07
aug
2025
The Minor Foundation for Major Challenges, SMALL GRANTS
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The Minor Foundation for Major Challenges – small grants
In this call for applications it is possible to apply for smaller grants of up to EUR 10,000, provided that the application falls within the strategic aims of MFMC. Please consult the MFMC strategy carefully before considering submitting an application.
You are welcome to submit an application on behalf of your organization 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 organization 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 Brænd, 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 organizations 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 organization
- Full name (as is written in passport) of organization’s contact person
- Organization'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 e-mail, not as an attachment)
- Documentation that you represent an organization, in the form of an officially certified proof of registration (f. ex. tax registration) of your organization must be included as an attachment to your inquiry
The secretary to the MFMC board, Mr. Tore Brænd, may be contacted at tore.braend@minor-foundation.no. Please note that processing a request for a user profile may take several days, and that contact therefore should be made well in advance of the deadline for the relevant call.
Technical assistance
After your request for a user profile in the UNIFOR portal is granted, the UNIFOR staff will set up your profile and may assist with the rest of the application process as needed.
UNIFOR is a Norwegian organization and our working hours are 08:00-16:00 CEST. If you contact us on the day of the current deadline, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to assist you in time to submit your application. In such case you have to wait until the next call for applications is announced.
Please note that most of UNIFOR’s website is in Norwegian language. It is possible to use the Google translate button on the bottom left of the page. However, please be sceptical about the accuracy of the resulting translations. If you find the translated text difficult to understand, please contact UNIFOR’s administration for an explanation.