Chair of the expert group, Dánjal Hátún Augustinussen,states that despite there being a good number of excellent applications, a limited budget meant that the expert group had to engage in some tricky discussions around the kinds of projects and organisations to be granted funding in this round.
“Although we’d happily pay for people’s salaries when they host events, we also want to be able to fund as many worthy projects as we can. By funding projects that have voluntary elements, we’re able to fund more projects as a result,” he explains.
Added value from new perspectives
The expert group highlights a few examples of how new perspectives on existing projects help to boost the relevance of Norden 0–30. For instance, the Finnish astronomy association was awarded funding to make it easier for young people to take part in Nordic-Baltic Astronomy Days 2026.
“This perspective made the application exceptionally relevant to Norden 0–30 as the project is already established. The additional funding explicitly supports youth participation,” explains Dánjal.
As an example of Nordic added value and long-term impact, he cites RiseUp! – a feminist leadership programme for young women and girls. The additional funding will be used to adapt the programme to a Nordic context.
“Many senior management teams and boards lack diversity. To this end, we saw a clear opportunity for project funding to lay the foundation for something that can help young women later in their careers,” says Dánjal.
In the same category, he also cites the Danish initiative Climate justice activism 2.0 – a youth-led initiative to bring together young Nordic climate activists for courses on how to stem the rampant pursuit of growth and develop strategies for systemic societal change by way of concrete knowledge-building and networking.
Another round of funding later this year
The autumn round of funding for Norden 0–30 will commence on 9 September.
See all the applications granted funding in this round here.