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Guidelines for General Grant Applicants

The grant application must be filled in online at kalevalaseura.hakemukset.net. Apply for grant by sending your application, complete with attachments, on the online grant service. The online service is open with time limit. Applications cannot be sent when the service is closed. Please read the guidelines carefully before filling the form.

Register and sign in to the online service

  • Register as a new user. Your email address is your user code. Confirm your login through the link sent to your email address.
  • Create a new application.
  • Fill in the required information.
  • Submit the application to Kalevala Society before the deadline.
  • Applications cannot be sent via email or post.
  • Inform us if you receive another grant after the deadline.

Application language

Choose Finnish or English for your grant application.

Application form tabs

Choose the type of your application (in this case, General grant)

  • Research grant
  • General grant

Choose the type of applicant

  • Individual (research and general grant)
  • Working group (general grant)
  • Legal entity with a Finnish business ID (general grant)

Name of the project

Clearly state the name of the project, for example, the project title.

Type of the project

Choose science or art

Key words (only research grants)

Give three (3) keywords for your project

Summary of the project

In the summary (max. 3,000 characters), please provide a short description of your project’s primary content for implementing the work. If you apply for a research grant, you must also provide a more detailed work or research plan as an attachment.

Applicants’ summaries are important in the evaluation of the applications – the summary is usually the first section the evaluator reads from the application. The Kalevala Society may use applicants’ titles and summaries in the Society’s communications (such as on its website), and the text from these sections will be published if the grant is awarded.

The applicant must provide a brief description of the project’s duration and a timetable on the application form.

Duration

Please indicate a free-form, short-term duration (e.g., 5 weeks, 2 months, 5 months).

Schedule

Write a timetable of your project (e.g. 1 Jan–30 May 2026). The overall schedule of the project can be explained in the summary or research plan.

Amount to be applied

Write an optional sum for the application.

Explanation for the grant by the Kalevala Society

Please explain shortly (max. 1,000 characters) why the Kalevala Society should support your project.

Attachments

  • Budget (total project budget and the portion to be requested from the Kalevala Society)
  • Applicant’s CV (max. 3 pages)
  • Work plan (optional)

Artist: you can attach a portfolio or other sample of your current or previous work.

References

If you wish, you can request one recommender for your application. Add the recommender’s name, academic title, and email address. The online service will automatically send a request to the recommender once you have saved your application.

The deadline for recommendations is April 15 for the spring application round and November 15 at 11:59 p.m. for the fall application round.

Submission

Remember to confirm the application! Once you have finalized the application, choose COMPLETE. This means that you have submitted the application.

You can continue editing the application later by choosing INCOMPLETE.

The application (and attachments) must be submitted by 31 March / 31 October,  11:59 PM (Finnish time, UTC +3). Please note that after the deadline, applications can not be edited in any way.

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