Grants for art professionals

Application periods for 2026

• Frame grants will be renewed in 2026.
• As a result, Frame will not organize its November project and travel grant application rounds in the fall of 2025.
• The next Frame grant application round will open in March 2026, when grants can be applied for international projects of Finnish contemporary art for the period 2026–2027.
• Read more: Changes to Frame grants: No application round this November

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.
• Work groups formed by Finnish and Finland-based art professionals for work-related trips abroad.
• Travel grants may not be applied on behalf of another person. The contact person of a work group must be among the travellers.
• 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?

• The next Frame grant application round will open in March 2026.

Required appendices

• Travel plan: itinerary and purpose of travel
• Curriculum Vitae (1–2 pages) or biography.
• Attachments should be in pdf, jpeg, jpg or png format. The maximum file size is 4 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 a personal travel grant for their visits to Finland.
• Work groups formed by international art professionals for their visits to Finland.
• Travel grants may not be applied on behalf of another person. The contact person of a work group must be among the travellers.
• 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

• The next Frame grant application round will open in March 2026.

Required appendices

• travel plan: itinerary and purpose of travel
• Curriculum Vitae (1–2 pages) or biography. 
• Attachments should be in pdf, jpeg, jpg or png format. The maximum file size is 4 Mb.

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.