NordForsk received a total of three applications by the application deadline in May 2025. Originally, there was only funding available for two projects, but thanks to additional support from Forte and NordForsk, the NordForsk Board decided to fund all three applications.
This was a closed call, open only to ongoing projects funded under the previous NordForsk call Welfare among Children and Young People in the Post-Pandemic Nordics.
Its goal was to build on thematic and data overlaps across these projects, further developing existing research and strengthening collaboration. The projects were also encouraged to explore common challenges that had emerged during earlier work. All three funded projects address timely and relevant topics, with the potential for significant Nordic societal impact.
Bethina Strandberg-Jensen, Senior Adviser at NordForsk, says:
“It is great to see that the synergies from several of the originally funded projects have led to three new collaborations addressing important topics such as youth well-being and educational equity, gender-inclusive youth mental health strategies, and the experiences of children with disabilities from migrant backgrounds. These are all areas that the researchers themselves identified as needing further investigation, and they demonstrate how Nordic research can work together to tackle pressing challenges for children and young people.”
Budget per project: Approximately 4 MNOK. Project period: 2025-2027.
Funders: Research Council of Finland, Forte, The Research Council of Norway, The Icelandic Centre for Research, Rannís, The Swedish Research Council, and NordForsk.
The three projects
- Project title: Promoting Resilience and Inclusion: Gender-Inclusive Strategies for Youth Mental Health in Post-Pandemic Nordics (PRISM)
Project leader: Helga Ask, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Collaboration between: covidmentYOUNG and SISU
Project partners: Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden - Project title: Young First: Nordic Evidence on the Well-Being–Education Nexus and Inequalities
Project leader: Elina Kilpi-Jakonen, University of Turku, Finland
Collaboration between: ChildrenFirst and YoungEqual
Project partners: Denmark and Iceland - Project title: Navigating Vulnerability for Post-pandemic Social Sustainability: Migrant Children with Disabilities in Nordic Countries (HOPE)
Project leader: Lilly Augustine, Jönköping University, Sweden
Collaboration between: EXPECT and D-youth
Project partners: Finland, Iceland and Norway
