Open Call: Fritt Ord Fund (Norway)

The measures supported should contribute to the common good and be available to the public.

Categories

• Events: Fritt Ord supports a number of seminars, conferences, festivals, film screenings and other types of events.
• Books: Fritt Ord primarily supports manuscript development. The foundation focuses on non-fiction publications, and usually rejects applications for support for novels, self-help books, handbooks, reports and publications related to specific campaigns.
• Media and Journalism: It is possible to apply to Fritt Ord for support inter alia for article production, journals, podcasts, radio productions, reporting excursions and TV productions.
• Films: It is possible to apply to Fritt Ord for funding for the development and production of documentary films.
• Dramatic Art: It is possible to apply to Fritt Ord for funding for script development for theatre performances and the production of theatre performances.
• Photography: Fritt Ord funds photo projects, photojournalism, photo exhibitions and photo-books.
• Podcasts: It is possible to apply to Fritt Ord for funding for podcast productions. They give priority to documentary podcasts and current events podcasts with well-defined themes – Fritt Ord does not fund fiction podcasts.
• Art Projects: It is possible to apply to Fritt Ord for funding for the production of art projects, art films, exhibitions and catalogues.
• Exhibitions: Fritt Ord funds exhibitions at cultural institutions, museums and other venues.

Eligibility Criteria

• Fritt Ord mainly funds projects in Norway (or with ties to Norway). Under certain circumstances, however, the Foundation can help promote freedom of expression in other countries. While Fritt Ord can provide support multi-year projects, it ordinarily awards funding for just one year at a time.

Application Requirements

• To apply to Fritt Ord for support, you must complete a short application form and attach a detailed project description, a budget and a funding plan, your CV and any other requisite information. The project description is the most important document.
• The digital form must be completed in full. It is recommended that applicants have all relevant information at hand before starting to complete the application form. In addition, all documents that are uploaded should be final versions. The project description and the budget should be uploaded separately, so they should be separate documents. Applications will not be accepted without the following attachments:
  • Project description: a clear, concise description of the project. The project description should be two to eight pages long.
  • A budget and a funding plan: a funding plan lists project costs, self-financing, the project’s anticipated revenues, other support that has been pledged, and other applications that are still pending.
• Applicants can also upload other documents that are relevant for processing their applications:
  • CV: a curriculum vitae is a resumé containing concise information about the qualifications of an individual or group involved in the project. Where several people are involved, CVs should be collected in one single file.
  • Other attachments: This depends on the kind of project in question, but other attachments may, e.g. be excerpts from manuscripts, limited to 1-2 chapters, a letter of intent with a publishing house regarding a book publication, a broadcasting agreement with a TV channel, press clippings or statements of support.
• The application form per se requires that the following fields be completed:
  • Brief description of the project
  • Exactly what the support will be used for
  • A time table, e.g. schedule of events, duration, number of man-months of labour, etc.
• These fields must be completed, even if the points have also been explained in the attached project description. Please be aware that the fields in the form are limited to 500 characters. They encourage applicants to use the entire field.

For more information, visit Fritt Ord.