Applications for the small funding can be submitted outside of our general call. The next opportunity to submit applications will be from September 2, 2024 onwards. We only accept applications through our grant system Nesslink.
In 2024, we will fund, outside of the general funding call, selectively and on a small scale, projects that enable or support sustainability transformation that protects natural systems.
We fund only projects by Finnish actors for activities taking place in Finland through the small call. The application process is lighter and shorter compared to our general call. You can expect a response to your application within two months, excluding holiday periods in summer and at Christmas.
Small funding can be applied for by individuals, working groups, and organisations. In the case of applications from workgroups and organisations, the responsible leader of the project submits the application, and they also register in the grant system Nesslink.
The projects should be linked to natural systems and socio-ecological systems
In the midst of the current ecological crisis, society and its various sectors will have to take into consideration both the capacity of our planet and humanity’s dependence on natural systems. This is called a sustainability transformation. During sustainability transformation, society as a whole and all of its socio-ecological systems undergo a transition. Natural systems, culture, the economy, energy solutions, food systems, cities and the well-being and functioning of citizens are undergoing a simultaneous transformation.
The Nessling Foundation offers funding for innovative projects and active researchers that enable or support sustainability transformation that protects natural systems. Natural systems are systems formed by other species and their habitats. These systems support all life, including human societies. Natural systems are threatened by the crossing of planetary boundaries.
The applicant for the small funding must select, during the application phase in Nesslink, the planetary boundaries and socio-ecological systems to which the project is linked.
Small-funded projects in a nutshell
- The project supports sustainability transformation that protects natural systems
- The project must be implemented in Finland by a Finnish actor
- A maximum of 10,000 euros can be granted for the project
- The project has to be implemented within one year from the approval of funding
- The applicant cannot have another project funded by the Nessling Foundation running concurrently.
Applications can be submitted again starting from September 2, 2024. We only accept applications through our grant system Nesslink.
