Call for proposals: Nordic solutions to sustainable urban development

DEADLINE: 06 May 2020

By launching this call for proposals for activities outside the Nordic region promoting Nordic solutions for sustainable, smart and liveable cities, Nordic Innovation is looking to create an ambitious showcase and export programme for Nordic solutions to sustainable urban development.  

With a total budget up to NOK 2,1 million, this funding opportunity is part of the Nordic Sustainable Cities project, which serves as a flagship project under the Nordic prime ministers’ initiative Nordic Solutions to Global Challenges. The project aiming to help develop solutions to United Nation's Sustainable Development Goal 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) is managed by Nordic Innovation and will run through 2020. 

Nordic Innovation offers funding for joint Nordic workshops, seminars, exhibitions, trade fair pavilions or similar. The activities funded under this call for proposals shall focus on sustainable urban development and include one or several of the following selected Nordic strongholds:

• Architecture and design • Integrated planning • Clean air and water • Climate adaptation • Smart city solutions • Urban mobility – public transportation, walkability and cycling • Circular economy and waste management • City governance

Activities taking place in all regions of the world are eligible for funding, however, North America, India and China have been selected as focus areas for joint Nordic activities within Nordic Sustainable Cities. 

Applications must be submitted using the application form below by email to

r.malmborg [at] nordicinnovation.org

h.lind [at] nordicinnovation.org and 

i.josefsson [at] nordicinnovation.org.

Please find more information on the call here

The call was published on Nordic Innovation website here. Copyright © 2020 Nordic Innovation. 

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