Impact Funding Resources
Opstart is the Nordic Culture Fund’s investment in the initial phases of artistic and cultural projects. The programme supports the joint development of new and promising project ideas, with a view to strengthening the Nordic ambitions of the projects. You can apply for up to DKK 25,000, and there is no requirement for co-financing.
Opstart has a rolling application deadline, and you will typically receive a reply within 30 working days.
Opstart has a rolling application deadline, and you will typically receive a reply within 30 working days.
Start Date11 Aug 2025 End Date14 Nov 2025 Funding AmountUpto DKK 25k Funding Resource TypeGrant
Funding ProviderNordic Culture Fund
Grant
Nordic Culture Fund
Opstart has a rolling application deadline, and you will typically receive a reply within 30 working days.
• The programme supports projects with concrete ambitions to develop cooperation across the Nordic countries.
• At least two partners based in two different Nordic countries must have confirmed their participation in the project before applying, and their roles must be described in the application. If there are partners from only two different Nordic countries participating in the Opstart project, one of the concrete objectives of the project should be to widen Nordic participation.
• The application must clearly indicate how and which other stakeholders and from which countries the project intends to involve in the long term.
• The Nordic countries are Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Åland. Participation from outside the Nordic countries is also welcome.
• You can apply as an individual, group, institution, association or company, as well as a public or private organisation.
• Opstart welcomes applications for projects with a global vision that can help create new relevance for Nordic art and cultural cooperation. Therefore, you do not need to be a resident of the Nordic Region or have Nordic nationality to apply.
The Fund evaluates whether the initial phase in the project meets the criteria for Opstart, by considering
• if the objectives, content, participation, method and economy in the project are described sufficiently and thoroughly
• if the development perspective in the project is sufficiently clear.
