Sons of Norway Information Banks #211: scandinavian study in norway and north america

IN THIS INFORMATION BANK Study in Norway |01 Youth and Exchange Programs |03 Scholarships |03 Study in North America |04 Adult Educational & Cultural Programs |05

Study in Norway

Folkeuniversitetet / Telemark College / Norwegian friundervisningen i Oslo for Foreign Students University of Bergen Summer School

Area of study: Norwegian language, Areas of Study: 10-month language course Area of study: Norwegian language and various levels; new courses start throughout designed to prepare students for college or culture. Instruction in Norwegian only. the year. university studies in Norway. Instruction in Norwegian and English. Requirements: Previous experience with For information and application, contact: Norwegian; the course is not intended for Requirements: Must satisfy the general beginners.  Postboks 496 admissions requirements for Norwegian col- Torggt. 7 leges and universities; application deadline: For applications, contact: 0105 Oslo, Norway February 1; classes held from August 15 to Tel: 011 47 22 42 44 90 June 15.  University of Bergen Fax: 011 47 22 42 01 28 5007 Bergen, Norway Web Site: www.fuoslo.no For application and information, contact: Email: [email protected] Web Site: hf.uib.no/i/nordisk/sommer  Høgskolen i Telemark Avdeling for kultur og humanistske fag Gulbringvn 3800 Bø. Norway Tel: 011 47 35 57 53 00 Email: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.hit.no/english

1455 W. Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408 (800) 945-8851 or (612) 827-3611 www.sonsofnorway.com (Rev 08/2010) -1- Continued on page 2 Study in Norway (continued)

University of Oslo International Norwegian Folk High Schools & Summer School Christian Folk High Schools

Areas of study: Norwegian language and Areas of Study: Concentration varies other courses. by school.

Requirements: Ages 20 and up; 2 years Requirements: Varies by program of college For application and scholarship information, For course information and applications, contact: either make contact with the program directly, or get in touch with the North American  Informasjonskontoret for folkehøgskolen branch office at St. Olaf College in (Informational Office Northfield, MN. for Folk High Schools) Postboks 420 Sentrum  International Summer School 0103 Oslo University of Oslo Tel: (011 47) 22 47 43 00 P.O. Box 1082 Blindern Fax: 22 47 43 01 0317 OSLO Web Site: www.folkehogskole.no Norway www.summerschool.uio.no  Informasjonskontoret for Kristen folkehøgskole (Informational Office for  Oslo International Summer School Christian High Schools) North American Branch Office Postboks 420 Sentrum c/o St. Olaf College 0103 Oslo 1520 St. Olaf Avenue Tel: (011 47) 22 47 43 00 Northfield, MN 55057-1098 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: (507) 786-3269 or The Sons of Norway Foundation offers a Toll-free: 1-800-639-0058 scholarship for folk high school study. For Fax: (507) 786-3732 more information, check out:

The Sons of Norway Foundation offers a  Sons of Norway Foundation scholarship to the Oslo International 1455 West Lake Street Summer School. For more info on that, Minneapolis, MN 55408 contact: Tel: (613) 827-3611 / 800-945-8851 Web Site: sonsofnorway.com/foundation  Sons of Norway Foundation 1455 West Lake Street Minneapolis, MN 55408 Tel: (613) 827-3611 / 800-945-8851 Web Site: sonsofnorway.com/foundation

-2- Youth and Exchange Programs Scholarships

AFS-USA, Inc. International 4-H Youth Exchanges Sons of Norway Foundation

Areas of study: High school exchange. Areas of Study: One month general home The Sons of Norway Foundation offers a One academic year; or 8 to 10-week sum- stay exchange variety of scholarships to members. For more mer program. information, check out: Requirements: 4-H membership;  220 East 42nd Street ages 15 – 19  Sons of Norway Foundation Third Floor 1455 West Lake Street New York, NY 10017  4-H Youth Development Minneapolis, MN 55408 Tel: 800-237-4636 University of Minnesota Tel: (613) 827-3611 / 800-945-8851 Web Site: www.afsusa.org 340 Coffey Hall Web Site: sonsofnorway.com/foundation 1420 Eckles Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108 Youth for Understanding Tel: (612) 373-1083 The American-Scandinavian Web Site: www.ifyeusa.org Foundation Areas of study: General home stay, one year and six month programs. Grants, awards and fellowships: For sum- American International Youth mer and academic year programs in Norway, Requirements: High school age Student Exchange Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden.

