Kansan Sivistysrahasto supports the educational and cultural aims of the Finnish labor movement by funding socially oriented research, study, arts, hobby and cultural activities, and broader civic education work. It mainly makes annual awards to individuals, working groups, and organizations in Finland, with especially clear support for students, thesis/dissertation work, artistic practice, and local cultural projects. In addition to open annual grants, it also recognizes influential cultural and civic actors through prizes and makes larger strategic “flagship” grants on an invite-only basis.
Mix of annual open-call microgrants and prizes plus invite-only strategic grants. Typical awards are small to modest (€500–€2,000 for most individual grants, around €1,000 for many organizational projects), with larger strategic grants of about €5,000–€20,000 awarded by the board for priority initiatives. The main application window is once a year, August 1–31.
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Apply through the annual open call during August 1–31; the next cycle is scheduled for August 2026. Proposals should clearly connect to labor-movement-linked civic education, socially engaged research, art/culture, or educational activity, and applicants should match the requested amount to the fund's typical modest grant sizes. Larger kärkihankeraha grants are not publicly open and appear to be board-directed, so most applicants should focus on the annual general call.
Current and upcoming funding from Kansan Sivistysrahasto that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Primarily for talented and mainly low-income applicants. The fund is also interested in projects from different fields that address Väinö Tanner's personal and ideological history.
Deadline: Annual August application period; next cycle is expected in August 2026 for 2027 grants.
Who can apply: Open to private individuals, working groups, and organizations. The foundation does not fund medical research. Applicants should select the main category or an appropriate sub-fund if applicable; working groups must name a contact person.
Deadline: Application period is annually 1.-31.8. The next application round is for 2027 grants in August 2026.
Who can apply: Apurahoja voivat hakea yksityishenkilöt, työryhmät ja yhteisöt. Hakemuksessa on perusteltava hankkeen tarkoitus ja yhteiskunnallinen merkittävyys. Lääketieteelliseen tutkimukseen apurahoja ei ohjata.
Deadline: Hakuaika vuosittain 1.–31.8. (seuraava haku elokuussa 2026 yhden haun aikataulun mukaisesti).
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