Nordplus Higher Education grants

Nordplus Higher Education pays for mobility between Nordic and Baltic institutions. The money is a contribution towards the actual cost of activities in the participating countries, so organisations should expect some degree of co-financing.

For individual mobility, support is calculated using fixed travel and accommodation rates. The Espresso application system works out the total grant amount automatically. Those rates are maximum amounts, and networks can decide individual scholarship amounts based on their total grant. Agreements on scholarships must be made before exchanges begin.

Up to 5% of the used grant can go to administration by the coordinating institution. That has to be reported but does not need supporting documents.

There is also funding for intensive courses, projects and network meetings. Each project can receive up to 100,000 € per call and may receive funding for three consecutive years, up to 300,000 € in total. The budget system uses fixed unit costs to calculate what can be applied for, but the granted sum is allocated as a lump sum to be used based on real costs.

• Activities must take place in the participating countries, and costs for participants from non-Nordic or non-Baltic institutions are not eligible.
• Costs for activities outside the Nordic or Baltic region are not eligible.
• Applicants must use the official budget templates, and the figures in the template must match the amounts entered in the Espresso application.
• Applications without completed budget models will be rejected.
• Additional funding is available for participants with special needs, for example extra travel and accommodation costs or accompanying persons.

• Travel rates for return trips: 660 € for the Faroe Islands and Iceland; 330 € between Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and Åland; up to 175 € domestic in connection with international exchange; 1300 € for Greenland.
• Accommodation and board for students on short and long-term mobility: 20 € per day, 70 € per week (5 working days), 250 € per month.
• Accommodation and board for students on express mobility: 50 € per day, 250 € for the first week, then 100 € for the second week and 100 € for the third week.
• Accommodation and board for teachers: 100 € per day, 500 € per week, 1350 € per month.
• Up to 5% of the used grant can be allocated for administration by the coordinating institution.
• Inclusion support of up to 100% of actual costs for participants with special needs.

You cannot apply to the Nordplus administration directly. The steps below follow what the source says about how funding is arranged.

1. Make the agreement on the scholarship with your network or institution before the exchange begins.
2. Check the fixed travel and accommodation rates that apply to your route and participant type.
3. Complete the official budget template for your activity type, either the one for intensive courses or the one for development projects, joint programmes and network meetings.
4. Enter amounts in the Espresso application that match the figures in the budget template.
5. For inclusion support, contact the main administrator EDUFI in good time before the planned mobility and use the accessibility application form.
6. Submit final reports within 30 days after the end of the contract period.

Confirm every detail on the official Nordplus page before you act.