 3501 Newark Street NW  200 Round Hill Road Requirements: Most programs are designed Washington, DC 20016 Tiburon, CA 94290 for graduate and post-graduate work. Tel: 800-833-6243 Tel: 800-347-7575 Web Site: www.yfu-usa.org Web Site: www.ayusa.org For program catalogs and financial assis- tance information, contact:

Rotary Youth Exchange People to People Student  725 Park Avenue Ambassador Program New York, NY 10021 Area of Study: General home stay, Tel: (212) 879-9779 with change of family every third or For application and information, contact: www.amscan.org fourth month.  S. 110 Ferrall Requirements: High school age. Spokane, WA 99202 Tel: (509) 534-0430 For program and scholarship applications, Web Site: ambassadorprograms.org contact:

 Foundation of Rotary International One Rotary Center 1560 Sherman Avenue Evanston, IL 60201 Tel: (708) 866-3000 Web Site: www.rotary.org

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If you’re interested in getting involved with Indiana University Bloomington Pacific Lutheran University Scandinavian studies, one of these colleges may be just right for you. While this list http://www.indiana.edu/~germanic/ http://www.plu.edu/~scan/home.html doesn’t include every secondary institution that finds its roots in Norwegian-American  1020 E. Kirkwood Ave.  Scandinavian Area Studies tradition or offers Scandinavian studies Ballantine Hall 644 Pacific Lutheran University programs, teaches Norwegian or promotes Bloomington, IN 47405-7103 Harstad 106 cultural-exchange programs with Norway, it is Phone: (812) 855-1553 Tacoma, WA 98447 a great place to start your college search. Email: [email protected] Phone: (253) 535-8514 Email: [email protected]

Concordia College Luther College University of Alberta cord.edu/Academics/Norwegian/index.php http://www.luther.edu/scandinavianstudies/ Augustana Campus

 Norwegian and Scandinavian  Modern Languages Department http://www.augustana.ab.ca/programs/hu- Studies Program Luther College manities/scand_studies/ Concordia College 700 College Drive 901 8th St S Decorah, IA 52101  4901 - 46 Avenue Moorhead, MN 56562 Tel: (563) 387-1078 Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Tel: (218) 299-3107 Email: [email protected] Canada Email: [email protected] Tel: (780) 679.1162 Email: kfordham@ualberta. Minnesota State University Mankato camailto:%3Cembed%20type%20= College of St. Olaf mnsu.edu/modernlang/scanstudies/ http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/norwegian/ University of Alberta  Department of Modern Languages Edmonton Campus  Old Main 14 AH 227 1520 St. Olaf Avenue Minnesota State University, Mankato www.arts.ualberta.ca/~scand/index.htm Northfield, MN 55057 Mankato, MN 56001 Tel: (507) 786-3230 Phone: (507) 389-2116  Department of Modern Languages Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] & Cultural Studies 200 Arts The University of Alberta Gustavus Adolphus North Park University – Chicago Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E6 Canada http://gustavus.edu/scand-studies http://www.northpark.edu/Centers/Center-for- Tel: (780) 492-4926 Scandinavian-Studies Email: [email protected]  Scandinavian Studies Confer-Vickner  Center for Scandinavian Studies 800 West College Avenue 3225 W Foster Ave University of California, Berkeley Saint Peter, MN 56082 Chicago, IL 60625-4895 Tel: (507) 933-8000 Tel: (773) 244-6200 http://ls.berkeley.edu/dept/scandinavian/ Email: [email protected]  Department of Scandinavian 6303 Dwinelle Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-2690 Email: [email protected] Phone: (510) 642-4484 Fax: (510) 642-6220

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University of California Los Angeles University of North Carolina University of Washington at Chapel Hill http://www.scandinavian.ucla.edu/ http://depts.washington.edu/scand/ www.unc.edu/depts/german/index.html  The Scandinavian Section, UCLA  318 Raitt Hall 212 Royce Hall, UCLA  Department of Germanic Languages Box 353420 Box 951537 University of North Carolina Seattle, WA 98195-3420 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1537 438 Dey Hall, CB# 3160 Tel: (206) 543-0645 Tel: (310) 825-6828 Chapel Hill NC 27599 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: (919) 966-1642 Email: [email protected]

