The Hurtigruten Foundation supports projects in the areas of the world where the Hurtigruten Group leads adventure travel expeditions. Awards are typically €5,000 – €10,000 and usually only cover part of a project’s costs. In rare cases, they will consider covering the entire project.
Applications are due each year on May 1st and November 1st for projects focused on:
- Endangered species
- Eliminating plastic waste and ocean litter
- Supporting local communities
Eligibility
This grant is open to any organization interested in doing work within Hurtigruten’s areas of interest in:
- Alaska
- Antarctica
- Arctic Canada and the Northwest Passage
- Argentina
- The British Isles
- The Caribbean
- Chile
- Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands
- The Falkland Islands
- Greenland
- Iceland
- Norway and Svalbard
- Cape Verde
- Senegal
- Gambia
- Guinea-Bissau
Organizations interested in collaborating with Hurtigruten Expeditions on a scientific research project or whose project requires the use of a Hurtigruten vessel are asked to email a brief outline to hurtigruten.foundation@hurtigruten before submitting an application.
Project Types
Grant funds may be used to conduct:
- Grassroots projects
- Environmental projects
- Community based projects
- Science research projects
- Educational projects