Grants and opportunities

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

Project grants for cooperation within the 15 EEA Grants beneficiary countries to strengthen collaboration and development.

Grants for the preparation and filing of patent applications, both for priority applications and applications in the international process.

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

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

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

Support for research on Iceland's history related to maps, geography and books, aimed at the publication of studies in those fields.

Study leave may consist of release from duties for up to one year, either full-time or part-time, or of payment of monthly salary or a proportion of salary for up to one year.