Checklist for submitting an application
Follow the checklist to make sure your application is correct.
Please make sure to fully answer the questions in the application form in Espresso, and remember to submit your application within the deadline.
- Have you included an LOI for each organisation? Exceptions apply to old networks that are applying again in Nordplus Higher Education.
- Has the LOI been signed by the institution's legal representative and the project coordinator?
- Is your institution eligible for support from the sub-programme?
- Project/network applications: Does the application include at least three participating organisations from three different countries? For Nordplus Nordic Languages: Does the application include at least two organisations from two different countries?
- Mobility applications: Does the application include at least two participating organisations from two different countries?
- For Nordplus Horizontal: Does the application include partners from at least two sectors?
Applications for Nordplus Adult collaboration projects and Nordplus Horizontal projects are subject to a limit of max. two applications per organization as coordinator and/or partner per call.
Applications for project/network grants within Nordplus Horizontal and Nordic languages must include a budget.
The budget is based on unit-costs for travel and subsistence, and project management. The budget for project activities and extraordinary project activities must be clarified and motivated in both the budget and project application.
If you apply for project/network grants under Nordplus Adult, Junior and Higher Education you must submit a budget template based on fixed unit cost categories.
There is no need to include self-financing because these grants are based on unit costs.
Remember that the budget is an important part of the assessment.
If you are only applying for mobility funding, you do NOT need to include a budget. When applying for Nordic Language courses under Nordplus Nordic Languages, a specific budget template should be used.
As of 2018, schools under Dansk Skoleforening for Sydslesvig (Danish Schools Association of South Schleswig) may participate in Nordplus.
In order to be considered, applications must meet the requirement of representing at least two or three countries. Accordingly, in the case of mobility applications, schools in South Schleswig may participate with educational institutions from at least two countries and in case of project collaboration with at least three participating countries. Schools in South Schleswig, cannot be the coordinator of a project, and must therefore participate as a partner. For participants from South Schleswig the same mobility rates apply as for participants from Denmark.
The expenses associated with the schools' participation are covered by funds specifically earmarked for this purpose by Denmark with a total budget of DKK 200,000 per year.
For further information please contact the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science in Denmark.
In most cases, grants awarded under Nordplus do not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107 (1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). However, where a grant supports an activity that constitutes economic activity under EU State aid rules, the grant may be awarded as de minimis aid under Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831.
Where this is relevant, applicants will be asked to declare any de minimis aid received during the previous three years. This enables Nordplus to verify that the applicable de minimis ceilings are respected before a grant is awarded.
Under the Nordic Council of Ministers’ State aid model, any de minimis aid is treated as being granted in equal shares by the five Nordic EU- and EEA-states. Consequently, the de minimis-ceiling of EUR 300.000 applies separately in relation to each Member state. In practice, this means that de minimis aid awarded through Nordplus may be accumulated up to a total of EUR 1,5 million provided that the recipient has not already received de minimis aid from other respective Nordic member states that count towards those national ceilings.
The rise in geopolitical tensions has impacted international educational cooperation. Applicants should take responsibility for ensuring that international collaborations are conducted in a secure and ethically responsible way. This matter is not subject to formal assessment by the Nordplus administration. Please, consult relevant guidelines and recommendations on responsible internationalisation.
Guidelines and tools for responsible international knowledge cooperation (HK-dir Norway)