Awards & Fellowships
The following are grants and awards sponsored by the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study or announced here at the request of other institutions with an interest in Nordic studies.
SASS Sponsored
The Birgit Baldwin Fellowship in Scandinavian Studies
The Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study (SASS) is pleased to offer the Birgit Baldwin Fellowship in Scandinavian Studies, a grant to encourage the research and writing of dissertations for the PhD in topics concerned with Scandinavian (Nordic) literature or film that can most effectively be pursued in the archives and libraries of the Nordic countries. The stipend is $30,000 payable in two installments for travel to and living expenses in the Nordic region during one academic year. The application deadline is 1 December of the preceding year.
The Einar and Eva Lund Haugen Memorial Scholarship
The Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study (SASS) is pleased to offer the Einar and Eva Lund Haugen Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is intended to support outstanding graduate students whose doctoral dissertation examines a Scandinavian or Scandinavian-American topic in the Social Sciences or History, broadly defined.
Aurora Borealis Prizes
Each year the Society honors graduate student contributions to our conference by awarding two student presenters the Aurora Borealis Prize for the best oral paper presentations, one in the category of History, one in Social Science, one in Arts and Humanities, and one prize for an outstanding undergraduate paper. Nominations for the prizes will be accepted from members of the Society who are either faculty or independent scholars/artists.
Other Institutions
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowships and Grants
ACLS continues to be the leading private institution supporting scholars in the humanities and related social sciences at the doctoral and postdoctoral levels. In the 2014-15 competition year, ACLS made awards totaling over $18 million to nearly 300 scholars selected from more than 3,000 submitted applications.
The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) Fellowships and Grants
The ASF’s award program for study and research abroad has been the Foundation’s most long-standing commitment to educational exchange. During the past 100 years, over 4,000 fellowships and grants have been given to Americans and Scandinavians engaged in study, research or creative arts projects. In 2013, 62 students, professionals and artists were provided over $646,137 in total funding.
Fulbright Grants
Online applications will be accepted beginning in May 2016 for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center Grant
The Dagmar & Nils William Olsson Visiting Scholar Award is a reimbursement of travel and living expenses associated with your 1- to 2-week visit to the Swenson Center, up to $2,500. The award is open to anyone doing academic research on any aspect of Swedish-American history.
Currently Accepting Applications
A Fellowship to Support Academic Research in the Collections of the Swedish Immigrant Institute, Växjö
The Swedish Emigrant Institute, housed in the House of Emigrants in Växjö, Sweden, holds Sweden’s largest collection of sources and literature pertaining to the Swedish
NAHA’s Odd S. Lovoll Award Applications Open
The Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) is excited to announce that applications are open for its Odd S. Lovoll Award, which recognizes originality, excellence, and creativity in undergraduate research and
ACLS Emerging Voices Fellowships
Scholars of color, scholars from unconventional backgrounds, scholars working for change, and scholars enriching fields & institutions: please apply by Jan 12 9 pm Eastern!
The American Council of Learned Societies Announces Third and Final Round of Emerging Voices Fellowship Competition
Program supporting outstanding early-career humanistic scholars now welcomes applications for two-year posts with select ACLS Research Consortium Universities The American Council of Learned Societies is
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