Status
Closed for applications
Estimated to open in September 2026
Category
Within Iceland, Education and teaching, Professional education
Type
Financing
Service provider
The Icelandic Centre for Research
Grants for apprenticeships or on-the-job training
The Fund provides grants to companies taking on students in apprenticeships or other upper secondary level studies where training is a defined part of the course.
Status
Closed for applications
Estimated to open in September 2026
Category
Within Iceland, Education and teaching, Professional education
Type
Financing
Grants for apprenticeships or on-the-job training
Closed for applications / Estimated to open in September 2026
The application deadline is 10 November 2026 at 15:00 UTC.
The objective of grants for workplace learning or vocational training is to encourage companies and institutions to take on students undertaking workplace learning as part of their upper secondary education and enable them to complete the required workplace learning in accordance with the national curriculum guide for upper secondary schools.
A grant per apprentice is awarded for a maximum of 48 weeks for the entire year, but never for longer than the total time required for the workplace training component of the relevant course.
Who can apply?
Companies and institutions that meet the general conditions of the current regulation on apprenticeships and vocational training regarding their suitability to supervise students in work-based learning, and which have a qualified supervisor who is responsible for the student's learning in the workplace.
How to apply
To access the application form, you need to log in to the Rannís application system – My Pages using electronic identification. If the user is abroad, they may need to use the authentication app rather than authentication via a phone number.
Instructions for Rannís My Pages.
It is not necessary for the applicant to be the logged-in user in the application system, but it is preferable if possible. An individual can be the logged-in user in the application system but specify another applicant in the application.
After an application has been submitted, it will appear under “Applications->Submitted” on the My Pages of the user who submitted it.
Answers to questions
Enquiries can be sent to vinnustadanamssjodur@rannis.is or by calling 515 5539. or 515 5843.
Application can be in Icelandic or English.
Service provider