Grant & Research Funding Application Instructions

You can apply for a personal research grant if you hold a master’s degree and are continuing your studies towards a licentiate degree or a PhD, or if you have completed your PhD and intend to undertake post-doctoral research.

SLS does not award grants for work towards a master’s thesis.

Grants for longer visits to universities, higher education institutions or research institutes abroad can be applied for from the Council of Finnish Foundations’ Post Doc Pool, of which SLS is a member.

Amount of grant

Amounts include statutory pension and accident insurance (14% of the amount shown). The annual tax-free threshold is EUR 24 761,09 euro (2022). The recipient of the grant pays tax on the amount in excess of this figure. It is preferable that the recipient of the grant undertakes to conduct research on a full-time basis.

Research Plan

 The application form includes a section for the research plan. The research plan is not to be submitted as a separate attachment.

Publication Plan

Mandatory for PhD holders applying for grants. A separate publication plan should be appended to the application. PhD holders can apply for costs of open access publication, but not in hybrid journals.

Résumé/Curriculum Vitae

Mandatory for doctoral students and PhD holders applying for grants. The curriculum vitae must comply with the Template for a researcher’s curriculum vitae provided by the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity (TENK).

List of Publications

Mandatory for PhD holders applying for grants. The list of publications is to be drawn up in accordance with the Academy of Finland’s Guidelines for a complete list of publications.

Attachments

Please attach all relevant additional documentation to your application in our online application system. We cannot accept additional documents sent separately.

Individuals and organisations can apply for a grant or funding for creating popular research  accounts of municipalities, villages, farms, associations and organisations, etc. or for documenting the history of a family or of a certain individual. Applications may also be made for documentation and information in the fields of environmental protection and technology. Grants are awarded only as payment or reward to writers not for e.g. layout, printing, illustrations, exhibitions or films.

If you are applying for a personal grant, the amount cannot exceed EUR 2,800 per month unless there is a well-justified reason for this.

Project Plan

The application form includes a section for the project plan. The project plan is not to be submitted as a separate attachment.

Résumé/Curriculum Vitae

The curriculum vitae shall in selected parts comply with the Template for a researcher’s curriculum vitae provided by the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity (TENK).

Attachments

Please attach all relevant additional documentation to your application in our online application system. We cannot accept additional documents sent separately.

SLS only awards grants and funding to professional artists and musicians or organisations. Research projects cannot apply for grants.

If you are applying for a personal grant, the amount cannot exceed EUR 2,800 per month unless there is a well-justified reason for this.

Project Plan

The plan must include a description of the project, a brief presentation of the person/people who will do the work, and a description of the objectives and target groups.

Résumé/Curriculum Vitae

A curriculum vitae is mandatory for private individuals submitting an application. Where applicable, the curriculum vitae must comply with the Template for a researcher’s curriculum vitae provided by the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity (TENK).

Attachments

Please attach all relevant additional documentation to your application in our online application system. We cannot accept additional documents sent separately.

Travel grants can be awarded to scholars for travel to conferences or to gather research material. Funding for conferences will only be awarded if the scholar is giving a lecture or otherwise participating in the conference programme. Travel grants can also be awarded to scholars working with history or documentation if they will be gathering material.

Funding for obtaining materials and external services can be awarded to scholars and individuals/organisations for history or documentation. The acquisition of materials and/or the external service must be directly related to the work in progress.

Printing grants are awarded for the printing of books or articles or for publication in digital form. The application is open in September only. The work must be of relevance to the Swedish language or the Swedish cultural heritage in Finland and furthermore a publisher in Finland must publish the work. Funding cannot be awarded retroactively. Funding is not granted for festschrifts.

Funding is granted for organising conferences and seminars. Only organisations are eligible to apply. The conference must be of relevance to the Swedish language or Swedish cultural heritage in Finland.