The information on this page is based on the guidelines adopted by the Nordic Council of Ministers for Equality (MR-JÄM).
The Nordic Gender Equality Fund addresses a broad target group and calls for proposals are open to a variety of activities and organisations including:
Each project must involve at least the three Nordic countries, where the Faroe Islands, Greenland and the Aaland Islands may constitute one of these only. In addition, grants can be awarded to activities that include cooperation in neighbouring areas, i.e. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania*, that also include at least two Nordic countries. The principal applicant should come from a Nordic country or the Faroe Islands, Greenland or the Aaland Islands.
The Nordic Gender Equality Fund finances activities initiated in the same year as the funding is granted and which are completed within two years from the commencement date. Activities commenced before the application deadline are not eligible for funding.
*Please note that the Nordic Council of Ministers have suspended cooperation with Russia. Cooperation with north-west Russian partners within the Nordic Gender Equality Fund is thereby currently not possible. For more information please see norden.org.
The following types of activities may be funded:
Funding will not be granted for:
The amount applied for should be between DKK 50,000 and DKK 500,000.
Organisations applying for grants need to be able to contribute at least 20 per cent themselves and/or have other sources of finance. The organisation’s own contribution and/or other sources of funding could come from sponsorship or other financial contributions, voluntary work, participant fees, or indirect costs for example.
Funding will not be given for audits or travel expenses (with the exception of travel expenses for representatives of volunteer organisations/not-for-profit organisations and invited speakers). Funding cannot be provided to cover indirect costs, such as the support organisation’s salaries and other running costs (such as rent, electricity, IT).
Successful applicants may be granted a lower total amount of funding than they have applied for in all or in parts of their applications.
Funding applications are to indicate how well the project meets the following criteria:
a. Nordic benefit
This means the extent to which the project:
Here, the assessment is based on how well the application:
b. Added value for gender policy
This refers to the extent to which the project:
Here, the assessment is based on how well the application:
c. Sustainability
Sustainability means here the extent to which:
Here, the assessment is based on how well the application:
d. Implementation
Implementation here means:
Here, the assessment is based on how well the application:
Describes what the main applicant and each of the partner organisations will contribute to the project, as well as their previous experience of similar collaborations
e. Economic reasonableness
Organisations applying for grants need to be able to contribute at least 20 per cent themselves and/or have other sources of finance. The organisation’s own contribution and/or other sources of funding could for example come from sponsorship or other financial contributions, voluntary work, participant fees, or indirect costs.
The amount applied for should be between DKK 50,000 and DKK 500,000.
The application must be accompanied by a budget containing all items specified in DKK, and include the total amount. Self-funding and total funding must be made apparent in the budget. The budget should explicitly state what the funding amount applied for is intended to cover in the total budget. Funding will not be given for audits or travel expenses (with the exception of travel expenses for representatives of volunteer organisations/not-for-profit organisations and invited speakers).
Funding cannot be provided to cover indirect costs, such as the support organisation’s salaries and other operating costs (such as rent, electricity, IT).
All project applications are assessed by NIKK’s assessment team, which consists of people with a variety of skills and backgrounds. The assessment team processes each application on the basis of the above criteria and makes a decision. Nordic Committee of Senior Officials for Gender Equality (EK-JÄM) then have the option to veto a decision. The decision cannot be appealed. If necessary, the assessment team may ask for clarification from the applicant during the assessment process.
NIKK will communicate its decision via e-mail to each applicant after the decision has been made and the Nordic Committee of Senior Officials for Gender Equality (EK-JÄM) has been afforded the opportunity to veto the decision.