The Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Public Administration is open for applications from civil servants and other staff in the public sector starting from January 2024. The deadline for submitting applications is 1 April 2024 (one application round in 2024).
A successful project application should involve partners from at least three countries: Nordic
applicants should visit a minimum of two Baltic countries, while Baltic applicants should visit
partners in at least two Nordic countries.
Why apply?
* You and your colleagues in Nordic and Baltic countries have ideas, plans and experiences
worth discovering and discussing with partners.
* Applying and reporting is easy and user friendly at Home - NB8-Grants (nb8grants.org) .
Results from 2023
64 applications from the Nordic-Baltic region were approved for granting with a total budget
of 349 340 € in 2023. A total number of 402 civil servants are participating in the projects
granted by the mobility programme in 2023/2024.
Success stories and examples
Examples of the previous projects funded by mobility programme can be checked out here.
Palmira Morkuniene, Chief Specialist at State Health Care Accreditation Agency under
the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania commented on her project Study visit
to NO, SE, ISL to exchange experiences on surveillance of quality and safety of health care:
The programme met all our expectations. It was easy to submit the project due to very clear
and understandable guidelines. All questions were answered by the programme manager
without delay. The host institutions kindly suggested to discuss the planned agenda of the
visit and thus the most important issues for us were included into agenda and were
discussed during the visit. The knowledge acquired during the project will help us to improve
activities of our institution.
Kristine Tamm, State Prosecutor at the Office of the Estonian Prosecutor General on
her project Study visit to Norway and Iceland in the field of domestic violence, sexual abuse,
crimes by and against minors: The program met our expectations, as it allowed the
employees of our organization to gain experience and new knowledge in the field. The goals
of the project were to promote the exchange of experience on best practices, crosssectoral
cooperation and capacity building and also exchange of specialist contacts. Direct meetings
and discussions provide a better foundation for future cooperation. Without such a program,
the development of cooperation in this way would certainly be difficult. The project improved
the connections and created direct contacts between specialists. The cooperation of the
Nordic and Baltic countries can always benefit if the countries share experiences, are more
efficient together and think of better opportunities together. Gaining common experiences
and getting to know each other increases the sense of unity and awareness of progress, and
thus the development of the entire region.
Applying is easy
* The electronic application system at www.nb8grants.org is open from January 2024.
* Please read the guidelines carefully and start looking for project partners in good time.
* Register or log in if you are already a user of the mobility programme and fill in the
application - please note that you can fill in the application step by step up to the deadline.
* Do not forget to submit your application before the deadline 1 April 2024 !
Contacts
Madis Kanarbik, Programme Coordinator
Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Estonia
Phone +372 5046570
E-mail: public.administration@norden.ee
About the Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Public Administration
The programme offers grants for mobility and networking, the annual budget of the mobility
programme, app. 200 000 EUR, is financed by all NB8 countries – Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden. The purpose of the programme is
to promote and strengthen cooperation, exchange of knowledge, and networking between
public administration structures on all administrative levels in the Nordic-Baltic Region. The
programme aims to facilitate the harmonization of more efficient working methods in the
public sector. The overall goal is to increase the global competitive power of the region. The
mobility programme has supported a total number of 780 projects, 4500 employees of public
sector have been participating in these projects during 2009-2023.
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