NIKK administers the Nordic LGBTI Fund on behalf of the Nordic Council of Ministers. The purpose of the fund is to promote Nordic co-operation in the field of LGBTI within the framework of the Nordic Cooperation Programme for Gender Equality and LGBTI 2025–2030 and its priorities.
Apply for funding between 1 September and 1 Oct 2025.
2024 LGBTI research in the Nordic countries is strong and multi-faceted but has to a large degree been conducted within different research disciplines. The aim of the Nordic Network for LGBTI Research on Health and Living Conditions is to consolidate the Nordic LGBTI research on health and living conditions in a wider sense across the Nordic
2024 Capacity building, sensitivity training and digital self-defense tool LGBT+ individuals in the Nordic region face significant online harassment, hate and violence, often targeted with derogatory comments, threats and cyberbullying, leading to severe psychological distress. Anti-gender ideologies exacerbate these issues by promoting harmful stereotypes and misinformation, undermining the LGBT+ movement. With the Safer Queer Cities Program
2024 The project focuses on higher education for human services professionals by developing a multilingual Nordic digital curriculum to enhance LGBTQIA+ competencies within social work and healthcare. Research has highlighted the limited and inadequate coverage of these topics in existing social and healthcare education programs. There are challenges that include inadequate training about encountering LGBTQIA+ populations,
