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Grants

Examples of approved grants from NATA

A letter from Kór Möðruvallaklausturkirkju
We are always excited to hear from the people that get grants from NATA. Kór Möðruvallaklausturskirkju got a travel grant from NATA and this is what they told us about their trip to the Faroe Islands: In August 2022 Kór Möðruvallaklausturskirkju performed Icelandic and Faroese music in Tórshavn and Klaksvík, both contemporary and old hymns […]
Similarities and differences between Greenland and Iceland
25 students and 3 teachers, from 10th grade at Atuarfik Hans Lynge school in Nuuk, traveled to Iceland in late March 2022 after two canceled trips, one due to Covid-19 and the other due to bad weather. The purpose of the trip was to strengthen the contact between Greenland and Iceland, by giving the students […]
Approved grants spring 2022
The following applications were approved a grant from NATA at the latest application round in March 2022 Tourism Development and Marketing DKK   Project name Grant Countries Grønland til EMBLA Nordic Food Awards 75.000 GL-FO-IS Tourism Development and Marketing Rejsestøtte DKK   Project name Grant Countries Uppistand í Reinsarínum 5000 IS-FO Arsborealis-félagsamtök 4000 IS-FO Glaðari […]
Good experience despite Covid-19
Fourteen young people on Team Nanoq from Nuummi Naluttartut Klubbiat – Nuuk Swimming Club, went to Reykjavík in January 2022 where they participated in the Reykjavik International Games and training camp. The trip to Iceland is the highlight of the year for the swimmers. In 2021 the trip was canceled due to Corona and this […]
Faroese Judo on a training camp in Iceland
Faroese Judo was granted support from NATA in the spring of 2021 for a training camp in Iceland that they went on in the autumn holidays same year. The group traveled from the Faroe Islands to Reykjavík on Friday 8 October and back again on Monday 11 October. Included in the trip were 17 young […]
Aulos Flute Ensemble gave concerts, lectures and had debates with grant from NATA
In October 2021, the women in Aulos Flute Ensemble sent NATA a greeting, telling us, that they just got back from a wonderful trip to the Faroe Islands. They played 4 concerts and organized a seminar on female composers in collaboration with the Nordic House and the association of Faroese composers. They specifically mentioned the […]
Approved grants – autumn 2021
The following applications were approved a grant from NATA at the latest application round in October 2021 Tourism Development and Marketing DKK Project name, company and application country Grant Participating countries Festivalhöll, Stuðulsfelagið Víkingabygd, Faroe Islands 100.000 FO-IS South Greenland FAM tours, Edge of the Arctic, Iceland 100.000 IS-GL Tourism Development and Marketing Travel Support […]
The Greenlandic dog sled culture must be preserved from extinction
In the spring of 2021, Greenland Dog Adventure was granted support from NATA, to make study trips between Iceland and Greenland in a cross-cultural exchange. The learning outcomes should be knowhow on caring for dogs in a kennel and on how to use dogs in commercial relations. The intention is to start up a dog […]
The Faroese swimming club FLOT went to Iceland on a training trip
During the Easter holidays 2017, eight swimmers together with two coaches from the swimming club FLOT on the Faroe Islands, went to Iceland on a training camp for a week. With them as their helpers, they had seven mothers. A father and a brother were also with them for a few days. The group stayed […]
Festivalhöll – 1000 year old history and Viking festival
The Viking Festival Festívalhöll was held in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands by Viking Events 9th-11th of July. Viking Events was granted support from NATA in 2020, but due to Covid-19, the festival could not be held until 2021. Vikings from the Faroe Islands and other countries, including Iceland, participated. The purpose of the Viking Festival was […]
NATA grants in the spring of 2021
The following applications got approval of a grant from NATA at the latest application round in april 2021 Tourism Development and Marketing DKK Project name, company and application country Grant Participating countries Produktudvikling, GreenGate Incoming, Færøerne 6.000 FO-GL 7 Seas Adventures, Thor Ravn, Færøerne 100.000 FO-IS-GL Greenland Dog Adventure, Grønland 100.000 GL-IS Tourism Development and […]