Future Nobel Laureates Scholarship Program

Fueled by a common belief that in order to change the world you need to experience it, EF Study Abroad and The Forum on Education Abroad have created a first-of-its-kind, high-impact student scholarship program, in collaboration with EF's educational partner the Nobel Prize Museum. Ten scholarship winners will be selected to attend this prestigious program and students of all backgrounds and from all over the world are encouraged to apply. If you are a faculty or administrator who would like to learn more about this program, contact us.
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About the program

During this fully-funded program, the selected students will participate in and receive credit for an online project-based course in intercultural communication and travel to Sweden for an international field experience, where they will attend sessions at the 2024 Nobel Week Dialogue: a collaborative event that brings some of the world's leading scientists, policy-makers, and thinkers together to explore scientific topics through a global lens. Led by distinguished international faculty leaders, scholarship recipients will tackle global challenges through action learning projects.

Applications for the 2024 program are now open. Apply here.

Application deadline: Winners notified:
May 12, 2024 at 11:59pm PDT (GMT -7)
 July 2024
Online course begins: Travel to Sweden:
October 2024
 December 6-12, 2024*


*Please note that these dates are tentative. The final dates may shift up to one day in either direction.

About the program

During this fully-funded program, the selected students will participate in and receive credit for an online project-based course in intercultural communication and travel to Sweden for an international field experience, where they will attend sessions at the 2024 Nobel Week Dialogue: a collaborative event that brings some of the world's leading scientists, policy-makers, and thinkers together to explore scientific topics through a global lens. Led by distinguished international faculty leaders, scholarship recipients will tackle global challenges through action learning projects.

Applications for the 2024 program are now open. Apply here.

Application deadline: Winners notified:
May 12, 2024 at 11:59pm PDT (GMT -7)
 July 2024
Online course begins: Travel to Sweden:
October 2024
 December 6-12, 2024*


*Please note that these dates are tentative. The final dates may shift up to one day in either direction.
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Our partner in education

EF Education First's educational partner, The Nobel Prize Museum, is teaming up with EF and the The Forum to offer the opportunity for student scholarship recipients to attend the 2023 Nobel Week Dialogue and hear from world-renowned global leaders, while also engaging with Nobel Prize Museum leadership.

 

Our partner in educational excellence

The Forum on Education Abroad is a nonprofit membership organization recognized by the U.S. government as the Standards Development Organization for the field of education abroad. With over 800 institutional members worldwide, The Forum is committed to cultivating educators who deliver high-quality, accessible education abroad programs.


Meet Dr. David Wick

As the faculty Group Leader for this program, Dr. Wick will guide students throughout the entire program experience. He worked for over 20 years at four U.S. universities to support international education programs. Now, as Associate Professor at the Middlebury Institute, he teaches graduate courses on educational equity and social justice, student learning and development, and other topics. Dr. Wick researches, presents, and publishes on equity and inclusion in international education. He served on the working group that wrote the sixth edition of The Forum on Education Abroad's Standards of Good Practice. His current leadership activities include service as facilitator for the Diversity Abroad International Education Diversity & Inclusion Certificate Program, peer reviewer for The Forum's Quality Improvement Program, and TLS representative for NAFSA Region XII.


Meet Dr. David Wick

As the faculty Group Leader for this program, Dr. Wick will guide students throughout the entire program experience. He worked for over 20 years at four U.S. universities to support international education programs. Now, as Associate Professor at the Middlebury Institute, he teaches graduate courses on educational equity and social justice, student learning and development, and other topics. Dr. Wick researches, presents, and publishes on equity and inclusion in international education. He served on the working group that wrote the sixth edition of The Forum on Education Abroad's Standards of Good Practice. His current leadership activities include service as facilitator for the Diversity Abroad International Education Diversity & Inclusion Certificate Program, peer reviewer for The Forum's Quality Improvement Program, and TLS representative for NAFSA Region XII.