Question 1

The grant process

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You submit your application through the Grants Application Portal.
If something is missing, we may ask you for more information to process the application.
The applications are assessed by the grants committee after the application deadline.
After the assessment, the application may be approved, partially approved or rejected. The applicant will receive an answer immediately after the committee has made its decision (No later than February 6th 2026).

Question 2

If you receive a grant

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If you are successfully awarded a grant, your communication with us will continue through the Grants Application Portal (which you have also submitted your application through: duf-nypcb.grant.nu/profile/.
The grant is paid in two parts: first 80% and then the last 20%. You can ask for a grant once you have received the grant letter.
- a. You get the first 80% by sending a request via your profile on the Grants Application Portal.
- b. The remaining 20% is paid when the secretariat has received and approved the accounts and reporting (also through the Grants Application Portal).
You can move up to 10% between approved budget lines after the grant has been awarded. All changes must be approved by the secretariat first. If the changes are not approved, the subsidy may be reduced.
Changes in the content or schedule of the project after the grant must be approved by the secretariat. If the changes cannot be approved, the grant may be reduced.
Your project may start no earlier than March 15th 2026.

Question 3

When you have completed the project

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Your project must be completed no later than July 30th 2026.
You must fill in a report through the Grants Application Portal no later than one month after the project or activity has been completed.
The final reporting deadline is 31 August 2026.
If you have been granted more than DKK 100,000 DKK, you must also submit an auditor's statement. Remember that in the application you can apply for up to DKK 10,000 DKK for this. The auditor's statement can be found here and an auditor instruction can be found here.
You must keep accounting records, such as receipts and invoices, for 5 years after the end of the project and send it to the secretariat if requested.
Random checks of disbursed funds will be made on an ongoing basis, where documentation of the expenses may be required.

Question 4

Who can apply for the pool

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All youth organisations and self-organised youth groups based in the Nordic Region.

You can therefore be part of an association, an organisation, or know each other from, for example, high school. Your group must have a name and you must be able to describe your group.

Young people up to the age of 30.

Question 5

What does the pool support

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Activities and projects that:

Are held in the Nordic Region
Create and strengthen ties between young people across the Nordic Region
Address climate and biodiversity issues
Are held between March 15th 2026 and July 3th 2026.

You can apply for funding for all reasonable and necessary expenses in connection with the activities. For example:

Travel and venue rental
Accommodation and food
Materials needed
Interpretation
Support persons and other support for people with physical and mental disabilities.
In addition, it is possible to apply for up to DKK 10,000 for audits for applications over DKK 100,000.

Question 6

How much can you apply for

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You can apply for between DKK 25,000 and 250,000.

You are welcome to apply for support from other funds or grant schemes. However, please note that the same expense cannot be covered twice. If double funding occurs, you must choose which support you wish to use.

Question 7

Requirements for the activity and those who apply

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You must be at least two youth organisations/ self-organised youth groups from at least two different Nordic countries applying together.
- In this context, the Nordic countries cover: Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Åland.
- In addition to a Nordic partner, you can also have partners from the Baltics, the EU and the Global South. However, the main applicant must always be from a Nordic country.
The activity must be based on cooperation between the partners.
The activity must be led by young people. Young people must be responsible for the development and implementation of the project.
The activity must be based on volunteer work. Volunteers must help make decisions, plan and carry out the activities.

Question 8

This will be emphasized when prioritizing the applications

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Priority will be given to supporting:

Applications involving multiple countries.
Applications involving a higher number of young people.
Applications that create lasting bonds and cooperation between young people across the Nordic Region.
Applications where several different types of youth organisations/ youth groups collaborate on the activity.

Part of the prioritization will also depend on who else applies for the pool. It will be prioritized to support:

Activity types that have received less funding than other activity types.
Applications from countries that have received less funding from the pool than other countries.

Question 9

The pool does not support

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Rent, subscriptions or other fixed expenses
Course/participation fees.
Salaries as well as buy-outs of volunteers (however, the pool can support fees/compensation for external speakers or similar).
Construction or renovation of buildings, as well as permanent acquisitions.
Activities without a clear anchoring in the Nordic region.
Political campaigning for individuals.
Activities that have the character of actual worship.
Projects/activities that have been initiated or held before the time of application.
Activities that are primarily social in nature.
If the activity is intended to conduct business or promote commercial interests.
If the project promotes an industry or professional career-orientated focus.
If the self-organised youth group/organisation or its members engage in, or fail to distance themselves from, illegal or otherwise undemocratic activities.
Expenses for alcohol
Unforeseen expenses (it is possible to transfer up to 10% between approved budget lines after the grant has been awarded. All changes must be presented to and approved by the fund’s secretariat before they can take effect.)

Question 10

Ask yourself these questions

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How would you describe your organisation/group?
How would you describe your activity?
What is your target group(s) and how will you involve them?
What role does volunteering play in your activity?
How does the activity create or strengthen ties between young people in the Nordic region?
How will you help realise young people's visions for prevention and adaptation to climate change and biodiversity loss?

Question 11

Make sure you have these things in order before you apply for the pool

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Data of the contact person/project manager (must be at least 18 years old), as well as at least one contact person per country participating in the project.
Organisation/CVR number of the organization or social security number of the legal responsible person (personal identity number).
Start and end dates.
Bank details (registration and account numbers or IBAN and SWIFT numbers).