Funding Calls

Call for travel grants for students attending the UArctic Congress 2026 and the Ocean Connectivity Conference. Students whose abstracts have been accepted and will be presented are welcome to apply for funding support to travel to Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.

UArctic and the Arctic Circle are pleased to open the call for nominations for the 2026 Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award. The Award includes a 100,000 euro grant to a promising idea that addresses climate change through concrete actions and plans. The call is open until April 30, 2026.

Since applications opened on December 5th, the challenge has already seen a strong and encouraging level of interest, with many projects submitted, particularly from startup profiles.

Based on a grant from the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science (DAHES), UArctic and DAHES offer funding for network and education projects and encourage engagement between member institutions within the Kingdom, as well as internationally, for these UArctic activities.

UArctic, in partnership with Memorial University and Yukon University, supported by Global Affairs Canada, has opened its 2026 Canadian project funding calls, including a new five-year stream offering up to $100,000 for Indigenous- and Northern-led research and education collaborations. Canadian UArctic members are invited to...

The UArctic call is now open for applications for networking projects in Arctic research and education, for engagement between Norwegian UArctic member institutions and other UArctic member institutions for UArctic activities.

The MOPC welcomes the next generation of changemakers, innovators, and ocean-minded entrepreneurs to apply for the 2026 challenge.

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is now accepting applications for its Community Wildlife Grands program.

The Government of Canada is contributing up to $20 million to NordForsk's international research initiative on the Sustainable Development of the Arctic.