Fellowship programme for Studies in the High North
This programme offers scholarships to students from the US, Canada and Russia who attend an institution in northern Norway as part of their higher education.
About the programme
The Fellowship Programme for Studies in the High North is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a part of the Norwegian government's Strategy for the High North.
The strategy states that:
“People-to-people cooperation is an important part of Norway’s High North policy, and opportunities for people to come together to take part in joint activities in these areas foster mutual understanding and trust which again foster stability and development in the High North.”
The Fellowship programme is an important component of this policy. The strategy is available here.
Close to one hundred students from the US, Canada and Russia have so far participated in the Fellowship programme, and NOK 7.5 million has been distributed as travel grants and monthly scholarships.