Through our funding programmes, partnerships and cultural policy work, we aim to stimulate the development of art and cultural life and ensure flexible frameworks for new transnational collaborations.
The Fund has granted funding to 9 collaborative initiatives through the Globus FORWARD programme. In 2025 there will be one Globus Opstart+ application deadline in April and one more application round in the Globus FORWARD programme in September.
Here you can find out more about some projects that have received funding in recent years.
UNESCO, in collaboration with the Nordic Culture Fund, has recently launched the working paper “Acting for the Recognition of Culture as a Global Public Good and a Stand-Alone Goal”, which highlights the pivotal role of culture as a catalyst for sustainable development.
The Fund has changed its guidelines for final reporting and auditing. The new guidelines apply to all projects with a reporting deadline on or after 1 January 2025.
The Fund has granted funding to 9 collaborative initiatives through the Globus FORWARD programme. In 2025 there will be one Globus Opstart+ application deadline in April and one more application round in the Globus FORWARD programme in September.
Maria Mediaas Jørstad will leave the position as Director of the Nordic Culture Fund at the end of the year to take on the role of CEO at Kunstsilo, the new art museum in Kristiansand, Norway.
A collaborative initiative between UNESCO and the Nordic Culture Fund focuses on the concept of ‘Culture as a Public Good’, with the aim of achieving a more widespread understanding of the role and importance of culture for the sustainable development of societies.
“Transnational archives in the Arctic: a cultural exchange of memories” is a project which investigates archive structures about the Arctic, with an aim to decolonize contemporary archive structures by developing alternatives and create dialogue and cultural exchange across and beyond the Arctic region.
The newsletter brings you for example news about the Fund's funding programmes and other initiatives.
The Nordic Culture Fund awards grants worth approximately DKK 29 million every year.
The Fund receives 1,400 applications every year.
Every year approximately 180 receive Project Funding, 105 receive Opstart and about 57 receive Puls funding.