Students from the US, Canada and Russia have for five years been able to apply for scholarships for studies at seven universities and colleges in Northern Norway. In the program period for 2013-2016 also students from Japan and South Korea will have this opportunity.
The Fellowship program for Studies in the High North is an important measure in the Norwegian Government’s High North policy. The goal of the Fellowship Programme for Studies in the High North is to contribute to increased academic collaboration and student mobility in the High North.
So far 260 students have received scholarships through the program.
The ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to expand the program to include “certain countries in Asia with interests towards the High North” the ministry’s web site reads. NOK 15 million have been allocated to the program in the coming three years.
The program is open to the higher education institutions in northern Norway only: Finnmark University College, Harstad University College, Narvik University College, Nesna University College, Sami University College, University of Nordland, University of Tromsø and The University Centre at Svalbard (UNIS). These institutions will invite students at partner institutions in Canada, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the US to apply for High North Fellowships.
