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.

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11 opportunities found
Technology Development Fund
The Icelandic Centre for Research
Growth grant for companies
Grants for development projects that have moved beyond the initial idea stage.
Deadline is 16. February.
01.01.2026 - 16.02.2026
Innovation, Research, Within Iceland
Technology Development Fund
The Icelandic Centre for Research
Market grants for companies
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.
Deadline is 16. February.
01.01.2026 - 16.02.2026
Innovation, Research, Within Iceland
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
Technology Development Fund
The Icelandic Centre for Research
Sprout grant for companies
Grant to start-up companies or entrepreneurs to support projects in the early stages. The application is submitted in two stages.
Deadline is 16. February.
01.01.2026 - 16.02.2026
Innovation, Research, Within Iceland
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 is 05. February.
19.12.2025 - 05.02.2026
Within Iceland, Culture and arts, Innovation, Research, Environment
Technology Development Fund
The Icelandic Centre for Research
Applied research projects
Acquisition of new knowledge and skills that can be used to develop innovations or improvements related to products, processes, or services.
Deadline is 16. February.
01.01.2026 - 16.02.2026
Innovation, Research, Within Iceland
Icelandic Research Fund
The Icelandic Centre for Research
Icelandic Research Fund Grants for Excellence
For research groups with wide-ranging projects likely to lead Icelandic research to the top level internationally.
Opens 01. May 2026
01.05.2026 - 15.06.2026
Within Iceland, Research
Infrastructure Fund
The Icelandic Centre for Research
Grants from the infrastructure fund
The role of the infrastructure fund is to develop research infrastructure in Iceland. The fund's goal is to strengthen domestic research by creating new research opportunities
Deadline was 12. September 2023
08.07.2023 - 12.09.2023
Innovation, Research, Within Iceland