The support is awarded as a personal grant to professional authors. The applicant must hold a Finnish personal identity code.
Support criteria
The support can be granted for:
- the personal further or continuing education of professionals working in the audiovisual industry in a creative, journalistic, technical or production-related role
- further study projects of professionals
- the creation of written works concerning the industry
- the creation of educational materials designed for professionals and other education and training purposes in the industry, including books
- only translators can be granted the support for education related to language skills
The support is not granted for:
- basic education in the audiovisual industry or education that should clearly be paid by the employer
- costs of travelling to festivals or other events without an educational aspect
NOTE! If the project is related to an audiovisual work and the target is international education, support for international promotion is applied for by the production company advancing the project.
Decision criteria
- previous education and work experience of the applicant
- previous grants
- level and content of the planned education
- suitability of the training regarding the applicant’s professional needs
An applicant can be awarded a grant not more than every two years, with the exception of follow-up projects related directly to a previous education project.
Applicants in permanent relationships need to secure funding for the education from their employer.
Some authors working in the television industry can apply for support from Yleisradio’s education fund KOURA, who distribute copyright-related remuneration funds for the further professional education of employees of Yleisradio and MTV.
If the final report is overdue, the applicant is ineligible for additional support.
Application process
The support is applied for through a digital application system.
AVEK’s Education Section issues decisions related to the education support. The application must be submitted to AVEK two weeks before a meeting of the Education Section and before the education or course event begins. The support cannot be applied for retroactively.
The Education Section’s meeting schedule can be found here.
Application
In addition to the applicant’s basic information, the following sections of the application form must be filled in:
Application title
Name of the training (course, module, degree, etc.)
What the support will be used for in brief and non-technical language (max. 300 characters)
Short description of the training
Extensive description of content (max. 5,000 characters)
Detailed description of the training and the applicant’s reasoning why they need this education
Work plan (max. 5,000 characters)
Work plan concerning studies and publications. A description related to training of whether the applicant is in an employment relationship or works as a freelancer during the training and, if an employment relationship exists, a description of the employer’s funding. Other types of funding can also be reported here or as a separate attachment.
Cost estimate
Costs can be made as a calculation directly on the application form or as a separate attachment.
Attachments to the application:
- Description of applicant’s previous activities (required)
Contract/commitment
The support is paid on the basis of a written commitment. The commitment defines the rights and obligations of the recipient of the support and the deadline for the final report. If the support has not been withdrawn within three months from an approved decision and a replacing plan has not been presented, any undrawn support is returned to AVEK’s promotional funds.
Final report
The final report must be submitted through the digital application system by the deadline specified in the commitment.
If the final report has not been submitted by the deadline and a new deadline has not been agreed upon with AVEK, the support granted must be paid back.
The final report must include the following information:
- a short description of the training
- an assessment of the training and a more extensive description of its content
- an assessment of the training’s significance to the applicant’s job
- a cost specification of the realised costs and funding (in the same format as in the application)
- other possible attachments, such as images, links, etc. (optional)
- if a grant for research or publication has been issued, one copy of the study or publication
Some training support reports may be published in AVEK’s newsletter and other publications also on AVEK’s website.
The support is granted for groups of authors and professionals, organisations and other parties in the audiovisual industry for arranging courses and training events related to the audiovisual industry.
Professionals working with the theme of the training must be able to access the training. A reasonable registration fee can be required from the participants of the training. The support can also be granted for international organisations if the participation of Finnish parties is promoted.
The support is not granted for presentation series without an educational aspect.
If the final report is overdue, the applicant is ineligible for additional support.
Application process
The support is applied for through AVEK’s application system. AVEK’s Education Section issues decisions related to the course support. The application must be submitted to AVEK two weeks before a meeting of the Education Section and before the education or course event begins. The support cannot be applied for retroactively.
The Education Section’s meeting schedule can be found here.
Application
Application title:
Name of course or training
What the support will be used for in brief and non-technical language(max. 300 characters)
Short description of the course’s content or activities
Extensive description of content (max. 5,000 characters)
A detailed description of the training and the applicant’s description of the goals of the training/activities.
Work plan (max. 5,000 characters)
A detailed training plan. Why the training is necessary. A report on other sources of funding. Additional information as attachments, if necessary.
Cost estimate
Costs can be made as a calculation directly on the application form or as a separate attachment.
Attachments to the application:
- description of applicant’s previous activities (required)
- other material, such as an internet link (optional)
Contract/commitment
The support is paid on the basis of a written commitment. The commitment defines the rights and obligations of the recipient of the support and the deadline for the final report. If the support has not been withdrawn within three months from an approved decision and a replacing plan has not been presented, any undrawn support is returned to AVEK’s promotional funds.
Final report
The final report must be submitted through the digital application system by the deadline specified in the commitment.
If the final report has not been submitted by the deadline and a new deadline has not been agreed upon with AVEK, the support granted must be paid back.
The final report must include the following information:
- A short description: description of the actual content that can be used in communications
- Written report on the content of education: How the content and goals were realised and accomplished with the support, a report of activities performed. Additional reports on separate attachments, if necessary.
- A financial report and further plans
- A written description of any possible changes to the cost estimate and the actual funding. A description of possible follow-up activity plans.
- A cost specification of the realised costs and funding compared with the budget (in the same format as in the application). As a separate attachment, if necessary.
- Other possible attachments, such as programmes, websites, images, links, etc.
Crediting AVEK
The recipient of the support must include AVEK’s name and/or logo in the publication or the course’s or training event’s programme and communication and marketing materials. Instructions for and more information about crediting AVEK can be found here.