The specific target groups for Nordplus Higher Education are:

• Higher Education institutions including students, teachers and other staff.
• Organisations or institutions involved with, working in or having vested interests in the area of higher education.

Only participants from the participating countries (Denmark - including Greenland and Faeroe Islands -, Estonia, Finland - including Åland -, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden) are eligible for financial support from Nordplus. Participants from other countries may take part in programme activities, but are not eligible for financial support from the programme.

In order to be eligible for Nordplus funding the activities must take place in one or more of the eight participating countries.

Individuals may not apply for grants directly from the Nordplus administration, but they may take part in activities organised by an organisation or institution.