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The grants plaza is a project in development and more options will be added. Its focus is on opportunities that are awarded through competition – rather than support that individuals or companies are legally entitled to.

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Climate and Energy Fund

Icelandic Environment and Energy Agency

Project grants by the Climate and Energy Fund

The Climate and Energy Fund provides grants to projects reducing greenhouse gas emissions, or involve innovation and implementation of new technologies

Deadline was end of 01. June 2025

23.04.2025 - 01.06.2025

Environment, Innovation, Within Iceland

Closed for applications

Tourist Site Protection Fund

Icelandic Tourist Board

Development and protection of tourist destinations

The fund supports the development and protection of tourist destinations and tourist routes owned both by private entities and municipalities.

Deadline was 04. November 2025

07.10.2025 - 04.11.2025

Within Iceland, Environment, Innovation

Closed for applications

Gender Equality Fund

The Icelandic Centre for Research

Projects and Research in Gender Equality

Deadline was 27. February 2025

27.02.2025 - 27.02.2025

Within Iceland, International, Innovation, Research

Closed for applications

Icelandic student innovation fund

The Icelandic Centre for Research

Summer jobs for university students in research

Grants for hiring undergraduate or master's students working summer jobs in research and development.

Deadline was 17. February 2026

19.12.2025 - 17.02.2026

Within Iceland, Culture and arts, Innovation, Research, Environment

Closed for applications

Technology Development Fund

The Icelandic Centre for Research

Seed grants for companies (Fræ/Thróunarfræ)

Grants for start-up companies or individuals. Fræ is a preparation grant for projects in planning stages; Thróunarfræ is a preliminary grant for cooperative development projects.

Always open

Innovation, Within Iceland

Open for applications

Support for the publication of books in Icelandic

The Icelandic Centre for Research

Support for the publication of books in Icelandic

Support of publication of books in Icelandic by providing temporary financial aid to publishers in the form of partial reimbursement of costs incurred in the publication.

Always open

Within Iceland, Culture and arts

Open for applications

Library fund

The Icelandic Centre for Research

Library Fund Project Grant

The objective of the Library Fund is to strengthen Libraries’ activities through development projects in the field of libraries and information science, and cooperation projects.

Deadline was 16. March 2026

12.01.2026 - 16.03.2026

Within Iceland, Culture and arts

Closed for applications

Deduction from the income of foreign experts

The Icelandic Centre for Research

Tax deductions for foreign specialists

Tax incentives to attract specialists to Iceland for research, development, innovation, production, management, marketing, finance, IT, education and more.

Always open

Innovation, Research, Within Iceland

Open for applications
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