Fellowship Programme for Studies in the High North

Fellowships may be awarded to students from Russia, the USA and Canada. At least half of the fellowships will be awarded to students from Russia.

The following disciplines and subjects will be prioritised:

• Travel and tourism
• Studies related to nature management, including fisheries and maritime studies
• Studies in the fields of technology, nature, the environment or social sciences of relevance to the petroleum sector
• Questions related to indigenous populations
• Studies related to industrial development in the High North, including business economics
• Studies of environmental questions
• Other topics with special emphasis on and relevance to the High North region.

The programme is primarily aimed at Masters- and Bachelor-students, but is also open for studies at the Ph.D.-level. The fellowships will be awarded for stays of one-two semesters length at the Northern Norwegian institutions.

The institutions in Northern Norway may recruit students through institutions with which they cooperate in the three countries. It is an objective of the programme that the institutions of higher education in Northern Norway should be able to use the programme to establish new agreements and to expand their international network of contacts.

During the period 2007–2010, the Ministry of Foreign affairs will allocate approximately NOK three million annually.

The fellowships will be awarded at the rates used by the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund. For the 2007–2008 academic year, the rate is NOK 8,290 per month. Fellowships may be awarded for up to 11 months per academic year. Travel support is also provided at the rate of NOK 11,000 per fellow. These rates also apply to Ph.D.-students, and fellowships are awarded as support for travel and study.

Each academic year, all institutions for higher education in Northern Norway are invited to apply for fellowship places. Application deadlines and criteria for selection will be made available here.

Please note that SIU does not accept individual fellowship applications from prospective students in this programme. Such applications will not be processed.

Please see www.studyinnorway.no for further information on the Norwegian higher education possibilities.

Application and reporting

Application Fellowship Programme for Studies in the High North 15 Feb 2008 Deadline for institutions for applications in the "Fellowship Programme for Studies in the High North" is 15. February 2008.

Application form and application procedures will be available in 2008.

Institutional reporting Fellowship Programme for Studies in the High North 20 Jun 2008 The deadline for reporting in the Fellowship Programme for Studies in the High North is 20. June 2008.

Reporting form and reporting procedures will be available in 2008.

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