Transcript What can the Fulbright Office do for you?

What can the Fulbright
Office do for you?
U.S.-Norway Fulbright Foundation
for Educational Exchange
Jean Nesland Olsen, Executive Director
The Norwegian Research and Technology Forum
Washington, DC, October 4, 2004
Who are we?
• Fulbright Program was established in
1946. Norway joined in 1949.
• Receives financial support from both
governments:
Norway:
US: 30%
70% Equal number of
• Commission Board:
citizens from the US and Norway
(4 from each country)
Two Separate
Functions:
• Fulbright Grant Programs
– The Fulbright Program deepens mutual
understanding between the United States and
Norway by providing grants for the exchange of
graduate students, teachers, scholars, and
professionals.
• Educational Advising
– The center strives to provide accurate,
comprehensive, current, and unbiased
information on educational opportunities in the
United States.
Fulbright Grant
Programs
• Norwegians
– Graduate Students
– Scholars
• Americans
– Graduate Students
– Scholars
Fulbright grants = door
openers
Norwegians –
New Developments
• Overall decrease in
the numbers of
applications –
especially in the
fields of Business
Administration and
Engineering.
• Increase in the
fields such as
Philosophy & Law
Americans –
New Developments
• Increase in
applications from US
graduate students.
Also significant
changes in the fields
they wish to study in
Norway
• Decrease in the
number of applications
from US scholars
New Programs
• Senior
Specialists
Program
• New Century
Scholars
Program
• Alumni Initiatives
Program
Educational Advising
• Part of a network of more than
450 educational advising
centers supported by The
Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs of the US
Department of State –
http://educationusa.state.gov/
Educational Advising Functions
• Provide impartial information about all
accredited institutions in the US to all
interested audiences
• Provide, at no charge, access to
essential materials
• Work closely with ANSA, Lånekassen
(State Educ. Loan Fund), etc.
• Two advisers - one is the current
NAFSA/OSEAS Regional
Representative for Europe
US-Norway Fulbright Foundation for
Educational Exchange
Arbinsgt. 2, 0253 Oslo, Norway
Tel: +47 22 01 40 10, Fax: +47 22 01 40 18
www.fulbright.no E-mail: [email protected]