Grants

Applying a grant

There is few state institutes and foundations which grant financial support for individual artist or a working groups to their projects. There is variation in rules and instructions between different institutes so read them trough carefully before applying.

Take enough time to fill up the application
Please note that online application systems usually get crowded and loaded just before the deadline and they might crash.
Do a clear and executable work plan.
Explain your idea understandably – don’t hide behind fancy words
Make a distinct timetable
Application handlers read hundreds of applications – think how you can stand out and keep the application short enough
Make a realistic budget to your project
Working grant is usually meant for applicant’s normal living costs during the working period
Usually there is a separate object grant available which is meant to exact costs of the projects (e.g. material cost, rent of the working space, hiring separate work force etc)
If you applying grants from many different institutes for the same projects, think carfully to which part or cost of the project you allocate them.
Remember to add all necessary documents – having few too many is better than not having them at all
There is usually possibility attach a link to your online portfolio or to your web page
Visual artist should have artwork or sketches from the project attached
Remember to update your curriculum vitae.
In you CV, list only those works which are relevant or significant to the project in question
Ask references – reference from your fellow artist or professor are significant especially for those artist who are in the beginning of their career.
Ask someone, maybe a person who has had a grant
Don’t let the negative decision to let you down – there is thousands of applicants and negative ruling don’t mean that your project is be bad.
Keep developing your idea and apply again next time.

The Finnish Cultural Foundation

The central fund call in October
Regional found call in February

www.skr.fi

Arts Promotion Centre Finland -TAIKE

Project grants in October – for individual artist or working groups for their projects
Regional grants in March – for working for individual artists and working groups

www.taike.fi

Finnish Film Foundation

Partly ongoing call for grants, in some of the support format call 4 times a year
Separately supports for short films (fiction, documentary, animation), feature films and tv-series
Scriptwriting grant for individual applicants, development and production grants for production companies
International promotion/travel support for directors or other members of the film group for participating film festivals when own film is the the program

www.ses.fi

AVEK

For media arts and movies
Scriptwriting grant for individual applicants, development and production grants for production companies.
Scholarships for courses and training, international travel support for projects which takes place abroad
CreaDemo, CreaMa, DigiDemo – grants for initiatives which develops media and film industry in general
Partly ongoing call, in some of the grants specific application times

www.avek.fi

Kone Foundation

To advance bold initiatives in research and the arts
Boldness, the crossing of boundaries and new initiatives.
To individual artists and working groups
Grant call in September