Northern Indigenous youth and youth whose abstracts have been accepted to be presented during the Arctic Youth Conference 2025 are also eligible to apply for funding to cover their travel and accommodation costs (up to max fixed sum, see table below) for their active participation at the Arctic Youth Conference 2025.
To apply: please fill out the application form below before 1 DECEMBER 2024. The following attachments should be enclosed in the application:
· Motivation letter written in English (not longer than one page)
· Letter of recommendation written in English by a Professor or mentor
· Copy of the abstract acceptance from the Arctic Youth Conference (if applicable)
· Copy of the registration confirmation at the conference
· Detailed estimated travel and accommodation costs in NOK
During the selection, UArctic will aim at an overall balance with the selection on areas of northern research, geographical distribution, as well as gender balance.
The selected students can receive up to:
COUNTRY/REGION OF ORIGIN | MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT |
Alaska, Greenland, Canada North (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut), Labrador (Newfoundland)
ZONE 1 |
30000 NOK |
Canada West (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba), USA West
ZONE 2 |
22000 NOK |
Canada East (Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland except Labrador) USA (Northeast, Midwest, South)
ZONE 3 |
19000 NOK |
European countries (except Greenland and Norway)
ZONE 4 |
13000 NOK |
Norway
ZONE 5 |
10000 NOK |
Please contact mobility@uarctic.org if you have questions.
As part of the YoungArctic project, financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway.