Application forms and detailed program information are available at: http:// EastWestCenter.org/studentprograms .
Funded by the Research Council of Norway, this competitive, merit-based scholarship is part of the Pacific Alternatives: Cultural Heritage and Political Innovation in Oceania project that includes institutions and scholars from the U.S., Australia, Europe, and the Pacific islands.
The NPISP is a partnership between the University of Bergen in Norway, the East-West Center, and the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. Scholarship recipients will participate in the residential, educational and cultural programs of the East-West Center and collaborate with scholars involved in the Pacific Alternatives project. For more information on the project visit: http://pacific.uib.no/pacific_alternatives.htm .
Eligible candidates for the scholarship include citizens of Solomon Islands or Vanuatu who have completed a three-year or four-year baccalaureate (bachelor’s degree) and are able to meet the requirements of the Exchange Visitor (J-1) visa program. Participants are expected to return home upon conclusion of this scholarship and assume a leadership role in the initiatives generated through the Pacific Alternatives project.
For more information contact:
Award Services Office – East-West Center
Norway-Pacific Islands Scholarship Program
John A. Burns Hall, Room 2066
1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, Hawaii 96848-1601
Telephone (808) 944-7735
Fax (808) 944-7730
Email: [email protected] -- write “NPISP” in the subject line.