CFPs: Project Funding for Collaborations across the Nordic Region

Project Funding is the Nordic Culture Fund’s contribution to stimulating the development of the arts and cultural life in the Nordic countries and strengthening the Nordic relations of various actors.

Cultural players, artists, public and private organisations, associations, etc., also from outside the Nordic countries, regardless of nationality, can apply for Project Funding.

A central parameter for the applied projects must be a cooperation about the project: A common effort from the actors from the different countries.

Funding Information

• A maximum grant is DKK 500,000. Please note, that only a few projects are granted DKK 300,000 or more.
• The applied projects must have at least 50% co-financing.

Ineligible Activities

• Project Funding does not provide support for:
  • Projects that do not have a clear link to the artistic/cultural field, such as sports events, business development, technological innovation, and projects within journalism and social sciences.
  • Individual projects, working scholarships, education and study visits.
  • The participation of individuals or groups in events. Only the planners/organisers of such events may seek support for this.
  • Tours and travelling exhibitions, unless these are part of another substantial Nordic co-operation.
  • Operating costs, the basic financing of organisations, and the construction and procurement of technical equipment for operational use.
  • Publishing and production, if this is the primary purpose of the project, e.g. music releases, film and TV production, video game production, web solutions, book publishing and translation.

Eligible Countries

• The Nordic countries are Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Åland.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Nordic Culture Fund works with an open and inquisitive approach to the Nordic and is interested in everything that is under development. They often support the establishment and development phases of new artistic and cultural initiatives and networks. Funding can also be awarded to a project that build upon previous networking or a previously completed project, provided it involves clear development and innovation.

Assessment Criteria

• Applications are assessed under three main criteria, taking into account the project’s own context:
  • Artistic/cultural content and ambitions: The fund assesses the artistic and/or cultural ambitions of the project and its content, methods and implementation plan. Emphasis is placed on innovation and development, including in relation to any previous projects.
  • Nordic relevance and collaboration in the project: The fund assesses the anchoring of the project in relevant actors across the Nordic Region and the Nordic cooperation in the project: the project’s significance for the partners involved, and their commitment to it.
  • Relevant and realistic project economy: The fund assesses the extent to which the budget is realistic and well worked out in relation to the content of the project, and the extent to which the collaborative and Nordic ambitions are reflected in the budget.

For more information, visit Nordic Culture Foundation.