Welcome to the Kordelin Foundation's Grant Info. The event is aimed at applicants who are planning to apply for grants in the fields of science, arts or public education in August 2025. The events are remote events (Teams), registration is required in advance.
Our office will be closed during July. We will be available again starting August 4, 2025. We wish you a enjoyable summer!
We kindly ask you to make the payment request for summer no later than June 16. We will process requests after this next time in August.
The Office of the President of the Republic of Finland and the Alfred Kordelin Foundation are organising a sculpture exhibition at Kultaranta’s park in Naantali, Finland, from 30 May to 31 August 2025. The theme of the exhibition is 'Layers' and it features works by seven contemporary sculptors who work with wood and stone in particular. The exhibition is open to visitors during guided tours and open hours.
The Alfred Kordelin Foundation’s grants for science, art, and public education have been renewed. The foundation’s funding aims to support long-term and goal-oriented work and to address societal challenges.
The total amount of funding will remain the same – in total, the Kordelin Foundation will distribute EUR 3.5 million for science, art, and public education. The grants will be open for applications from August 15 to August 31, 2025.
On 24th April 2025 the Post Doc Pool foundations awarded some 1.22 million euro to 24 post-doctoral scholars. 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 from Finland for at least six months.
The Alfred Kordelin Foundation's electronic newsletter is published 4–6 times a year — the first issue will be released in May. The newsletter will gather information about our current activities, available grants, and updates on Major Cultural Projects.
The Alfred Kordelin Foundation’s Major cultural projects provide solutions to societal challenges. In the 2025 application round, four major cultural project grants were awarded, totaling 960,000 euros.
The application for Alfred Kordelin Foundation’s major cultural projects funding and grants from city and dedicated funds ended on January 31, 2025. 234 Major cultural project applications were sent by the deadline.
In January, funding is available for Major Cultural Projects—two-year initiatives—as well as smaller grants from the foundation’s city and dedicated funds. Applications close on Friday, January 31, 2025, at 4:00 PM Finnish time. Applications are submitted via the grants’ online service by registering as an applicant, using mobile or banking identification, and completing the electronic…
We are seeking groundbreaking large-scale cultural projects aimed at advancing our goal of creating a more diverse, skilled, and international Finland. Major cultural projects must be ambitious and offer solutions to societal challenges through perspectives from the arts, science, or public education—or a combination thereof. When evaluating applications, we emphasize impact, interdisciplinarity, and long-term sustainability….