Deadline: 4 May 2020
The Nordic Committee for Children and Young People is the Nordic Council of Ministers’ advisory and co-ordinating body for issues relating to children and young people. Nordic Culture Point administers the Norden 0–30 (formerly NORDBUK) grant programme on behalf of the committee.
The programme supports children and young people’s own projects and seeks to strengthen their organisational skills, influence, and participation in political, cultural, and social activities. The target group of the programme is children and young people up to the age of 30.
Funding Information
- Applicants can apply for grants from ranging between EUR 7,500 and EUR 25,000.
- In addition to the sum applied for, at least 15% of the funding must come from another source and may consist of in-kind financing.
- The total amount applied for from Norden 0–30 and other similar Nordic institutions may not exceed 85% of their total project costs. Other Nordic organisations include the Nordic Culture Fund and NordPlus.
Activities
- Applicants can apply for support for projects or networks that consist of cultural, political or social activities where children and young people are actively engaged in the process and are able to have a say in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the project. Project partners should always encourage democratic participation and ensure that the children and young people involved in the project gain greater influence on the project.
- For example, a project may entail:
- Networks. Either individual or a series of networking activities, such as meetings, conferences, workshops, camps, courses, or other activities designed to further develop and strengthen partnerships, provide opportunities for exchanging experiences, and to share resources for promotion efforts.
- Production. This can include processes, campaign or information material, methodology material, reports, digital storytelling, or works of art designed to make children and young people more aware of their right to participate and influence.
Eligibility Criteria
Grants are awarded to
- Organisations, groups, municipalities, institutions, associations and networks.
- The project must take the form of co-operation between at least three Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and/or the Åland Islands.
- The project applicant must reside in one of the Nordic countries stated above.
- The applicant does not have to be young, but must represent a partner that either consists of, or has experience of, involving children and young people.
- It is also considered particularly important if the project involves co-operation with parties from Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Åland, or the North Calotte. In this context, the North Calotte means: the counties of Finnmark, Nordland, and Troms in Norway, Norrbotten County in Sweden, and the Lappi Region in Finland.
- In addition to the above, co-operation with Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, and northwest Russia can be included in the application. In this context, northwest Russia means: Archangel Oblast, Kaliningrad Oblast, Leningrad Oblast, Murmansk Oblast, Pskov Oblast, Republic of Karelia, and the city of St. Petersburg.
For more information, visit https://www.nordiskkulturkontakt.org/en/grants/about-the-grant-programmes/norden-0-30/