Norway-America Association
The Norway-America Association (Norwegian: Norge-Amerika Foreningen, abbreviated to NORAM) is a Norwegian non-profit organization established in 1919. It works for increased cooperation between the
Washington, DC, and for Norwegian lecturers to visit the United States.[2]
The non-profit awards up to fifteen annual grants to support Americans admitted to postgraduate or research in Norway in areas of mutual importance to the U.S. and Norway. The goal of this program is to increase the knowledge and strengthen the ties between the two countries.[3] All scholarship applicants must be members of the Norway-America Association, which charges a fee of 200 NOK per year.[4]
It was established as the Norway-America Fund in 1919 and was founded by the
King Olav and H.S. King Haakon VII.[5]
NORAM’s partnership schools are:[6]
- California Lutheran University (CLU) in Thousand Oaks, California
- Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) in Honolulu, Hawaii
- North Park University in Chicago, Illinois
- Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in Parkland, Washington
- Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts
- Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
- St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota
- University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota
- State University of New York at Plattsburgh (SUNY Plattsburgh) in Plattsburgh, New York
- Central Washington University (CWU) in Ellensburg, Washington
References
- ^ "Home". noram.no.
- ISBN 9789289353472.
- ISBN 9781434346988.
- ISBN 9781349683055.
- ^ Norway-America Association (2014). Norway-America Association's Yearbook 2014 with Annual Report 2013. Pages 32-33.
- ^ "Søk skoleplass og stipend hos våre partnerskoler".
