Scholarship and Grant Program: Information for Applicants
Updated: April 2024
There are two funding options for which the participants at the NSU Summer Session can apply:
- Scholarship: exclusively for Nordic/Baltic students, and
- Grant: inclusive for all other students and people in need, also non-Nordic participants.
Please see the criteria for each below.
The Call for applications will open on 15th March with announcement in NSU Newsletter #2 and the NSU website.
The application deadline is April 30th. By May 2nd coordinators must send to Arrkom a prioritised list of applicants making clear who applies for scholarship and who for grant.
Scholarships and grants are destributed between the circles. First priority is an equal distribution; if some circles have few or none applicants they will be given to circles with more.
1. Criteria for Scholarships
Description
Scholarship can be applied for by participants from the Nordic countries and Autonomous areas (Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Åland), and the Baltic Countries.
Each recipient will only pay 175 euros (including NSU membership) + their own travel costs.
Eligibility
To apply for the scholarships, you must be a full or part-time student. Student is here qualified as studying at Nordic/Baltic/Autonomous areas university regardless of citizenship, or as a Nordic/Baltic/Autonomous areas student studying at a non-Nordic university.
Requirements
For the application to be considered, students need to send in the following information to the coordinators of the circle to which they are applying:
- Full name, email and current academic status (documentation of studies at a Nordic/Baltic/Autonomous area University must be provided)
- Citizenship and place of residence
- Number of NSU events attended so far (including both Winter and Summer Sessions)
- Description of proposed presentation
- Reasons for applying: Why should NSU give you the Scholarship?
Priority consideration will be given to:
- Presentation of a paper over attendance only
- Active participation in NSU
- Other strong reasons, for example, related to the applicant’s needs
2. Criteria for Grants
Description/Eligibility
Each recipient will only pay 175 euros (including NSU membership) + their own travel costs.
Grant holders are expected to assist Arrkom with minor practical tasks.
Grants are for anyone in need of subsidy or support in order to participate, regardless of nationality/place of residence: for example, due temporary employment status, and other special circumstances, including having a low disposable income, or high travel costs when coming from the peripheral areas of the Nordic region, impaired physical fitness, family travelling with two or more children, or single parents travelling with one or more children, etc.
Requirements
For the application to be considered, applicants need to send in the following information to the coordinators of the circle to which they are applying:
- Full name, e-mail and citizenship
- Current employment/academic status
- Number of NSU events attended so far (including both Winter and Summer Sessions)
- Description of proposed presentation
- Reasons for applying: Why should NSU give you the grant?
Priority consideration will be given to:
- Presentation of a paper over attendance only
- Active participation in NSU
- Strong reasons for need. E.g. low disposable income, or high travel costs when coming from the peripheral areas of the Nordic region, being an independent scholar, impaired physical fitness, family travelling with two or more children, or single parents travelling with one or more children, etc.
Application Process
Submit your application at the same time that you submit your presentation proposal.
Make clear whether you are applying for a Scholarship OR a Grant, and setting out the reasons you meet the eligibility criteria. Email your presentation proposal and your application (along with any supporting documents, such as proof of student status) directly to the coordinator(s) of your chosen circle for the Summer Session.
The application process has a tight turnaround on deadlines and acceptance of scholarships/grants so please check your email carefully around the dates set out below in order to avoid missing the opportunity to receive NSU funding.
The application deadline is April 30th.
Registration/Payment for Summer Session
The successful applicants should reply by email to ARRKOM and the relevant coordinator(s) stating that they accept the S/G, and then confirm their acceptance by:
- Registering for the Summer Session through the coordinator of your chosen study circle.
- Paying via the webshop at nsuweb.org within 8 days.
All S/G recipients will be emailed a “token” (a number or a code) which they can use when they pay for their registration through the webshop.
Major Deadlines (Subject to Changes)
15 March – Circle CFPs are published and S/G application window opens
April 30th – Scholarship and Grant application window closes
May 2nd – Coordinators send a prioritised list of applicants to Arrkom
May 3rd – Arrkom notifies (CC-ing the coordinators of the relevant circle ):
- All the grants and scholarship recipients
- All ineligible applicants
- All eligible applicants on waiting list
May 11th – Deadline for S/G recipients to accept by registering for SS and paying
May 12th – Any unclaimed S/Gs are offered to applicants on the waiting list
June 1st – Webshops closes