Classroom Project Grant – €1,500 

For the past few years, the French Institute of Finland and the French Embassy have been offering a grant to celebrate the work of French teachers in Finland (from grades 1 to 12). Our aim is to value the teaching profession, support you in bringing your ideas to life and sharing them, and to foster connections and exchanges among French teachers throughout Finland. 

Teachers who submit a project must agree, if selected as one of the five grant recipients, to present their project at the French Institute of Finland (Tehtaankatu 27–29 D) during the event on Thursday, November 26, 2026, between 5:00 PM and 6:20 PM.

GOALS OF THE PROJET 

Teachers can propose a project involving their students, aimed at improving their language skills, promoting the French language or culture, increasing awareness of the Francophone world, and more. 

The project can be something already completed or an upcoming initiative — such as a language trip — and may take many forms: a presentation, report, display, exhibition, mini-performance, classroom activity, Francophone-themed evening, etc. There are no limits to your creativity! To be eligible, the project must be carried out with your class. 

Your project should aim to promote the French language within your school and share your passion for it with as many people as possible. It does not need to be fully developed in order to be submitted. A project that is still in the planning stage may be proposed, as long as it is described in sufficient detail. 

EVALUATION CRITERIA 

Projects will be evaluated based on the following criteria: 

• The educational and/or cultural value for the students involved 
• The promotion of the French language and/or the Francophone world 
• The clarity and precision of the project description 
• The originality of the project 

The proposal will be rejected if… 

X     The application is submitted after the deadline of October 30, 2026 
X     The application is not well detailed (name, project description)  

PAYMENT METHOD 

This fund of €1,500 will be evenly distributed among the 5 selected projects (€300 each) by our selection committee, whose members belong to the Cooperation and Cultural Action Department of the French Embassy in Finland and the French Institute of Finland. The payment will be made to the teacher’s institution account. An agreement will be signed with the institution specifying that the €300 must be used exclusively for the educational project. 

CALENDAR 

Project submission deadline: October 30, 2026 

Presentation evening and award ceremony: November 26, 2026 

HOW TO APPLY 

Direct link : PROJECT SUBMISSION FORM (IN FRENCH)   

CONTACTS 

Bernard Clouteau 
French Cooperation Attaché
cooperation@france.fi 

EXAMPLE PROJECT (2025 laureate)

Hello, 

I would like to share a bilingual recipe book created by students studying French in grades 8 and 9 at Maatulli Comprehensive School. The project combined French language learning, cultural education and hands-on learning. The students designed, wrote and tested the recipes in the school’s teaching kitchen, before compiling them into a Finnish-French recipe book. The project was carried out with the support of the French Institute during the 2025-2026 school year. 

I hope this material will provide ideas for hands-on language teaching and encourage teachers to use cooking as part of French language learning. 

Bon Appétit! 

Bianca Biro 
French teacher 

Maatullin peruskoulu, Helsinki 

Bianca Biro 
Professeure de français 

Maatullin peruskoulu, Helsinki