FAQ

Only applicants from the Nordic countries – Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, the Baltic countries – Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania – and the autonomous regions of Åland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland, which act as independent countries in Nordplus, are eligible for grants. Institutions placed outside the Nordic and Baltic countries are not eligible for funding from the programme, but can participate in Nordplus projects if they cover their own expenses.

The target group of Nordplus Adult is broad and covers all parts of adult education and learning – formal, non-formal and informal learning, whether in the context of general, liberal or vocational education. Examples of eligible organizations are formal adult education institutions, folk high schools, evening schools, language schools, museums, libraries, NGOs, vocational schools/apprentice programmes, research centers, universities, university colleges, governmental organizations, private enterprises, actors within informal learning, centers for adult learning, public enterprises, guidance centers, upper secondary schools. Overall, Nordplus Adult covers a very wide array of organizations. To be eligible in Nordplus Adult, the initiative must address education and learning directed at “adult learners”.

Yes, Nordplus Adult also covers projects aiming at continuing vocational training (CVET). However, please note that applications for exchange of teachers from higher education or from primary/secondary education must be submitted to Nordplus Higher Education and Nordplus Junior respectively.

Nordplus Adult supports mobility projects – i.e. preparatory visits, exchange of teachers and other pedagogical staff and exchange of adult learners. Furthermore, the Adult programme offers grants for collaboration projects – i.e. thematic networks, development projects and mapping projects. You can read more about the different activities in the Nordplus handbook

Yes, Nordplus Adult offers grants for preparatory visits. The objective of a preparatory visit is to meet with potential partners and plan an application for a future deadline. You can apply for a preparatory visit twice a year – in October and in February.

The activities can take place in the countries represented in the partnership. Please note that the autonomous regions Greenland, Åland and the Faroe Islands are independent countries in Nordplus. That means that activities can only take place in Greenland, Åland and the Faroe Islands if the partnership has a partner or coordinator from these regions.

One of the institutions in the partnership must take on the role as coordinator when applying for funds. This means that this institution is responsible for the application, for distribution of the grant and for coordinating the reporting throughout the contract period. However, the partners must cooperate with the coordinator – e.g. carry out designated tasks, comply with deadlines, give input to reports etc. All participants (coordinator as well as partners) sign a Letter of Intent (LOI), which is attached to the application. The Nordplus administration recommends all partnerships to work out a partnership contract that regulates budget, responsibilities and other internal matters of the project.

Yes, it is possible to apply for a new project while you have an ongoing Nordplus Adult project, but the new project must be clearly different from the already awarded project.

Nordplus Adult operates with fixed unit costs for all budget categories. In mobility projects, the programme offers grants for project management, travel and subsistence. In collaboration projects, the programme has grants for project management, implementation and dissemination, transnational meetings (travel and subsistence in one grant) and development work. In all project types, it is possible to apply for grants for special needs.

The unit cost system sets fixed rates for all budget categories. This makes it transparent for applicants to see how big the Nordplus contribution is, and how much must be self-financed. In the unit costs system, the completed activity triggers the grant. That means that if the beneficiary completes all activities in accordance with the approved budget, the total grant belongs to the project.

No, in Nordplus Adult, the co-financing must not be documented. Co-financing is presupposed, and the size of the unit costs reflects this.

Nordplus Adult does not set a fixed ceiling for grants. Each project must define its need. However, Nordplus Adult has a limited budget of 1.2 million EUR per year. Therefore, the Nordplus Adult budget template for collaboration projects states some recommendations – e.g. the total number of granted working days per institution for a full project period only in exceptional cases exceeds 40 days, and an average grant for a collaboration project is 50,000 EUR.

All projects must submit a final report. Templates for the final reports are assigned to the coordinator in Espresso.

The coordinator must submit the final report 30 days after project end.

Please contact the Nordplus Adult administration at nordplus@ufm.dk and state name, email and phone number of the new contact person.

Please contact the Nordplus Adult administration at nordplus@ufm.dk and state name, email and phone number of the new legal representative. Furthermore, the new legal representative must sign a statement, in which he/she  declares to be the legal representative of the organization.

Please contact the Nordplus Adult administration at nordplus@ufm.dk and send a formal request for prolongation, in which you explain the reason. If the prolongation is approved, you will have to send an updated activity plan to the Nordplus Adult administration.