Aspirantordning – mangfold i kultursektoren

This scheme provides "tilskudd til å ansette kunstnere eller kulturarbeidere med etnisk minoritetsbakgrunn i normalt ett år" (grants to employ artists or cultural workers with an ethnic minority background for normally one year). The scheme aims to counteract structural discrimination by securing increased access to work in arts and culture.

Eligible applicants are professional arts and culture organisations covering all art forms and creative industries. Organisations receiving fixed annual state grants may also apply. The candidate (aspirant) must have completed arts and culture education or equivalent practice, be resident in Norway, and hold a valid work and residence permit.

The page states "tildelingssummen i aspirantordningen er 460 000" (the award amount in the aspirant scheme is 460,000 [NOK]). The instrument is "tilskudd" (grant). The page states "neste søknadsfrist ikke bestemt" (next application deadline not determined). Contact for the scheme is line.fallan.sorensen@kulturdirektoratet.no; technical support at support@kulturdirektoratet.no. The page was last updated ("sist endret") 8 April 2026.