Awards
At commencement each year, there are two awards the Department of Scandinavian can make to deserving students majoring in Scandinavian:
- The first, the Departmental Citation, can be given to one student each year who has done outstanding academic work (minimum GPA of 3.5) in either the Scandinavian or Celtic Studies major.
- The second, the Lundberg Prize, is a Department of Scandinavian award recognizing excellence in scholarship by a graduating senior who has majored in Scandinavian. This prize was offered for the first time in 2013.
Recent Scandinavian Department award recipients include:
2021-22 Fey Pogue (Citation)
2020-21 Gabrielle Muller (Citation)
2019-20 Jacqueline Solis (Citation
2018-19 Rachel Bosnyak (Citation)
2017-18 Celine Vezina (Citation)
2016-17 Michael Nakada (Citation)
2015-16 Brianna Panasenco (Citation)
2013-14 Severin Martinez (Lundberg)
2013-14 Holly Kane (Citation)
2012-13 Kailey Willmore (Lundberg)
2009-10 Genevieve Thurston (Citation)
2007-08 Linda Nyberg (Citation)
2005-06 Lindsie Goss (Citation)
2003-04 Gary Duncan (Citation)
2002-03 Marie Mathiesen (Citation)
2001-02 Rachel Fox (Citation)
2000-01 Elizabeth Stokkebye (Citation)
Undergraduate Scholarships
Gudrun Gytel Fund Scholarships
The Gudrun Gytel Fund was established in 1998 in order to provide qualified American University students with the opportunity to further their knowledge of Danish culture, history, language, literature, politics and society. The scholarship supports semester or academic year-long study at recognized Danish institutions of higher education in the fields of humanities and social sciences, as well as in architecture, engineering, technology and related fields.
Undergraduate Travel Grants
The Nordic Center at UC Berkeley offers stipends to students who carry out a UCEAP program of study in a Nordic country or the Stockholm Global Internship summer program. Students who complete a lower- or upper-division course OR one semester of language study taught in the Scandinavian Department before leaving for Study Abroad are eligible for a stipend up to $1500; student completing both an elective course AND a language course prior to travel are eligible to receive up to $3000 in support (in each case, the award amounts may be adjusted in accordance with student-aid limits for each student).
NOTE: Undergraduate awards may or may not affect University financial aid status. Documentation of travel and study in a Scandinavian country will be required for all awardees.