15 February - Deadline for applications for translation subsidies 

The fund is open to foreign publishers wishing to publish a work translated from Icelandic.Applications for support can only be made after the applicant has acquired the rights to the work and signed a contract with the translator. The Icelandic Literature Center cannot grant support to a translation published before the deadline for which the application is submitted. The aim of the fund is to promote Icelandic literature abroad. Grants are available for literature (prose, poetry and drama), non-fiction of general interest (including essays and biographies), comic books and children's books.

Application deadlines: 15 February and 15 September.

Further information and application form is found here.

Nordic translation grant

The Icelandic Literature Center awards grants to cover translation expenses for works which have been published in Iceland and translated directly from Icelandic into other Nordic languages. The application must be accompanied by a signed copy of the publishing contract between the Nordic publisher and the Icelandic copyright holder, a signed copy of the contract between the Nordic publisher and the translator and a short explanation of why the work is to be translated. Applicants are also asked to submit the translator's CV and general information on the publishing house. 

Application deadlines:  15 February and 15 September.

Further information and application form is found here.