Grants
Grants Open for Applications from 15 to 31 August 2026
The Alfred Kordelin Foundation’s grants for science, the arts and public education are open for applications from 15 to 31 August 2026. The Foundation supports long-term, goal-oriented work and seeks to address societal challenges.
The Post Doc Pool, Application period 15.8.–15.9.2026
The grants awarded from Säätiöiden post doc -pooli are intended for scholars, who have recently completed their doctoral degree and wish to conduct research abroad. The Autumn application round is open from 15th August to 15th September.
Grant Information Sessions in August – Science, Art, and Public education
The Kordelin Foundation’s grants for Science, Arts, and Public education are open for applications from 15 to 31 August. Information sessions about the grants will be held in August.
Office Opening Hours During the Summer Months
The office of the Alfred Kordelin Foundation is closed in July. Payment requests for the summer months should be made well in advance, no later than 16 June. We wish everyone a peaceful and relaxing summer!
Grants for Science, Arts and Public Education Open for Applications in August, first Grant Info in June
The Kordelin Foundation’s grants for science, art, and public education are open for applications 15–31 August. The foundation’s funding aims to support long-term and goal-oriented work and to address societal challenges.
Call for applications to the New Classics fund opens in September
New Classics funding increases the visibility of the visual arts and enables arts organisations to further develop their activities. Applications to the New fund will once again open in September 2026.
512 Applications received in the January Grant call
The Alfred Kordelin Foundation’s Major Cultural Projects, as well as grants from the City Funds and Dedicated Funds, were open for applications in January. We warmly thank all applicants. Decisions will be communicated to applicants in April.
The Post Doc Pool, Application period 1.–31.1.2026
Säätiöiden post doc -pooli is a grant resource set up by Finnish foundations, all members of the Association of Finnish Foundations, and intended for post-doctoral research abroad. Application period 1.–31.1.2026.
January applications: Major Cultural Projects, City Funds, and the Gust. Komppa Fund
In January, applications are open for the Major Cultural Projects, as well as for the City Funds and the Gust. Komppa Fund grants. The application period opens in the grant system on Thursday, January 15, and closes on Saturday, January 31 at 4:00 p.m. Finnish time.
Grants of Gust. Komppa Fund open for applications 15–31 January 2026
The Gust. Komppa Fund awards grants in the field of chemistry. From the beginning of 2026, the fund’s grants will be larger than before, and the focus areas of the grants have been clarified.