Applications are open now for the Minor Foundation for Major Challenges (MFMC), a Norwegian foundation that supports communication projects that advance the transition to a low-carbon economy.
In this call for applications, the foundation is looking for projects above EUR 10,000, typically in the range of €20,000 to €200,000, although larger projects may be considered. The foundation will only consider applications that clearly fall under its strategy. Please consult the MFMC strategy carefully before considering submitting an application.
The application process for larger grants is divided into two steps. In the first step, you are welcome to submit a short pitch on behalf of your organization. After thorough evaluation by the foundation’s board, applicants may be invited to the second step, in which a full application will be submitted.
Step one of the application procedure may be completed electronically by clicking “Apply here”. In order to prepare your application ahead of time, click here to download a screenshot of the application form.
Applicant with a Norwegian ID
In order to submit an application to the Minor Foundation for Major Challenges, your organisation must submit a short description of the planned application to the secretary of the MFMC board. The purpose of the description is to determine whether or not your project clearly falls within the MFMC strategy and thus merits the attention of the board.
The secretary to the MFMC board, Mr. Tore Brnd, may be contacted at tore.braend@minor-foundation.no.
Please note that processing a description may take several days, and contact should therefore be made well in advance of the deadline for the relevant call.
Upon receiving preapproval, applicants with a Norwegian ID can easily access and register in UNIFOR’s application portal through “ID-porten”.
Applications by organisations not preapproved by the secretary of the board will be rejected.
International applicant without a Norwegian ID?
In order to access UNIFOR’s application portal without a Norwegian ID, you have to request a user profile by contacting the secretary of the MFMC board. A user profile will be set up if the project is found to clearly fall within the MFMC strategy and thus merits the attention of the board. When contacting the secretary of the MFMC board, prospective applicants must provide the following information:
Name of organisation
The full name (as it is written in the passport) of the organisation’s contact person
organisation’s full postal address
Contact person’s phone number
Contact person’s e-mail address
A short description of the planned application, for example, the pitch or short description to be submitted in the application form, that clearly explains how the project falls within the strategic aims of MFMC (copy directly into the email, not as an attachment).
Documentation that you represent an organisation in the form of an officially certified proof of registration (ex. tax registration) of your organisation must be included as an attachment to your inquiry.
Click here to apply.
Deadline: October 5, 2023
