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The grant plaza shows an overview of grants and opportunities. Its focus is on opportunities that are awarded through competition – rather than support that individuals or companies are legally entitled to.

Grants and opportunities

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.

Creative activities, artist subsidies and project support

For primary to advanced stages of education, student exchanges, development of course materials and support for teachers

Renewable energy and energy transition projects

Sustainability, renewable energy, recycling systems, reduction of carbon emissions

Nordic cooperation, activities in Europe, and other projects 

Product development, market research, tax deductions and refunds

Grants from Icelandic funds - from government sources and elsewhere

Adult education, job-related classes, job training and continuing education

Scientific and other basic research, equipment purchases and support for scholars

Leisure activities, youth exchanges and other projects related to young people

The Grants Plaza is a project in development and more options will be added.

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Environment

Innovation

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

Icelandic Tourist Board

Tourist Site Protection Fund

Development and protection of tourist destinations

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Financing

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

Icelandic Environment and Energy Agency

Climate and Energy Fund

Project grants by the Climate and Energy Fund

Research

Marketing grants to small and mid-sized companies working in research and development. The grants are in two categories, for different stages of product preparation for the market.

The Icelandic Centre for Research

Technology Development Fund

Market grants for companies

Education and teaching

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

Independent Scholars Salary Fund

Salary Grant for Independent Scholars

The fund opens for applications once a year. The application period begins at least 4 weeks before the deadline for submissions.

Salary

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.

Seed grants for companies (Fræ/Thróunarfræ)

All submitted applications are evaluated, and grants are announced at least twice a year. 

Acquisition of new knowledge and skills that can be used to develop innovations or improvements related to products, processes, or services.

Applied research projects

Application takes place in two steps, the dates refer to the first step

Culture and arts

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

Icelandic student innovation fund

Summer jobs for university students in research

Grants for development projects that have moved beyond the initial idea stage.

Growth grant for companies

Due to a system update, payments for applications and certificates will be unavailable from 14:00 on December 31 until 17:00 on January 1.

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