American Literature and Culture
Norway
Number of recipients
In addition to being a prestigious academic exchange program, the Fulbright Program is designed to expand and strengthen relationships between the people of the United States and citizens of other nations and to promote international understanding and cooperation. To support this mission, Fulbright Scholars may be asked to give public talks, mentor students, and otherwise engage with the host community, in addition to their primary activities.
Teach and/or team-teach undergraduate courses. Conduct additional seminars at the undergraduate and/or graduate level on topics to be determined based on the special interests of the scholar and the needs of the department. Participate in tutorials, student advising, grading and administering oral and written exams. Courses may be scheduled so as to allow time for research.
In order to ensure concentrated research time in the spring semester, the scholar normally teaches eight hours per week in the fall and two hours per week in the spring. Teaching in both semesters is normally spread over 12 weeks with at least one reading/writing week. In the fall, the teaching will include participation in a team-taught undergraduate survey course in American literature and culture, where all faculty teach a mix of lectures and seminars, both 2 x 45 minutes. Lectures typically have about 100-140 students, seminars about 25. In addition, given the university’s emphasis on research-based teaching, the scholar will be asked to offer a course in his or her area of research at the graduate level (one 90-minute class per week for 8 weeks). In the spring semester the scholar will offer an undergraduate course (two or three hours of teaching per week). This course includes tutorials and advising of approximately 15-25 student papers. Adjustments will be made for a five-month award. The host department is a foreign language department and offers no courses in creative writing.
University of Bergen, Bergen - Department of English
Five or 10 months; preference for 10 months
Award must begin in mid-August 2025.
Any area of American literature and/or culture.
All U.S. grantees to Norway have two opportunities to gather as a group. The first is an orientation program held in Oslo in August. The second is a seminar in February during which grantees present on their projects followed by a weekend at a ski resort near Lillehammer. Domestic travel and lodging expenses for these gatherings are covered by the Fulbright Foundation. In addition, these expenses are covered for dependent family members of grantees for the seminar/ski weekend, which is a highlight of the Fulbright year.
All applicants must meet the Program eligibility requirements (click to review the requirements).
All teaching will be in English.
University-level teaching experience required.
Please note that dual U.S.-Norway citizens are not eligible for a Fulbright grant to Norway. Applications will not be considered if the applicant is currently residing in Norway or will be residing in Norway during the year preceding the grant period.
For further information about the University of Bergen English Department, contact Professor Joseph Tabbi at Joseph.Tabbi@uib.no.
30,000 Norwegian kroner (NOK) (approximately $3,300) per month.
International travel for scholar only. Small allowance for excess baggage.
An additional monthly allowance of 2,000 NOK (approximately $250) per accompanying dependent per month is provided for up to three accompanying dependents. If two people in the same family receive Fulbright awards to Norway, no dependent allowance will be provided for additional family members.
The monthly stipend is sufficient to cover basic living costs in Norway for the awardee and up to three accompanying dependents.
Public primary and secondary schools are free in Norway for dependents. For more information, please click here.
Dependents must accompany the grantee for at least 80% of the period abroad and a minimum of one semester in order to qualify for additional dependent benefits. Dependent benefits are not provided to Flex grantees.
Housing costs can vary considerably depending on the type of place scholars rent. For other costs of living, please see Consumption Research Norway’s reference budget for ordinary consumer expenditures. (https://www.oslomet.no/en/about/sifo/reference-budget)
One-time grants of up to 2,000 NOK are available for scholars to use for grant-related travel in Norway or Europe.
Scholars are also eligible to participate in the Fulbright Intercountry Lecturing Program. The program provides opportunities for professional enrichment and cultural experience outside of Norway through short visits to give presentations in other participating European countries. Intercountry Lecturing travel is covered by the Fulbright commission and host institution in the country the scholar travels to.
If the scholar presents at the American Studies Association of Norway annual conference, his/her participation will be covered by the Fulbright office.
Final grant amounts will be determined prior to the start of the academic year and are subject to the availability of funds. The United States Department of State and the Fulbright Commission in the host country reserve the right to alter, without notice, participating countries, number of awards and allowances.
Norway
Norway is an excellent place to live, teach, and conduct research. With a strong public emphasis on knowledge and learning, Norway's generously funded and publicly accessible system of higher education and research is the backbone of Norwegian intellectual development, creativity, and innovation. A good introduction to Norway can be found here. In addition, Statistics Norway has a wealth of information in English on many topics.
The vast majority of higher education institutions in Norway are public. There is a single national admissions process for undergraduate study at public colleges and universities as well as some private institutions. In accordance with European standards, the years of study for a bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. degree are three, two and three respectively. In-depth information about higher education in Norway can be found here.
Norwegian institutions of higher education and research offer many opportunities for international scholars to conduct research and teach. English is used almost as a second language in Norway, and the international environment in most research and higher education institutions means that competence in Norwegian is not a requirement for a successful short-term research or teaching visit.
In addition, The Research Council of Norway has designated a number of Centers of Excellence and Centers for Research-Based Innovation in various fields. The centers are affiliated with Norway's top universities and premier independent research institutes and may be of particular interest for Fulbright scholars. Scholars especially interested in efforts to strengthen quality in higher education may want to consider one of the Norwegian Centres for Excellence in Education.
The academic year runs from mid-August to mid-December and mid-January to mid-June.
Early career applicants who are currently working on a PhD must have a doctorate in hand by February 2025 to be eligible.
Please note that dual U.S.-Norway citizens are not eligible for Fulbright grants to Norway.
The US-Norway Fulbright Foundation is proud to have welcomed scholars in a variety of disciplines from the creative and performing arts to education to mathematics and natural sciences. Every scholar and every host situation is different, and we cannot guarantee an exact match, but we will be happy to try and connect potential applicants with relevant recent alumni. For a complete list of current and past scholars, please see the Fulbright Scholar Directory.
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Applicants are encouraged to secure recommendation letters from individuals with different institutional affiliations.