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Nordic Council of Ministers’ funding programme for NGOs in the Baltic Sea Region
NGOs play a prominent role in the Nordic Council of Ministers’ co-operation with the Baltic States and Northwest Russia within a number of its priority areas, such as the environment and progress towards democracy, but also as partners in building networks and cross-border co-operation in the Baltic Sea Region.
The West Nordic Fund
The West Nordic Fund lends money to invest in companies in the Faroe Islands and Greenland, as well as to Icelandic companies, for co-operation projects between an Icelandic and/or a Faroese or a Greenlandic company.
Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Public Administration
With an annual budget of some 270 000 Euro, the Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Public Administration offers financial support to civil servants and other staff in the public sector to carry out study visits, internships, training or network activities in the region. Activities supported by the programme require the participation of a minimum of three countries, of these a minimum of one Nordic and one Baltic.
NordForsk: Stem Cell Mobility Programme
NordForsk’s mobility programme for post-doctoral stem cell researchers aims to support stem cell research within the Nordic countries. Eligible applicants are individuals with a PhD degree. Most of the research scholarships are administered by a university or a research institute. Applicants must co-operate with another university or research institute in another Nordic country, where two and a half of the three years of the project must be conducted.
The Nordic-Baltic Mobility and Network Programme for Business and Industry
The Nordic-Baltic Mobility and Network Programme for Business and Industry gives financial support to different stakeholders in the fields of business and industry to carry out study visits, internships, on-the-job training or network activities. The objective of the programme is to strengthen and promote economic co-operation, entrepreneurship, regional cluster co-operation and innovation opportunities. The programme runs from 2009 - 2013 and is administered by the Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Latvia.
Mobility Funding
 
Nordic-Russian co-operation in education and research
The Nordic-Russian co-operation programme provides funding for co-operation and network building between Nordic and Northwest Russian educational institutions. The Nordic Council of Ministers is still conducting a dialogue with the Russian authorities on the programme, but a call for proposals for a number of preparatory initiatives has been carried out. The total budget for project support was approximately DKK 2.9 million and the application deadline was 15 December 2009.
Apply for funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers' Arctic Co-operation Programme
The Nordic Council of Ministers' Arctic Co-operation Programme has an annual budget of about DKK 8 million. Applications can be made for funds from the Arctic Co-operation Programme for the implementation of projects in the Arctic.
NORDBUK: Apply for Funding
The Nordic Children's and Youth Committee (NORDBUK) awards grants for organisation and project co-operation for young people.