Deadline- 15 November 2013
All eligible applicants are invited to submit applications for Bicentennial Swedish-American Exchange Fund Program. Scholarship is offered in the fields of politics, public administration, working life, human environment, mass media, business and industry, education and culture. The goal of this program is to provide opportunity for those in a position to influence public opinion and contribute to the development of their society to make a two to four week study trip to Sweden.
Benefits-
The Bicentennial Fund will award grants up to SEK 30,000 each for proposed study visits to Sweden for two-to-four weeks. The Bicentennial grant may be used in conjunction with scholarships from other sources.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- The applicants should be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
- The applicants must supply a full, realistic project description, which indicates follow-up and a plan for disseminating research results. Persons who have made recurrent visits to or resided in Sweden will be considered only in exceptional cases. The grant may not be used to finance participation in conferences or regular ongoing vocational or academic courses.
- Applicants should have well-developed projects within the above mentioned fields of study. The grant is specifically intended for professional enrichment and is thus not applicable to work related to academic degrees, programmes or conferences.
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