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International Visitors Programme for Institutions is a new support scheme proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a pilot and part of their wider effort to simplify, professionalise, and consolidate their international delegate programmes within the Norwegian Arts Abroad network.
OCA’s International Visitor Programme for Institutions provides funding for Norwegian art institutions to host international experts — including curators, critics, writers, researchers, press representatives, programmers, and institutional leaders — for structured professional visitors' programmes in Norway.
This support scheme is administered by OCA on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as part of the ministry's effort to professionalise Norway’s delegate programmes within the Norwegian Arts Abroad (NAA) network.
The scheme aims to increase:
Applications may be submitted by:
Priority is given to:
OCA will, when prioritising, consider the overall economy of the institution applying and reliance on support for the application activity. Applications for activities that can be assumed to be part of the applicant’s regular operating budget /or core institutional funding will not be prioritised.
3.1 Eligible activities
The scheme supports incoming expert visits for purposes such as:
3.2 Eligible costs
OCA can cover costs such as:
3.3 Costs not covered
The scheme does not provide support for:
Institutions must provide:
Institutions are expected to be in dialogue with relevant Norwegian missions abroad when proposing expert visitors. Applicants are advised to inform about potential contact with the MFA mission (embassy, consulate, etc.) in the land/region where visitors are proposed.
Applications are assessed by OCA, based on:
OCA assessments are done by a selection committee. The selection committee is put together from OCA employees working with communication, Visits & Networks and the Director. The formal decisions are taken by the OCA Board.
In 2026, there will be three deadlines: 1 March, 1 June and 1 December
All applications must be submitted in English.
A short report must be submitted within two months after the completed visit, including:
Institutions are encouraged to share reports with the relevant Norwegian missions, in line with the MFA's expectations for dialogue and follow-up.
Failure to submit a report will make the institution ineligible for future support and the grant will have to be reimbursed OCA.
Institutions must credit OCA - Office for Contemporary Art Norway and MFA in all materials related to the visit, including press releases, websites, and social media.
The credit should include OCA's and MFA's logos and be as follows:
Supported by OCA – Office for Contemporary Art Norway and The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The handling of personal data follows the same principles as outlined in OCA support schemes and are in compliance with GDPR Articles 5, 6, and 13.
If you wish to appeal an individual decision made by OCA regarding grants or administrative assessments, the appeal must be submitted in writing to OCA within three weeks of receiving the decision. The complaint should be justified on the basis of the information OCA has used in making the specific decision. Only errors in administrative decisions and decisions based on incorrect facts can be appealed. Priority within budget for support and in line with assessment criteria are not a basis for complaint.
If the conditions for processing the complaint are met, OCA's administration may either reverse the decision or forward the complaint to the relevant appeal body. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the appeal body for International Visitor Programme for Institutions. The decision of the appeal body is final and cannot be appealed further.
Email your application to:
Anne Charlotte Hauen
Grants Administration Manager
anne.charlotte.hauen@oca.no
Please note that Anne Charlotte works part-time. For any urgent enquiries, please contact us at info@oca.no.
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Next application deadlines: 1st March 2026