Icelandic Roots Heritage Grants
Icelandic Roots is a nonprofit, charitable, all-volunteer organization making the Icelandic community stronger and teaching others about our fragile heritage, genealogy, history, and culture.
We provide scholarships for Icelandic Language studies and the Snorri Program. We give heritage grants to Icelandic events, education, cultural activities, organizations, and more. If you or your organization is applying for an IR Grant, please contact us through email. Let us know all the details of your project or organization.
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We request the following from all Grant and Scholarship Recipients:
1. Write a letter, article, video, or some similar news piece about the scholarship or grant and how this has helped them or their organization.
2. On blog posts, Facebook pages, or other social media == tag #icelandicroots or reference the website: www.icelandicroots.com
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Icelandic Roots Philanthropy
A key element of the Icelandic Roots mission is “paying it forward” by awarding culture and heritage grants to deserving Icelandic heritage organizations and individuals interested in learning more about Icelandic culture, history and language.
As an all-volunteer, nonprofit, public charity, we give away much of our revenue to charitable causes, after necessary operating expenses, reserves and savings for long term projects. As you can see from the included graph, over the past 7 years we have awarded grants totaling approximately $120,000 U.S. dollars. Read more here.
Other Grant Recipients:
Canada
Bru Cemetery - Manitoba
Fridrika Bjornsdottir Memorial Fund - Manitoba
Gimli Icelandic Club - Manitoba
Grund Cemetery Restoration Project - Manitoba
Historic Markerville - Alberta
Icelandic Camp - Gimli, Manitoba
Icelandic Canadian Frón - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Icelandic Canadian Club of Edmonton - Alberta
Icelandic Connection Journal - Gimli, Manitoba
Icelandic National League of North America - Manitoba
Icelandic River Heritage Sites - Riverton, Manitoba
Islendingadagurinn - Manitoba
Leif Eiriksson Icelandic Club - Alberta
Lögberg-Heimskringla Newspaper - Winnipeg, Manitoba
New Iceland Heritage Museum - Gimli, Manitoba
Viking Park - Gimli, Manitoba
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Iceland
City of Akureyri - K. N. Júlíus Monument
East Iceland Emigration Center - Vesturfarinn in Vopnafjörður
Hofsós Emigration Center in Skagafjörður
Icelandic National League of Iceland - Reykjavík
Riishús Restoration Project - Bordeyri
Snorri Foundation - Reykjavík
"Sails, Rails, Rivers, and Trails" exhibit - Vopnafjörður
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United States
Blaine Icelandic Heritage Society - Washington
Fjalla Church - North Dakota
Hekla Icelandic Club - Minnesota
Icelandic American Association of Minnesota
Icelandic Association of Arizona
Icelandic Association of Utah
Icelandic Communities Association - North Dakota
Icelandic National League of the United States
Icelandic Online Club - Texas
Manassas Viking Fest - Virginia
Mountain Bornum Park - North Dakota
Nordic Culture Club - Minnesota
Northeast ND Heritage Association - North Dakota
Pembina Hills Church - North Dakota
Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival - North Dakota
Scandinavian Hostfest - North Dakota
Society of Preservation of Minneota - Minnesota
Thingvalla Cemetery Association
​Trinity Community Lutheran Church - Washington
Washington Island Museum - Wisconsin