Application round for 2016 is open

The Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Public Administration is open for applications from civil servants and other staff in the public sector. Please note that the deadline is 30 March 2016. Do not miss the chance as there is only one application round per year!

The programme is designed for those who would like to organise study visits, internships and network meetings in order to strengthen cooperation between Nordic and Baltic ministries, regional offices and local authorities. Find out more here.

In order to obtain funding your project 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.

Results from 2015

58 applications were approved for grants with a total budget of 276 991 EUR in 2015. 325 civil servants participated in the projects.

Feedback from Iceland

Hugrún Ösp Reynisdóttir, Head of Division at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs in Iceland applied for funding for a group study visit to Estonia and Latvia in 2015: "We were very impressed of the Estonian X-road and we will look at the possibility to start a project where we will examine what we need to do to be able to adopt the Estonian X-road concept. The mobility programme is something that more public officials in the Nordic-Baltic countries should use. It gives people the opportunity to meet colleagues dealing with similar challenges. We have established good contacts so that communication in the future between the countries should be very fluent."

Applying is easy

• The electronic application system at www.nb8grants.org is open.
• Register or log in if you are already a user and start filling 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 - 30 March 2016!
• Read the guidelines carefully and start looking for project partners as the process may take some time.

Contacts

Madis Kanarbik, Programme Coordinator
Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Estonia
Phone + 372 7 423 625
E-mail: public.administration@norden.ee
Languages: English, Swedish, Estonian

www.nb8grants.org

About the Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Public Administration

The programme offers grants for mobility and an annual budget of app. 300 000 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.