Deadline: 31 October 2024
The Finnish Cultural Foundation is now accepting applications for its Wellamo Paasikivi Fund for works that focus on the life of a Finnish statesperson.
The work can be a book, a documentary programme, or a documentary.
Funding Information
- The Finnish Cultural Foundation is awarding up to EUR 200,000.
- The grant can be applied for either work, project-related expenses, or for both purposes together. It can be awarded as a multi-year grant.
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
- Individuals, working groups (e.g., in documentaries a team consisting of a screenwriter, director, producer, and researcher), and registered organizations are eligible to apply for the 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.
