Each
year, American universities compete to host the Hildeman
Fellow. The universities may also specify which academic fields best meet the needs of its
department.
Previous Hildeman grantees have taught upper-level courses, given
graduate
seminars and
lectures on topics such as Swedish literature, Scandinavian drama and
theater, Swedish film, the Scandinavian welfare state, women in
Scandinavian culture, Swedish immigration history, and Swedish
philosophy. The 2010-11 Hildeman Fellow will be hosted by
the Department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch at the University of Minnesota,
in Minneapolis during spring semester 2011.
Given the caliber of the proposals received, two American Universities have been selected to host two Hildeman Fellows for 2011-12. Gustavus Adolphus College will host one Hildeman in the Fall 2011 in "Gender and Sexuality in Scandinavia" and Harvard University will host the other Hildeman in the spring 2012 in "Crime, Power and Politics in Contemporary Scandinavian Culture.
The application cycle for the Fellowship at Gustavus Adolphus College for fall semester 2011 is now closed and application cycle for the Fellowship at Harvard University for the spring semester 2012 is now closed. The Fellowship consists of a grant award of SEK 125,000, round trip travel to the United States and Accident and Sickness insurance.
There will be not be a 2012 Hildeman Fellowship offered this year.
Mr. Nils-Gustav Hildeman was a former Fulbright Board member, a Swedish diplomat, and an impressive contributor to Swedish society in language and culture. He was the author of numerous Swedish language books and taught Swedish language courses at the Institute for English Speaking Students (IES).
In 1986, the Swedish Fulbright Commission established the Hildeman Fellowship in commemoration of Mr. Nils-Gustav Hildeman who passed away that year. Through the Hildeman Fellowship, the Commission promotes Scandinavian language and area studies in the United States by awarding this grant to outstanding Swedish scholars to lecture at American universities for one semester. The primary objectives of the Hildeman grant are to encourage students and faculty in Scandinavian studies, to strengthen contacts between Swedish and American academics, and to increase the interest in Sweden and Swedish area studies on the part of American students and scholars in a variety of fields.
For a list of current and previous Hildeman scholars, click here.
Given the caliber of the proposals received, two American Universities have been selected to host two Hildeman Fellows for 2011-12. Gustavus Adolphus College will host one Hildeman in the Fall 2011 in "Gender and Sexuality in Scandinavia" and Harvard University will host the other Hildeman in the spring 2012 in "Crime, Power and Politics in Contemporary Scandinavian Culture.
The application cycle for the Fellowship at Gustavus Adolphus College for fall semester 2011 is now closed and application cycle for the Fellowship at Harvard University for the spring semester 2012 is now closed. The Fellowship consists of a grant award of SEK 125,000, round trip travel to the United States and Accident and Sickness insurance.
There will be not be a 2012 Hildeman Fellowship offered this year.
Mr. Nils-Gustav Hildeman was a former Fulbright Board member, a Swedish diplomat, and an impressive contributor to Swedish society in language and culture. He was the author of numerous Swedish language books and taught Swedish language courses at the Institute for English Speaking Students (IES).
In 1986, the Swedish Fulbright Commission established the Hildeman Fellowship in commemoration of Mr. Nils-Gustav Hildeman who passed away that year. Through the Hildeman Fellowship, the Commission promotes Scandinavian language and area studies in the United States by awarding this grant to outstanding Swedish scholars to lecture at American universities for one semester. The primary objectives of the Hildeman grant are to encourage students and faculty in Scandinavian studies, to strengthen contacts between Swedish and American academics, and to increase the interest in Sweden and Swedish area studies on the part of American students and scholars in a variety of fields.
For a list of current and previous Hildeman scholars, click here.