Grants and opportunities

Grants to facilitate the writing of non-fiction work, reference books, dictionaries and extensive information material in Icelandic in various forms.

The fund supports development and innovation in school activities at the nursery, primary, and secondary school levels. Schools can apply, or others in collaboration with schools

The UK-Iceland Explorer Fund provides scholarships for Icelandic graduate students for a full-degree studies in the UK at master or doctoral level.

Conference grants are for sending teachers to a conference or course abroad. Guest lecture grants are for professional associations of teachers.

SEF supports and may also organize shorter or longer continuing education courses for upper secondary teachers.

Grants are awarded to education providers for teaching Icelandic to foreigners with the objective of giving them the opportunity to acquire necessary skills in Icelandic.

The purpose of study leave is to provide applicants with an opportunity to enhance their knowledge and skills at work.

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.