University of Chicago University of North Dakota University of Wisconsin – Madison http://humanities.uchicago.edu/depts/ger- http://www.und.edu/dept/lang/index.html http://scandinavian.wisc.edu/ man/index.html  Department of Modern & Classical  University of Wisconsin --  Department of Germanic Studies Languages & Literatures Department of Scandinavian Studies Classics Building Merrifield Hall Room 320 1306 Van Hise Hall Room 25F 276 Centennial Drive Stop 8198 1220 Linden Drive 1050 East 59th Street Grand Forks ND 58202-8198 Madison, Wisconsin 53706 Chicago, IL 6063 Tel: (701) 777-3813 Tel: (608) 262-2090 Tel: (773) 702-8494 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

University of Oregon University of Colorado at Boulder http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~gerscan/con- http://gsll.colorado.edu/ tact/contact.htm

 Department of Germanic and  Department of German and Scandinavian Slavic Languages and Literatures 1250 University of Oregon 276 UCB, McKenna 129 Eugene, OR 97403-1250 University of Colorado Tel: (541) 346-4051 Boulder, CO 80309-0276 Email: [email protected] Tel: (303) 492-7404 Email: [email protected] University of Texas at Austin

University of Minnesota http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/germanic/ http://www.gsd.umn.edu/  BUR 336 Mailcode C3300  192 Klaeber Court Austin, TX 78712-0304 320 16th Ave SE Tel: (512) 471-4123 Minneapolis, MN 55455 Email: [email protected] Phone: (612) 625-2080 Email: [email protected]

-4- Adult Educational Programs Adult Cultural Programs

Scandinavian Seminar Exploritas (formerly Elderhostel) The Experiment in International Living

Area of Study: A Scandinavian perspective Areas of Study: Varies; 2 to 3 week com- Area of study: home stay, for individuals on humans and their environment. mitment. and groups

Requirements: Minimum age of 18 years. Requirements: Must be age 55 or older. Requirements: Adults only.

For application and financial aid information, 75 Federal Street For additional information contact: contact: Boston, MA 02110-1941 Kipling Road Tel: (617) 426-7788 Brattleboro, VT 95301  University of Massachusetts-Andover Web Site: www.exploritas.org Tel: (802) 257-7751 24 Dickinson Street Web Site: www.experimentinternational.org Amherst, MA 010002 Tel: 800-597-1485 Scandinavian Urban Studies Term Academic and Cultural Exchange Fax: (413) 253-5282 Web Site: www.scandinavianseminar.org Areas of Study: Urban studies For application and information, contact: 5445 Kathy Way Requirements: At least one year of college, Livermore, CA 94550 Concordia Language Villages good academic standing Tel: 800-950-4073 Web Site: www.aceglobal.org Areas of Study: Classes in various Norwe- For application and information, contact: gian arts, literature, genealogy, etc.; length of Atlantis Ungdomsutveksling / Work- classes vary from three days to one week. Higher Education Consortium ing Farm Guest for Urban Affairs Requirements: Vary by class. Some classes Area of Study: Farm or Au Pair work for age 55 and above. Hamline University, Mail #36 1536 Hewitt Avenue Requirements: Program dependent 8659 Thorsenveien NE St. Paul, MN 55104-1284 Bemidji, MN 56601 Tel: (612) 646-8832 For application and information, contact: Tel: 800-450-2214 Fax: (612) 659-9421 Working Guest Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.hecua.org Tolf Hofmosgate 18 Web Site: ConcordiaLanguageVillages.org 0655 Oslo, Norway Tel: 011 47 22 62 60 20 Fax: 011 47 22 68 68 08 Study Abroad Web Site: www.atlantis.no

901 s. Eighth Street Ole Bull Akademiet Moorhead, MN 56562 Tel: (218) 299-4544 Area of Study: One-week classes in Norwe- (Minnesota) 800-247-1044 gian folk music, general and with emphasis in (Outside Minnesota) 800-222-4750 Hardanger fiddle, vocal music, contemporary Web Site: [email protected] music, and others; held between September 1 and May 30.

Educational Foundation Requirements: All held in Voss, 70 miles for Foreign Study from Bergen.

One Memorial Drive For application and information, contact: Cambridge, MA 02142 Ole Bull Akademiet Tel: (617) 252-6200 Strengjarhaugen 6 Web Site: www.effoundation.org 5700 Voss, Norway Tel: 011 67 56 51 65 00 Fax: 011 47 56 51 48 63 Web Site: www.olebull.no -5-