AmericanScholarship - Update on Scholarships in America

Applicants that are eligible for the Norwegian Information Service Travel Grant must be members of NORTANA – the Norwegian Researchers and Teachers Association of North America. The organization consists of teachers who teach Norwegian or Norwegian culture at colleges and universities in North America or graduate students studying the same subjects in the United States. Applicants that are graduate students must have passed their preliminary exams before they apply for the scholarship. The grant is awarded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Information Service in the United States, and the recipients must study or do research in Norway and be a US citizen. The grants can be of $750 to $1,500, and the application deadline is February 16. For more information, please contact the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York. There is an application form, which can be downloaded here:
travel grant 2007.doc (for applications by email)
travel grant 2007.pdf (for applications by mail, or if you do not have access to Microsoft Word)

Who may apply: NORTANA members in North America
Amount: $750 - $1,500
Level: Teachers or graduate students
Application deadline: February 16

Contact:
Royal Norwegian Consulate General
att. Education coordinator
825 Third Ave, 38th floor
New York, NY 10022.
E-mail: cg.newyork@mfa.no