Grants for art professionals

Travel grants for art professionals

• Applications for travel grants for trips taking place in 2025 can be submitted continuously from 1 November 2024 until 31 August 2025.
• Decisions are made four times a year.
• The application deadlines for trips taking place in 2025 are:
  • 31 December 2024
  • 28 February 2025
  • 30 April 2025
  • 31 August 2025
• Decisions are announced approximately four weeks after each application deadline. The first decisions at the beginning of the calendar year are usually published by the end of February, depending on the Ministry of Education and Culture’s state subsidy decision.

The purpose of the travel grant is to promote the international mobility and networking of Finnish art experts and to promote the opportunities of Finnish art and artists for international interaction and the exhibition of Finnish art internationally. The purpose of grants awarded by Frame is based on the strategy of the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture and Frame’s own strategy.

Who can apply?

• Finnish and Finland-based art professionals can apply for a personal travel grant for work-related trips abroad.
• Travel grants may not be applied on behalf of another person.
• Organisations cannot apply for this grant.

For what purposes can a travel grant be applied for?

Finnish and Finland-based art professionals can apply for a travel grant for work-related trips abroad. 

Travel grants can only be applied for to cover personal

• Travel expenses
• Accommodation expenses

Travel grants cannot be spent on

• Residencies (including travel to and from)
• Per diems or living costs
• Participation fees
• Studies, theses

When to apply?

• Applications for travel grants for trips in 2025 can be submitted continuously from 1 November 2024 until 31 August 2025.
• Decisions are made four times a year.
• The application deadlines for trips in 2025 are:
  • 31 December 2024
  • 28 February 2025
  • 30 April 2025
  • 31 August 2025
• Decisions are announced approximately four weeks after each application deadline. The first decisions at the beginning of the calendar year are usually published by the end of February, depending on the Ministry of Education and Culture’s state subsidy decision.
• The deadline is always the last day of the application period at 11:59 pm Finnish time.
• Applications submitted after the deadline will be processed during the next decision round.
• The grant must be spent the year in which it is awarded.
• The grant application must be submitted prior to traveling.

Required appendices

• Travel plan: itinerary and purpose of travel
• Curriculum Vitae (1–2 pages) or biography. Attachments should be in PDF or JPG format. The maximum file size is 3 MB.

How to apply?

• Fill in a travel grant application form at Frame’s online grants service.

The purpose of the travel grant is to promote the international mobility and networking of art experts in order to promote the opportunities of Finnish art and artists for international interaction and the exhibition of Finnish art internationally. The purpose of grants awarded by Frame is based on the strategy of the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture and Frame’s own strategy.

Who can apply?

• International art professionals for their visits to Finland
• This travel grant can also be applied by Finland-based organisations in order to invite an international art professional to Finland.

For what purposes can a travel grant be applied for?

• International art experts can apply for a travel grant for work-related trips to Finland.

Travel grants can only be applied for to cover personal

• Travel expenses
• Accommodation expenses

Travel grants cannot be spent on

• Residencies (including travel to and from)
• Per diems or living costs
• Participation fees
• Studies, theses

When to apply

• Applications for travel grants for trips in 2025 can be submitted continuously from 1 November 2024 until 31 August 2025.
• Decisions are made four times a year.
• The application deadlines for trips in 2025 are:
  • 31 December 2024
  • 28 February 2025
  • 30 April 2025
  • 31 August 2025
• Decisions are announced approximately four weeks after each application deadline. The first decisions at the beginning of the calendar year are usually published by the end of February, depending on the Ministry of Education and Culture’s state subsidy decision.
• The deadline is always on the last day of the application deadline at 11:59 pm Finnish time.
• Applications submitted after the deadline will be processed during the next decision round.
• The grant must be spent the year in which it is awarded.
• The grant application must be submitted prior to traveling.

Required appendices

• travel plan: itinerary and purpose of travel
• Curriculum Vitae (1–2 pages) or biography. Attachments should be in PDF or JPG format. The maximum file size is 3 M.

How to apply?

• Fill in a travel grant application form at Frame’s online grants service.

You may write your application in Finnish, Swedish or in English. Fill in your application form at Frame’s online grants service. The service is provided in Finnish and in English.