Deadline: 11-Mar-25
The Nordic Culture Point has launched the Demos Programme to establish networks and facilitate meetings between civil society organisations.
The programme fosters cross-border engagement and co-operation between the Nordic countries and contributes to a good understanding of language and culture in the Nordics.
Funding Information
- Demos will grant up to EUR 50,000 in project funding in 2025. A minimum of 15% of the total project funding must come from another source.
Eligible Projects
- The projects can include:
- Joint collaborations, concerts, meetings, conferences, workshops, staff exchanges, products, courses, and training;
- facilitation and exchange of ideas and knowledge between different civil society organisations in the Nordic Region;
- The sharing of resources and expertise for opinion-driven initiatives or co-operation around joint events and similar; and
- Operating costs, provided that these relate to the project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Funding can be applied for by nonprofit civil society organisations in all areas of society. Funding can be applied for by associations, foundations, charities, civic organisations, interest organisations, labour organisations, faith communities, social enterprises and other forms of NGOs.
- Demos funds projects in which at least three Nordic countries are participating.
- Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Åland are considered as separate countries in this context.
- To be able to apply for funding, the organisation must be established and registered in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Åland). Although the project may cover additional partners who do not operate in the Nordic Region, at least three Nordic countries must be represented. The partner is considered to represent the country or area in which the organisation is registered.
- The organisation and partners must have a democratic structure and operations
- The organisation must not owe taxes or fees to the state and must not have applied for bankruptcy or be in liquidation
- Partners must be nonprofit organisations
- Please note that individuals cannot apply for funding.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Projects not eligible for funding:
- Commercial projects or commercial activities intended to generate a financial profit
- Regular operations, that is to say operating expenses necessary to run the organisation (e.g. production costs, purchase of equipment and furniture, or payment of salaries that aren’t directly linked to the project or activities that form part of the application)
- Activities that have already been completed (the earliest start date for activities funded by the programme is ten weeks after the application deadline)
For more information, visit Nordic Culture Point.