Information on Kone Foundation Grants
Researcher grants
Foundation provides funding for researchers of all nationalities working in Finland and for Finnish nationals conducting research abroad.
Only researchers who have completed their Master’s degree are eligible for Kone Foundation academic research grants.
Kone Foundation grants are awarded for research in the humanities, social sciences, for environmental research and for artistic research. The grants are generally not intended to support research in the fields of education, psychology, theology, law, economics or communications research.
Project grants for research
Research grants are also awarded for projects that involve one or more researchers and have a research leader or supervisor. Kone Foundation grants for research projects must also be applied for one year at a time.
Kone Foundation grants are awarded for research in the humanities, social sciences, for environmental research and for artistic research. The grants are generally not intended to support research in the fields of education, psychology, theology, law, economics or communications research.
Grants for non-fiction publications and translations of non-fiction
Kone Foundation provides funding for Finnish non-fiction writing and translations from or into Finnish. Non-fiction grants are intended to support non-fiction writing and translation in the humanities, the social sciences and environmental research. The aim is to support efforts to make research in these fields as accessible as possible to the general public.
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Other grants
Kone Foundation grants can also be provided for art and cultural projects and other projects that are significant for some aspect of Finnish society or culture.
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Specially allocated grants
Kone Foundation also organizes applications for specially allocated grants. More information in Finnish only, see Suunnatut haut.
Saari Residence grants
In addition, the Foundation also awards residency grants for artists in various fields. Read more about residency grants in Saari Residence section.