Who can apply?
Eligible applicants are embassies and or diplomatic missions of Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Åland in countries outside of the Nordic region.
How many partners must be involved in a project?
To be eligible for funding at least two partners must be involved in the project. Please see more information from the Guidlines section 4. Requirements for applying.
How soon does the support that is allocated need to be used?
Applicants must use the support allocated to them within 24 months of the announcement of the grant call.
What are the eligible costs?
Project implementation expenses:
- Fees to experts, salaries to project staff
- Travel expenses (accomodation, daily allowance, travel insurance)
- Subsistence expenses (catering, meals, staging, etc. which are associated with seminars, conferences, etc.)
- Meeting expenses
- Other expenses related to project implementation
Project communication expenses:
- Print, layout, website
- Information about the project (reaching relevant stakeholders and relevant target groups, -audience)
- Communication of results (publications etc.)
- Other expenses related to communication
What are the non-eligible costs?
Non-eligible costs are:
- Equipment, regular activities and administrative costs of the applicant
- Other costs which are not in harmony with the objectives of the programme
- Activities carried out before the decision on funding from the programme
Are changes allowed in the project?
Changes in the project and/or budget are not allowed during the selection phase. Applicant can send a request to make changes in his project and/or budget after the decisions have been announced to all applicants. Request should be sent to management body (Nordic Council of Ministers´Office in Estonia, Merilin Kolk, Adviser, E-mail:
How long does the decision process take?
Decisions can be expected within 8 weeks after the deadline of the application.
How to renounce a project?
For renouncing the grant, please open the report form in the e-system of the Nordic Embassy Cooperation Programme at www.nepgrants.org (under submenu My reports, your project number), please insert a short explanation under p.4 Description of activities why the project could not be fulfilled, then please press the Renounce button and Send to management body. After that you will receive an automatic e-mail with the sum to be refunded, and we ask you to transfer the allocated grant back to the Management Body of the Nordic Embassy Cooperation Programme.