Several institutions of higher education in Norway participate in the Federal Student Aid program.

Minnesota-based Lakselaget will be offering scholarships for the sixth time in its seven-year existence. The application deadline is March 15, 2009. Lakselaget offers scholarships to women who are Norwegian students wishing to study in Minnesota or at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, or Minnesota women desiring to study in Norway. It is also wil provide grants to Minnesota professional women who have the opportunity to intern in Norway and, of course, to Norwegian women interning in Minnesota.

Deadline: March 1. Recipients must study or do research in Norway and be a US citizen or resident. Grants range from USD 750 to 1,500.

For over 50 years, the Brittingham Viking Organization (BVO) has provided Norwegian students with unique scholarships for
studies at the highly regarded University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW), USA. This year two Norwegian students will be
awarded scholarships for studying one summer semester at UW. The Apeland Viking Scholarship is for students who will study
communication and public relations, while the Wisconsin Alumni Association Scholarship is open for students in any academic
field. Both will allow one student to take 6-9 credits at the UW during the summer semester of 2008.

Torske Klubben Fellowships are available to Norwegian citizens and Minnesota residents for graduate study in the University of Minnesota Graduate School. Prospective students or currently-enrolled students are eligible.

Fulbright Alumni are given preferential consideration for Monterey Institute Scholarships, which are competitive and merit-based for students interested in professional, international careers.

Norges forskningsråd ønsker økt forsknings- og teknologisamarbeid med USA og Canada og lanserte i 2005 Leiv Eiriksson mobilitetsprogram som skal styrke transatlantisk mobilitet og forskningssamarbeid.

Norge-Amerika Foreningen har stipend for studenter, forskere og lærere. Norge-Amerika foreningen har også informasjon om American-Scandinavian Foundation's (ASF) Training Program.

Stipend- og legathåndboken finnes nå også på internett.