Finnish Cultural Foundation Eminentia Grants – Finland

The grant is intended for reflection on and sharing of one’s own scientific or artistic life’s work and the experience gained from it to benefit others, either in one’s own field, in other fields, in interaction between science and the arts, or, more broadly to promote the social significance of science or art.

A prerequisite for the Eminentia grant is that the work be published in writing, either as a standalone book, online publication, or a series of articles. The details of the publication must be submitted to the Cultural Foundation together with the report on the grant use.

Funding Information

• The Eminentia grant is 25,000 euros. It can be applied for work, expenses, or both together.

Ineligible Expenses

• Grants are not awarded:
  • as wage increments or incentive grants
  • on social grounds
  • to basic (bachelor’s and master’s) degree students as working grants or for student exchange included in studies
  • for postdoctoral research abroad except for visits lasting less than one semester (less than 6 months)
  • to cover plain printing costs
  • for internships

Eligibility Criteria

• Scientists or artists in the later stages of a long scientific or artistic career are eligible to apply for an Eminentia grant.

Evaluation Criteria

• All grant applications are peer evaluated.
• The Central Fund October round applications are evaluated by over 50 committees, which invite 2 annually rotating outside experts as their members.
• Rigid guidelines are applied to the application evaluation process to ensure utmost impartiality. An awarded grant is subject to annulment if any lack of impartiality is discovered after the decision-making process.
• The applications are processed in confidentiality. The identities of the experts are not disclosed, nor do the experts justify their decisions in writing. Therefore, no feedback on the applications can be given.

For more information, visit Finnish Cultural Foundation.