SKJOLD LODGE

Skjold Scholarship Fund

(A scholarship offered at the Sons of Norway lodge level).
ONE SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED.
A $500 education scholarship, intended to help a deserving student pay for their books.

The lodge also funds another scholarship at the District 5 level - read more below.

GUIDELINES:
Skjold Lodge 5-100 Sons of Norway, may award an annual scholarship for study at a college or technical school.  The scholarship will be in the amount of $500.00 unless otherwise decided by Skjold Lodge officers.  (We have awarded larger scholarships in the past).

The recipient of a scholarship must be a member of Skjold Lodge or be related to a member, such as a parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle, who has been a member for at least six months.

Only one scholarship will be awarded to any one applicant in the same family in a calendar year.

Applicants must have a grade point (GPA) of 2.5 or above.

The deadline for applying for the scholarship is May 1st.

If the scholarship is awarded a scholarship check will be issued to the school where the student has been accepted.

To print a copy of the Skjold Lodge Scholarship Application Form, <click here> to view a ".PDF" version of the form.

<Click Here> to learn about this year's winners of the Skjold Scholarship Fund.

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DISTRICT 5  (our district)

(Scholarships offered at the Sons of Norway district level).
FIVE INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED.
Link to their web site here.

(1). BOOK SCHOLARSHIPS ($300)
(Two $300.00 Scholarships Offered Each Year)
* Cyril K. Wittrock (Funded by Skjold Lodge  #100)
* Olav J. Eide (Funded by Fosselyngen Lodge #82)

(2). INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL $1000.00
Study in Norway

(3). NORWEGIAN FOLK HIGH SCHOOL $500
(Two $500.00 Scholarships Offered Each Year)
Study in Norway

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SONS OF NORWAY FOUNDATION

(Scholarships offered at the Sons of Norway national/international level).
MULTIPLE SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED.
Link to their web site here.
Go to "Foundation" - and select either "Grants" or "Scholarships" for details.  The Sons of Norway Foundation has awarded over 250 scholarships totaling over $600,000.

HOW THESE SCHOLARSHIPS WERE FUNDED
When you make a tax deductible donation to the Sons of Norway Foundation, you can designate which fund receives your money.  If you select a fund associated with educational scholarships, that money is used to sponsor the scholarships listed below.

King Olav V Norwegian-American Heritage Fund
HRM, King Olav V of Norway allows the Sons of Norway Foundation to use his name in establishing a fund to promote cultural exchange between Norway and North America. The fund welcomes applications from Americans, 18 years or older, with a plan of studies to focus on exploring his/her interest in Norwegian heritage or in modern Norway at an institution of higher learning. The fund also welcomes Norwegians, 18 and older, who desire to further their studies in North American culture at an institution of higher learning.
    
Astrid G. Cates/Myrtle Beinhauer Fund
Astrid G. Cates and Dr. Myrtle Beinhauer remembered Sons of Norway Youth with special bequests through their estates to the Sons of Norway Foundation. We invite applicants enrolling in post-secondary training or education including trade school, vocational school or college and must be current Sons of Norway members, children or grandchildren of current Sons of Norway members.
    
Nancy Lorraine Jensen Memorial Scholarship Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Jensen established this fund in memory of their remarkable daughter, Nancy Lorraine Jensen, an aerospace engineer/chemist at NASA, who died unexpectedly at age 35. The fund encourages female American citizens between 17 and 35 to apply for financial assistance for programs in chemistry or physics, or in chemical, electrical or mechanical engineering. The candidate, or parent/grandparent of the candidate, must be a current member of Sons of Norway or employed at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
  
Scholarship to Oslo International Summer School
The Sons of Norway Foundation offers one scholarship each year for a student to attend the Oslo International Summer School. Visit The University of Oslo to learn more on the program.
     
Helen Tronvold Norwegian Folk High School Scholarship
The Sons of Norway Foundation Helen Tronvold Norwegian Folk High School Scholarship, established in 2005, supports the Sons of Norway Foundation’s goal of providing cross-cultural experiences for youth.


An "Acrobat" PDF file with the full details is located at the Sons of Norway website. <click here to download and view the entire document>  You will need the Adobe reader on your PC and this does take a little time to download if you are on a dial-in line - please be patient.  Use the following link to get a copy of Adobe Reader, it it is not on your PC.

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NORWEGIAN NATIONAL LEAGUE

(Scholarships offered by a related Norwegian heritage organization).
MULTIPLE SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED.
Link to their web site here.




Following is a set of guidelines from we obtained from the Norwegian National League web site describing the highlights of their scholarships. Their content/guidelines may have changed since this page was created.

CONTENT FROM THE NNL WEB SITE FOLLOWS:
"One objective of the Norwegian National League is to encourage children to investigate and learn about our rich cultural heritage. Scholarships and cash prizes are available to children of Norwegian descent residing in the counties of Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane, McHenry and Will for award winning essays and drawings".

There are four categories for scholarships:

(1). High School senior: $1,000
Qualifications: current 12th grade student,
Norwegian ancestry, minimum 3.0 GPA
Acceptance at a college or university
Submit a completed application along with a 500 word original essay on a Norwegian topic

(2). High School freshman through junior: $100
Qualifications: Submit a completed application along with a 300 word original essay on a Norwegian topic

(3) Fifth through eighth grade: $50
Qualifications: Submit a completed application along with a 300 word original essay on a Norwegian topic

(4). First through fourth grade: $25
Qualifications: Submit a completed application along with an original, hand drawn picture of a Norwegian topic

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