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Locations: Stockholm, Sweden
Program Terms: Fall
Homepage: Click to visit
Program Sponsor: EF Study Abroad

Fact Sheet:

Fact Sheet:
Click here for a definition of this term Language of Instruction:	English	Click here for a definition of this term Class Status:	1-first year, 2-sophomore, 3-junior, 4-senior, 5-grad student
Housing Options:	Hostel/Hotel	Program Type:	Field Study

Program Description:

Future Nobel Scholarship Program

Created with The Forum on Education Abroad and the Nobel Prize Museum, this student program is fueled by the belief that in order to change the world, you need to experience it. In addition to completing a project-based course, an international field study, and an action-learning project, scholars learn from global thought leaders at the Nobel Week Dialogue in Stockholm. Students from all areas of study—and all parts of the world—are encouraged to apply.

Applications for the 2025 program are now open.

Apply by May 11, 2025.

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Collaboratively designed

The Future Nobel Laureates Scholarship Program was created alongside The Forum on Education Abroad with their Standards of Good Practice for Education Abroad in mind. The learning objectives and course concepts were designed and brought to life by this team of academic authorities:


Dr. David Wick Associate Professor at the Middlebury Institute	Dr. Darla Deardorff Executive Director of the Association of International Education Administrators	Dr. Marissa Lombardi Executive Director of Training, Programs, and Services at The Forum	Melissa Torres President and CEO of The Forum

Curriculum that cultivates future Nobel laureates

Course goals

To enhance learners’ professional, personal, and intercultural competence development.

To inspire the next generation of global leaders to seek out knowledge to question current norms and systems.

To work interculturally to pursue ideas that identify and confront equity and justice concerns in their communities and around the world.

To provide a means to deepen and expand learners’ own understanding of themselves in the world.

Intercultural connections

With scholarship recipients from around the globe, cross-cultural learning is inherent in every aspect of the program experience. Here are some of the countries this community of students calls home.

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Deadlines & program dates

Application deadline: May 11, 2025 at 11:59pm PDT (GMT -7)

Winners notified: July 2025

Online course begins: October 2025

Travel to Sweden: December 5-12, 2025. Please note that these dates are tentative. The final dates may shift up to one day in either direction.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

Be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student in good standing at an institution of higher education during the Fall 2025 term
Be fluent in written and spoken English
Have access to reliable internet service
Be available to participate in an online course that may include some live sessions in early morning or late evening times
Be available to travel to Sweden December 5-12, 2025. Please note that these dates are tentative. The final dates may shift up to one day in either direction.

Students from HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, first-generation families, community or technical colleges, and higher education institutions around the world are strongly encouraged to apply.

How to apply

1. Project statement

Please respond to the following prompt in 500 words or less:

What do you see as one of the most critical challenges facing your community or the world? What idea(s) do you have for addressing this challenge? How does your approach advance equity and justice (as defined below)?

In your statement, please address how one might go about implementing your project or idea. We recommend that you devote roughly equal time to addressing each question in the prompt.

Equity: The creation of opportunities for historically underrepresented populations to have equal access to and participate [fully in community] (Adapted from AAC&U, 2019).

Justice: Identifying and removing the systemic barriers to access, engagement, and success and how we can transform society/community to eliminate injustices.

2. Nomination letter

A nomination letter by a faculty member or administrator familiar with your academic work, leadership, and collaborative abilities. Students may submit up to two nomination letters. Applicants must upload their nomination letter(s) with their application in the form of a PDF. The letter(s) must be on institutional letterhead and be signed by the nominator (electronic signatures are acceptable).

Nominations must be submitted by a faculty member or administrator familiar with the student’s academic work. The nominator should submit a letter of support detailing the academic achievements or abilities of the student, evidence of leadership qualities the student possesses, and how the student will uniquely contribute to and benefit from participation in the program.

Selection process

All applications received in their entirety prior to the deadline will be read and scored by a committee of reviewers. Reviewers are faculty, administrators, or professionals with extensive experience in the field of education abroad.

Applications are rated based on:

Relevance of proposed idea to Nobel prompt and level of commitment to project implementation;
Ability to leverage resources provided by the program to advance own knowledge and continued involvement;
Evidence of interest in intercultural communication;
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in teams;
Quality of nominator’s recommendation;
and the nominee’s own description of how the experience will benefit them and their community(ies).

Students identified as finalists may be invited to a phone or video interview to discuss their work with 1-2 members of the Scholarship Selection Committee prior to finalizing the list of awardees.

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