Grants for organisations

Project grants

• The application periods for 2024 project grants are from 1 to 30 November 2023 and from 1 to 31 March 2024.
• The deadline is the last day of the application period at 11:59 pm Finnish time.
• The results of the November application period are usually published by the end of February, depending on the Ministry of Education and Culture’s state subsidy decision.
• The decisions on the March application period are announced approximately eight weeks after the deadline.

Travel grants for foreign art experts for travelling to Finland

• Applications for travel grants for trips taking place in 2024 can be submitted continuously from 1 November 2023 until 31 August 2024.
• Decisions are made four times a year.
• The application deadlines for trips taking place in 2024 are:
  • 31 December 2023
  • 29 February 2024
  • 30 April 2024
  • 31 August 2024
• 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 grant is to strengthen the international position of Finnish contemporary art by supporting the presentation of Finnish art abroad. 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 or foreign organisations that present Finnish art, such as biennales, art museums, galleries and cultural institutions.
• Artists or work groups are not eligible to apply for this project grant. They are advised instead to apply for a travel grant for artists for exhibiting abroad.

For what purpose can this project grant be applied for?

• Project grants can be awarded for exhibitions held abroad when one or more Finnish artists or artists based in Finland participate in the exhibition. Exhibition activities include, inter alia, appearances by the artist or presentation of their work in a solo or group exhibition, biennale, triennale, festival or other contemporary art event.

Project grants can only be applied for to cover the following expenses of Finnish or Finland-based artists:

• installation expenses
• travel and accommodation expenses
• transport and insurance of artworks

Project grants cannot be spent on:

• artistic work
• residencies (including travel to and from)
• gallery rental or participation fees
• per diems or living costs
• artist / curator fees
• studies, theses
• production and material costs of artworks
• general equipment or software purchases
• the expenses of foreign artists not based in Finland
• events or exhibitions in Finland

When to apply?

• The application periods for 2024 project grants are from 1 to 30 November 2023 and from 1 to 31 March 2024.
• The deadline is the last day of the application period at 11:59 pm Finnish time.
• The results of the November application period are usually published by the end of February, depending on the Ministry of Education and Culture’s state subsidy decision.
• The decisions on the March application period are announced approximately eight weeks after the deadline.
• The grant must be spent the year in which it is awarded.
• Grants cannot be applied for retroactively.
• The deadline is the last day of the application period at 11:59 pm Finnish time.
• We will not process late applications or applications submitted through other channels than the grants service.

Required appendices

• project description
• project budget
• Curriculum Vitae (1–2 pages) or biography of each participating Finnish artist
• 3–5 images per participating Finnish artist
• Attachments should be in PDF or JPG format. The maximum file size is 3 MB.

How to apply?

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

The purpose of the grant is to promote the international career development of Finnish artists. 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 or foreign publishers
• Finnish or foreign contemporary art organisations
• This project grant can also be applied by Finnish artists or artists based in Finland.

For what purpose can this project grant be applied for?

• The project grant may be applied for foreign-language publications with international distribution that present the work of Finnish artists or artists based in Finland, or Finnish art in general.

This project grant can only be applied for to cover the following expenses:

• printing expenses
• writer fees
• translation fees
• graphic design fees

Project grants cannot be spent on:

• per diems, living costs
• studies, theses

When to apply?

• The application periods for 2024 project grants are from 1 to 30 November 2023 and from 1 to 31 March 2024.
• The deadline is the last day of the application period at 11:59 pm Finnish time.
• The results of the November application period are usually published by the end of February, depending on the Ministry of Education and Culture’s state subsidy decision.
• The decisions on the March application period are announced approximately eight weeks after the deadline.
• The grant must be spent the year in which it is awarded.
• Grants cannot be applied for retroactively.
• We will not process late applications or applications submitted through other channels than the grant service.

Required appendices

• Publication plan: a description of the publication and its significance for the artist’s international career, as well as publisher, scope, print run, date of release, work group (i.e. writers, photographer, translator, graphic designer).
• International distribution plan: how will the publication be distributed globally?
• Curriculum Vitae (1–2 pages) or biography per each participating Finnish artist
• 3–5 images per participating Finnish artist
• Attachments should be in PDF or JPG format. The maximum file size is 3 MB.

How to apply?

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

The purpose of the grant is to strengthen the international position of Finnish contemporary art by supporting the opportunities of galleries to participate in major international art fairs. 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?

• galleries
• artist-run organisations such as associations and cooperatives
• Artists or work groups are not eligible for project grants to attend art fairs. They are advised instead to apply for a travel grant for artists for exhibiting abroad.

For what purpose can this project grant be applied for?

• The grant can be awarded for the presentation at art fairs abroad of work by Finnish artists or artists based in Finland.
• This project grant can be only applied for to cover the following expenses:
  • booth rental or participation fee
  • travel and accommodation expenses
  • transport and insurance of artworks

Project grants cannot be spent on:

• per diems, living costs or fees

When to apply?

• The application periods for 2024 project grants are from 1 to 30 November 2023 and from 1 to 31 March 2024.
• The deadline is the last day of the application period at 11:59 pm Finnish time.
• The results of the November application period are usually published by the end of February, depending on the Ministry of Education and Culture’s state subsidy decision.
• The decisions on the March application period are announced approximately eight weeks after the deadline.
• Grants cannot be applied for retroactively.
• The deadline is the last day of the application period at 11:59 pm Finnish time.
• We will not process late applications or applications submitted through other channels than the grant service.

Required appendices

• project description: description of the fair and reason for attending this particular fair, grounds for the choice of artist, and significance for the development of the artist’s international career
• project budget
• Curriculum Vitae (1–2 pages) or biography of each participating Finnish artist
• 3–5 images per participating Finnish artist
• Attachments should be in PDF or JPG format. The maximum file size is 3 Mb.

How to apply?

• Fill in a project 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 professionals 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?

• Finland-based organisations in order to invite an international art professional to Finland.
• Organisations based outside of Finland are not eligible to apply for a travel grant. International art professionals are advised to apply for a personal travel grant instead. Please see page Grants for art professionals for “Travel grant for international art professionals for travelling to Finland”.

For what purposes can a travel grant be applied for?

• International contemporary art experts can apply for travel grants 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 taking place in 2024 can be submitted continuously from 1 November 2023 until 31 August 2024.
• Decisions are made four times a year.
• The application deadlines for trips taking place in 2024 are:
  • 31 December 2023
  • 29 February 2024
  • 30 April 2024
  • 31 August 2024
• 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 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 travelling.

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.

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.