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Finnmark fylkeskommune offers grants to private and public vocational colleges with study locations in Finnmark for accredited higher vocational education programs. The county municipality is responsible under the law for higher vocational education to ensure that such education is offered in accordance with the need for competence locally, regionally and nationally. The grant aims to benefit students and be used for accredited higher vocational education programs. The scheme supports four main goals set by the Ministry of Education: high quality in higher vocational education, vocationally-oriented education that prepares candidates for immediate employment, good access to higher vocational education, and an efficient and solid vocational college sector. Grants are allocated per year per full-time equivalent student, adjusted for the actual length of the education program. The funding follows national allocation principles and rates established by the Ministry, and the county can require documentation of actual cost levels and reclaim overpaid grants if necessary.

Erasmus+ is the EU's cooperation program for education, training, youth and sport. As the world's largest education program, Erasmus+ supports mobility and collaboration projects across the entire educational pathway including early childhood, primary school, upper secondary education, higher vocational education, higher education, and adult education. The program facilitates internships or participation in collaborative projects in Europe. Through Erasmus+, more than four million people will receive support for education, training, internships or voluntary work abroad. For the period 2014-2020, the budget is 14.7 billion euros. Central focus areas include quality in teaching and training, innovation, and the link between education and working life. Applicants include kindergartens, schools, training offices and apprenticeship companies that can apply on behalf of students, teachers, apprentices and training coordinators.

This grant program provides operational funding to vocational colleges (fagskoler) in Nordland county, Norway. The scheme is owned by the Ministry of Education and administered by the Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir), while county municipalities manage the application process and allocation of funds. The program supports colleges that offer place-based or online higher vocational education programs with physical gatherings in the county, or that operate online education from the county. The grant aims to ensure higher vocational education offerings that meet local, regional, and national competency needs. It also contributes to sustainability and the green transition, as well as societal security and total preparedness. Funding can be used to cover operating costs related to the college's portfolio of higher vocational education programs for the period January 1 to December 31, 2027. The program prioritizes continuation of existing funding for colleges that have used operating grants in accordance with applicable conditions, have achieved satisfactory results, and where continuation is assessed to contribute to the purpose of the call.