Application for grant

A parent that is the legal guardian and provider of a chronically ill child can apply for a grant from Styrktarsjóður Umhyggu fund, if financial problems are a direct cause of the child's illness. The parent has to be a member of Umhyggja or some of Umhyggja's affiliated organizations. The grant amount in 2025 is ISK 1.000.000.

For every chronically ill child, an application can be made two times until the child is 18 years old. However, 12 months must pass between applications. In families where there are more than one chronically ill child, only one grant is payed in every 12 month period.
Please be aware that applications are not taken into consideration without a medical certificate dated within a year from the application date. The medical certificate must include information about how the illness/handicap of the child impacts its daily life.
Please be aware that diminished salary due to maternity/paternity leave does not meet the funds prerequisites for a grant.

It can take up to 6 weeks for the application to be processed after all documents have been turned in.The certificate can be submitted via the application form on the website, or by sending it to Umhyggja's office.

See Styrktarsjóður allocation rules

grant - application form

I have read the Styrktarsjóður allocation rules in the link above

Which member association do you belong to?

Child's name

Child's kennitala

Child's legal address

Postal code

Telephone

Email address

Name of legal guardian 1

Kennitala of legal guardian 1

Legal address of legal guardian 1

Name of legal guardian 2

Kennitala of legal guardian 2

Legal address of legal guardian 2

Are there other children living in the home?

If yes, write the birthyears of the child/children

Have you received a grant from Styrktarsjóður Umhyggju before?

If yes, when?

If yes, how much?

Have you received grants/support from other funds because of the child?

If yes, when?

If yes, how much?

Are you receiving care allowance (umönnunargreiðslur) from TR? If yes, please attatch "umönnunarmat" from TR at the end of the application.

Are you receiving parental allowance (foreldragreiðslur) from TR? If yes, please attatch a confirmation from TR at the end of the application.

Job of mother/wife

Job of father/husband

Have there been changes to parents work due to the child's illness?

If yes, how?

Does the family live in own housing or rental housing?

Has the family had to run two homes or move because of the child's illness?

If yes, what?

Child's illness

Date of diagnosis

Short description of the medical story

Arguments for receiving grant

Other information, e.g. changed situation of the family, paid and upcoming expenses due to the child's treatment, disability of parent or illness of other family members Attention: Do not include cost payed for by SÍ.

Medical certificate Attention. The application will not be reviewed until the medical certificate arrives. Please state if you are attatching the certificate to the application or if it will arrive in the mail.

Attatchment

Info regarding the bank account you wish for the grant to be transferred to

Bank account number

Account owner

Kennitala of account owner

Approval

I approve that Umhyggja is allowed to process personal data regarding me and my child in accordance with article nr.10 of the Act of Data Protection and Processing of Personal Data nr.90/2018 acc. art. 6-8 of EU regulation nr.2016/679.

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