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SONS OF NORWAY
SONS OF NORWAY HEADQUARTERS
To date, Sons of Norway Foundation has awarded over 2,000 scholarships to our members, lodges and their communities.
The October, 2005 issue of Viking magazine, starting on page 24, does an excellent job of describing the scholarships available from Sons of Norway and how they help the recipients. Details are available at www.sonsofnorway.com/foundation or by calling 1-800-945-8851. All of these scholarships have an application deadline of March 1.
There are 5 scholarships available (including 1 new scholarship for 2006). This new scholarship, "The Helen Tronvold Norwegian Folk High School Scholarship" makes available three $2,000 scholarships. See also note below about 5th District Folk High School Scholarships.
SKJOLD LODGE
Skjold Lodge offers the "Barney Jacobson Memorial Scholarship" (originally known as the Skjold Lodge Book Scholarship). This $350 scholarship is for study at a college or technical school and is available to members of Skjold Lodge or those related to members (parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle). The application deadline is May 1. Contact our Foundation Director or any officer or details.
DISTRICT 5
Book Scholarships 2- $300 book scholarships offered. One is the Cyril K. Wittrock Book Scholarship funded by Skjold Lodge in memory of Cy Wittrock. Deadline: March 15, 2006.
International Summer School (6 weeks in Norway) 1- $1,000 scholarship offered. Deadline: March 15, 2006.
Folk High School Scholarships: The 5th District also has 2 $500 Folk High School Scholarships available.
In addition to scholarships, District 5 also has matching funds available for Heritage Camp.
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28th Annual Heritage Camp July 16-29, 2006 for a ages 9-15. (2 weeks at Beaver Creek Reserve, near Eau Claire, WI). The cost is $540, but District 5 matches a lodge's contribution of $135 with another $135 so the attendee's family only pays $270. Deadline: mid-May, 2006.
Contact Galen Berg 608-525-8442 for details regarding all District 5 Scholarships.
NORWEGIAN NATIONAL LEAGUE
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 scholarship categories:
High School senior : $1,000 (sent directly to College or University)
Qualifications: acceptance at a college or university;
minimum 3.0 GPA; submit a 500 word original essay on a Norwegian topic.
High School freshman through junior:
$100.
Qualifications: submit a 300 word original essay on a Norwegian topic.
Fifth through eighth grade: $50.
Qualifications: submit a 300 word original essay on a Norwegian topic.
First through fourth grade: $25.
Qualifications: submit an original hand drawn picture of a Norwegian topic.
The deadline for NNL scholarship applications has historically been March 15.
For information and applications, please visit the NNL website at http://nnleague.org/scholarships.htm
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