Community grants in the total amount of ISK 15 million were awarded from Landsbankinn’s Community Fund on 19 December 2024. A total of 35 initiatives received financial support this year. The projects are varied and benefit people of all ages and throughout Iceland.
Landsbankinn's community grants are intended to benefit humanitarian and charitable pursuits, education, science and research, preventative measures and youth activities, environmental issues, nature conservation, and culture and arts projects.
The panel of judges was comprised of Sverrir Jakobsson, Professor at the University of Iceland, Felix Bergsson, actor, and Dr. Guðrún Agnarsdóttir, who also chairs the panel.
Since 2011, almost 500 projects have received grants in the total amount of over ISK 225 million from Landsbankinn’s Community Fund. Every year, the Fund also awards scholarships and sustainability grants in the total amount of ISK 18 million. Grants from the Community Fund are in addition to the Bank’s other varied partnerships and programmes throughout Iceland.
This year, over 300 applications were submitted, and the grant recipients are all extremely interesting and ambitious.
