Who is the funding intended for?
The funding is intended for collectives and registered associations. A working group (such as a research group or an artist group) may apply if the official applicant is, for example, a university, a registered association, or another collective. Individuals cannot apply for the major cultural projects funding.
The support is intended to be used for work costs and expenses incurred after the grant has been awarded.
Major Cultural Project and Bridge Funding
A major cultural project is a two-year initiative, applied for with a single application for the two-year period. The amount of two-year funding can vary, ranging from 100,000 to 300,000 euros.
Bridge funding can be granted to already implemented major cultural projects to support their continuity and impact. This funding is intended for projects that are still active and have a clear plan demonstrating how their chances of securing further funding will improve and how the project’s impact will grow. The amount and duration of the funding can vary, ranging from 50,000 to 150,000 euros.
Application Period
The application portal opens on January 1, and close on January 31, 2025, at 4:00 PM Finnish time. Applications or their attachments cannot be submitted by mail or email. Separate forms are used for applying for major cultural projects and bridge funding for already completed large cultural projects.
Application Evaluation
Evaluation begins once the grant application period ends on January 31, 2025. Grant applications will be evaluated in three groups: science, art, and civic education. We have invited both trustees of the Foundation and experts from outside the Foundation to join these groups.
The evaluation process consists of four stages:
- Experts assess the anticipated impacts of projects on various societal challenges and the types of breakthroughs they aim to achieve.
- The thematic groups meet to discuss the applications assigned to them and prepare their own recommendations.
- The groups jointly select six to nine projects for further interviews. Experts and foundation staff participate in these interviews.
- In the final stage, the groups will together make a proposal on the projects to be funded and present it to the board of the foundation.
The board will make the final funding decisions by the end of March 2025.
Monitoring
An interim report is required after the first year, and a final report upon completion of the project. Applying for bridge funding requires submission of the final report.
Submit the interim report for the first year of operations by 31 January 2026 to the online grant service. It is a prerequisite for paying out the grant of the second year that the project leader has submitted an interim report, verifying that the project has moved forward according to plans. If the interim report has not been submitted, or the project has not moved forward according to plans, the Foundation cannot pay out the grant for the second year.
Submit the final report within one month of the project’s completion through the grants online portal. The final report will be reviewed in an evaluation discussion with representatives of the foundation.
We will stay in touch with project stakeholders during the project.
Grant or Salary?
A collective can apply for a working grant to cover the working costs of project participants, and an expense grant for the project’s expenses, in line with instructions from taxation authorities. Please check taxation of grants, scholarships and awards for merit. In such cases, a share of the grant is paid out as working grants to project participants, and a share as an expense grant to the account indicated by the applicant, such as a university or a registered association, to be managed by the collective.
The duration of a working grant can be max. 24 months, and the sum €50,000 per person, distributed in grants of approximately €2,080 per month. Grants are awarded for full-time work only. Please note that the applied grant must also include a Mela payment. Please check sum of tax-exampt artist’s grant.
Salary
A collective can also apply for funding to cover project participants’ salaries and project expenses. Funding for salary expenses can be applied for a period no longer than 24 months. In such cases, the collective will be responsible for all relevant employer obligations.
The grant applicant/recipient’s person responsible will be responsible for the project in its entirety.
Note! Tax regulations may change, and their interpretation can to some extent vary. Consequently, the Alfred Kordelin Foundation cannot be held responsible for the correctness of this information, nor can it provide more detailed instructions on taxation. Please check the instructions on the website of the tax authority taxation of grants, scholarships and awards for merit.
Note! The share of general expenses claimed by a university may not exceed 5% of the project’s total costs applied from Kordelin Foundation.
Required Attachments
- CV of the project leader/leaders. Alfred Kordelin Foundation recommends all applicants to use The Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK template for the researcher’s curriculum vitae (CV) applicable also in the field of arts
- CVs of persons who participate in the project for which funding is applied. TENK template.
expanded work plan. The expanded work plan must include tangible goals for both years of project operation)
- Confirmation of interest from partners or networks who are committed participating in the project.
- Itemised project budget
- Latest report on operations and financial statement
Please see further instructions on the application form. All appendices must be in pdf format.
More information
Erik Båsk, Managing Director
Tel. +358 40 825 8071
erik.bask@kordelin.fi
