personal application is focused on.

The work to be funded with the grant now being applied may begin no earlier than 15 May 2025. Expenditure grants may also be used for expenses incurring only from 15 May 2025 onward.

Both favourable and unfavourable grant decisions will be sent to grant applicants by email between April and May. The grants can be withdrawn from 22 May 2025.

The grant decisions are made by an administrative committee consisting of regional experts from various fields. If necessary, outside experts can be called upon to evaluate applications.