US-Norway Fulbright Foundation Information

The U.S.- Norway Fulbright Foundation for Educational Exchange is a bi-national foundation with a Board of Directors composed of four American and four Norwegian members. Governments of both nations support the program with annual allocations of funds. Since the start of the program in Norway, some 1,500 Americans and 3,800 Norwegians have been awarded a Fulbright grant. While the program was originally supported exclusively by American funding, today approximately 70% of its funding comes from the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, with the remainder coming from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United States Department of State. Each year, approx. 40 Norwegians receive grants to study, teach or conduct research in the US, and approx. 25 Americans receive grants to do the same in Norway. The Fulbright Program in Norway works closely with cooperating agencies in the selection, supervision and administration of particular grantee categories: The Institute of International Education (IIE) manages the graduate students program, while the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) manages the scholars program. The United States Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs oversees the program worldwide.