UArctic scholarships, exchange funding available

May 26, 2015

University Relations

UArctic's north2north program has scholarships and exchange funding available for students to participate in field schools, summer schools and conferences with an Arctic or northern focus in 2015. Funding is also available for staff and faculty exchanges.


The application deadline for all is June 8, 2015.


Scholarships and exchange funding are available for students at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree levels. Exchanges must involve participating north2north institutions from Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands and other UArctic north2north partner institutions. More information can be found here: http://www.uarctic.org/news/2015/5/danish-greenlandic-and-faroese-north2north-scholarships-for-both-outbound-and-inbound-students/ 



Funding also is available for exchanges of staff and faculty between UArctic north2north members and the Danish north2north members. Applicants must be employed at a UArctic institution. The maximum reimbursement per exchange is 1,500 euros. Exchanges preferably would take place in 2015, but spring 2016 is also possible. More information can be found here: http://www.uarctic.org/news/2015/5/staff-and-faculty-north2north-exchange-funding-available-from-and-to-danish-greenlandic-and-faroese-to-other-north2north-members-of-uarctic/


For more information, please contact Donna Anger, director of the UAF Office of International Programs and Initiatives, dmanger@alaska.edu, 907-474-6131.