What can the Fulbright What can the Fulbright Office do for you?Office do for you?

U.S.-Norway Fulbright Foundation for U.S.-Norway Fulbright Foundation for Educational ExchangeEducational Exchange

Jean Nesland Olsen, Executive DirectorJean Nesland Olsen, Executive Director

The Norwegian Research and Technology ForumThe Norwegian Research and Technology Forum

Washington, DC, October 4, 2004Washington, DC, October 4, 2004

US: 30%Norway:

70%

Who are we?Who are we?

• Fulbright Program was established in Fulbright Program was established in 1946. Norway joined in 1949.1946. Norway joined in 1949.

• Receives financial support from both Receives financial support from both governments:governments:

• • Commission Board: Equal number of Commission Board: Equal number of citizens from the US and Norway citizens from the US and Norway (4 from each country)(4 from each country)

Two Separate Functions:Two Separate Functions:

• Fulbright Grant ProgramsFulbright Grant Programs– The Fulbright Program deepens mutual The Fulbright Program deepens mutual

understanding between the United States and understanding between the United States and Norway by providing grants for the exchange of Norway by providing grants for the exchange of graduate students, teachers, scholars, and graduate students, teachers, scholars, and professionals.professionals.

• Educational AdvisingEducational Advising– TheThe center strives to provide accurate, center strives to provide accurate,

comprehensive, current, and unbiased information on comprehensive, current, and unbiased information on educational opportunities in the United States. educational opportunities in the United States.

Fulbright Grant ProgramsFulbright Grant Programs

• NorwegiansNorwegians– Graduate StudentsGraduate Students– ScholarsScholars

• AmericansAmericans– Graduate StudentsGraduate Students– ScholarsScholars

Fulbright grants = door Fulbright grants = door openersopeners

Norwegians – Norwegians – New DevelopmentsNew Developments

• Overall decrease in Overall decrease in the numbers of the numbers of applications – applications – especially in the especially in the fields of Business fields of Business Administration and Administration and Engineering.Engineering.

• Increase in the fields Increase in the fields such as Philosophy & such as Philosophy & LawLaw

Americans – Americans – New DevelopmentsNew Developments

• Increase in applications Increase in applications from US graduate from US graduate students. Also significant students. Also significant changes in the fields changes in the fields they wish to study in they wish to study in NorwayNorway

• Decrease in the number Decrease in the number of applications from US of applications from US scholarsscholars

New ProgramsNew Programs

• Senior Specialists Senior Specialists ProgramProgram

• New Century New Century Scholars ProgramScholars Program

• Alumni Initiatives Alumni Initiatives ProgramProgram

Educational AdvisingEducational Advising

• Part of a network of more than 450 Part of a network of more than 450 educational advising centers educational advising centers supported by The Bureau of supported by The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State – the US Department of State –

http://educationusa.state.gov/http://educationusa.state.gov/

Educational Advising - Educational Advising - FunctionsFunctions

• Provide impartial information about all Provide impartial information about all accredited institutions in the US to all accredited institutions in the US to all interested audiencesinterested audiences

• Provide, at no charge, access to essential Provide, at no charge, access to essential materialsmaterials

• Work closely with ANSA, Lånekassen Work closely with ANSA, Lånekassen (State Educ. Loan Fund), etc.(State Educ. Loan Fund), etc.

• Two advisers - one is the current Two advisers - one is the current NAFSA/OSEAS Regional Representative NAFSA/OSEAS Regional Representative for Europefor Europe

US-Norway Fulbright Foundation for US-Norway Fulbright Foundation for Educational Exchange Educational Exchange Arbinsgt. 2, 0253 Oslo, Norway Arbinsgt. 2, 0253 Oslo, Norway Tel: +47 22 01 40 10, Fax: +47 22 01 40 18 Tel: +47 22 01 40 10, Fax: +47 22 01 40 18

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