Taike: Call for applications
Application period: 4.–17.02.2022 4:00 pm
The working grants are intended for professional artists and other professionals in the culture and creative sectors whose work and livelihoods have been reduced or ceased altogether due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
These grants are intended for the applicant’s own work or for the resumption of creative work and activities in a situation where the applicant has lost work opportunities or been prevented from practicing his or her profession. These grants are awarded to cover the cost of living and can be used, for example, to maintain professional skills, to plan activities, for practicing, for artistic or creative work, or for activities that support these.
This support is not available to applicants
- who have been awarded a state artist grant for 2022
- who have been another grant for 2022 for a period of at least one year
- who have previously been awarded a supplementary state artist pension or who will receive a supplementary state artist pension as of 2022
- who have a full-time monthly paid job (100% working hours) during the application period.
- who are full-time students during the application period and are eligible for student financial aid.
If you work as an entrepreneur, submit just one application: either as a private person (this call for applications) or as an entrepreneur (Taike’s COVID-19 subsidies for private traders and sole proprietors).
Amount of support and terms
The amount of each grant is 4000–6000 euros. The amount shall be determined according the number of applications received. All grant recipients shall be awarded the same amount. The grant period is 01.4.–30.6.2022.
The grant recipient may select the working months within this period.
Part-time employment and gig work during the grant period is permitted. As a general rule, an unemployment allowance or labour market subsidy is not paid during the grant period. Grant recipients should check with the payer of such benefits (unemployment fund or Kela).
In accordance with Section 82 of the Income Tax Act, grants awarded for artistic activities are tax free.
Further information
t. 0295 330 700
asiakaspalvelu@taike.fi