The programme is administered by Nordic Culture Point, a Nordic cultural institute in Helsinki (Finland).

Who can apply?

You 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.

Grants are awarded to

• organisations, groups, municipalities, institutions, associations and networks.

Norden 0-30 supports projects with partners from two (2) or three (3) Nordic countries.

• In projects consisting of partners from two (2) Nordic countries one of them must be Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands or Åland Islands.
• At least three (3) Nordic countries must participate in projects that consist of three or more countries. In this case, Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the Åland Islands count as Nordic countries.

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.

In addition to the above, co-operation with Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia can be included in the application.

Funding

For projects consisting of at least three (3) Nordic countries you can apply for up to 50 000 €.
For projects consisting of two (2) Nordic countries you can apply for up to 10 000 €.

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 your total project costs. Other pan-Nordic forms of funding include the Nordic Culture Fund and NordPlus.

For example, a project may entail:

• 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.
• 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.

Funding cannot be granted to:

• organisations or networks that neither consist of, nor have experience of work on the inclusion of children and young people
• individuals
• sports organisations
• commercial projects or commercial activities that aim to generate a financial profit
• normal operating procedures, such as the purchase of equipment or furniture, or to pay salaries not directly linked to the project
• activities that have already been completed. At the earliest, activities supported by the programme may begin eight weeks after the application deadline.