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Scholarships at universities Thanks To Scandinavia grants scholarships to dozens of Scandinavian students each year for graduate and undergraduate study at universities across the United States. Candidates are nominated based on excellence in their fields by Scandinavian affiliates and by endowed institutions in the United States, including Brandeis University, Columbia University, Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Oklahoma. Scholarships at medical centers Thanks To Scandinavia has established programs for Scandinavian doctors, nurses, and medical researchers to enhance and develop their knowledge in new medicine and care. Through the program, Beth Israel Medical Center in New York and Bispebjerg Hospital in Copenhagen have developed a regular exchange. The Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University offers the TTS Benjamin and Frances Sperling Postdoctoral Fellowship to a Scandinavian student each year. Scholarships for teachers Thanks To Scandinavia supports the TTS Institute in American Studies for Scandinavian Educators each summer at Luther College in Iowa. The Institute provides Scandinavian educators with an understanding of the diverse cultures of the United States and offers insight into its literature, politics, and economics—knowledge that is later passed on to countless Scandinavian students. Between 40 and 50 Scandinavian teachers attend the Institute each year, forming an important bridge between the United States and the Scandinavian countries. In Israel Since 1993, Thanks To Scandinavia has taken an active role in building friendships and supporting understanding between Scandinavia and Israel. Through a generous legacy of Benjamin and Frances Sperling, Thanks To Scandinavia has also developed a children’s home and an old age home in Lod and Jaffa respectively, both of which carry its name. Scholarships for students and teachers Thanks To Scandinavia awards eight summer Wergeland and Holst Fellowships to Scandinavian students at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and two full-time Sperling Scholarships. In addition, Thanks To Scandinavia has plans to cosponsors a two-week Holocaust education program for Scandanavian educators at Yad Vashem Holocaust Center in Jerusalem starting in 2006. Program for Scandinavian Journalists and Politicians In 2003, to mark its 40th anniversary, Thanks To Scandinavia inaugurated a new scholarship program for political leaders and journalists from Scandinavia. Participants are invited to take part in an intensive visit to Israel, to meet with its leaders and representatives from all walks of society, and to learn firsthand about the complex situation in the Middle East. Trips are coordinated with Project Interchange in the United States. For more information on the program, please write to tts@ajc.org In Scandinavia Scholarships in Scandinavia Thanks To Scandinavia offers several additional scholarships within Scandinavia. Cofounder Victor Borge established a scholarship in memory of his parents to foster, support, and stimulate the careers of gifted musicians in Denmark. Additional fellowships have also been established in Scandinavia at the University of Oslo, Niels Bohr Institute — University of Copenhagen, and at Aarhus University by Raymond and Beverly Sackler. |
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hanks To Scandinavia works to build connections between
people in the future as well as to remember the good deeds
of individuals in the past. We believe that there is no
better way to foster understanding than by facilitating
personal contact among new generations. Since its founding,
TTS has granted over 3,000 scholarships to Scandinavian
students and teachers for study in the United States,
Israel, and within Scandinavia itself. Recently, we have
added programs for Bulgarian students and for Scandinavian
journalists and diplomats. As a result, TTS has had an
impact on the lives of those individuals, and on many others
whom we have touched.
