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NORA is a Nordic cooperation in the auspices of Nordic Council of Ministers with Scandinavian as work language. Our websites will thus mainly be updated in Scandinavian language.

Project funding

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As the previous section — Guide to project funding — indicates, NORA funds a diverse range of projects. But what the projects have in common is their relevance to our main objective: to create a strong and dynamic North Atlantic area that is notable for its healthy and sustainable economies. Anyone — companies, public institutions, individuals — can apply for funding.

Funding areas

Project applications should address one or more of NORA’s identified priority areas:

  • Bioeconomy
  • Sustainable tourism
  • Circular economy
  • Transport
  • Energy
  • Local communities

Further information about our priority areas is available in the Strategic Programme for 2021-24.

You can apply for support to actual projects but also for support with preparations for a project’s groundwork and ideas or to increase the number of partners included.

You can apply for funding to carry out a project, as well as for development of a project or to expand the number of participants involved.

Also of interest for potential applicants will be NORA’s annual Action Plans. Each year’s Action Plan is based on the current Strategic Programme and identifies themes that may be relevant for projects.

If you are considering whether to apply, please note that your project must relate to one or more of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

You can refer to the Projects section of our website for to see which types of projects we are currently funding.

In general, we do not grant funding to projects that are solely of a research or cultural nature.

Partners and participating countries

NORA project participants can be companies, public institutions, individuals and the like that are mainly situated in the NORA area.

In order to qualify for funding, a collaboration project must include partners from at least two of the four NORA constituents (Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and coastal Norway).

If you are looking for participants for your project, NORA can help. Please contact our main secretariat or one of our regional secretariats.

We encourage the participation of partners from the Nordic region’s western neighbours, in particular Canada and Scotland. Partners from outside the NORA area are allowed to contribute to projects, but they may not receive funding from NORA directly.

Our main secretariat is happy to help you contact Canadian and Scottish project support organisations that can provide joint funding for North Atlantic collaboration projects. Nordic stakeholders can be considered a partner if they possess relevant expertise or if their participation is considered to be decisive in some manner.

Scope of project funding

NORA funding consists of up to:

  • 50% of the project’s total budget
  • 500,000 Danish kroner annually (up to a maximum, three-year total of 1.5 million kroner). To qualify for further funding, a project must have met all of the obligations set out by NORA

NORA funding is approved annually for a period of up to three years. Funding is not extended automatically each year; you must apply to have your funding extended.

Deadlines

NORA has two annual application rounds each year. The first is announced in mid-January and the deadline is in early March. The second application round is announced in mid-August and the deadline is in early October. The dates are announced on our website, on social media and in NORA’s network.

Open the on-line application form.