List of recent grantees
Here you can find a list of our grantees dating back to 2015. We are immensely proud of all our grantees from our students to our scholars.
Here you can find a list of our grantees dating back to 2015. We are immensely proud of all our grantees from our students to our scholars.
M.Sc. in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling
Stanford University
MFA in Documentary Media
Northwestern University
LL.M. - Master of Law
University of California-Berkeley
LL.M. Master of Law
Harvard Law School
LL.M. - Master of Law
Duke University
LL.M. - Master of Law
Harvard Law School
Economics/Econometrics. Research Project: PhD in Economics/Econometrics
Host: Brown University
Home Institution: University of Iceland
International Relations. Research Project: PhD in International Relations
Host: Harvard Kennedy School/Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs/Arctic Initiative
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Environmental Sciences/Soil Conservation. Research Project: PhD in Ecological Restoration and Soil Science
Host: University of California-Davis
Home Institution: Agricultural University of Iceland
Project: Gyrfalcon Nest Occupancy and Territory Quality in Northeast Iceland
Host: Icelandic Institute of Natural History
Home Institution: Santa Clara University
M.Sc. Program in Sustainable Energy
Host: Reykjavik University, Iceland School of Energy
Home Institution: The U.S. Military Academy at West Point
Project: Spatial and Temporal Variation of Invertebrate Herbivory in Tundra Ecosystems
Host: Agricultural University of Iceland
Home Institution: Wellesley College
MA Program in Viking & Medieval Norse Studies
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
M.Sc. Program in Sustainable Energy
Host: Reykjavik University, Iceland School of Energy
Home Institution: US Coast Guard Academy
MSc Program in Geophysics
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Pomona College
PhD Research: The Arctic Soundscape of Iceland: Examining Ecological Interaction Through Acoustics
Host: University of Iceland, Hornafjörður Research Center
Home Institution: University of North Texas
PhD Research: Scaling up Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)
Host: University of Akureyri
Home Institution: Drexel University
PhD Research: Feasibility of Biomimetic Micro-Climates Using Geothermal Waste Heat
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Villanova University
Independent Research: Arctic Charr: adaptations to cycling food webs
Host: Hólar University
Home Institution: University of Maine
Project: The Use of Research Evidence and Expertise in Education Policy of Iceland
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Teachers College, Columbia University
Project: Applying the Environmental Humanities to Conservation Management and Policy in Iceland
Host: Stefansson Arctic Institue
Home Institution: Colorado School of Mines
Project: Creative Communities in Iceland; Origins, Dynamics, and Impact on Innovation
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Kansas
Project: Measuring the Temperature and Extent of the Iceland Plume in the Lithosphere and Asthenosphere
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Colorado State University
Project: Advanced Identity and Authentication mechanism for Cyber Ecosystem
Host: Reykjavik University
Home Institution: University of Memphis
Project: Cyber/Physical Critical Infrastructure Cases; Threats, Risks and Resilience Models
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Idaho State University
Project: Community and Conservation in the Arctic
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Harvard University
Project: Musical Cross-Pollination: A Reykjavik, Corfu, and New York Jazz Project
Host: Iceland University of the Arts
Home Institution: The New School
Education / Project: Advancing human rights in education
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Minnesota
Environmental Science / Project: Green infrastructure in Icelandic National Parks
Host: Vatnajökull National Park
Home Institution: National Park Service
Sociology / Project: The Social and Political Impact of Covid-19 in Iceland
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Harvard University
Computer Science / Project: Ethics and accountability in Computer Science
Host: Reykjavik University
Home Institution: University of Washington-Bothell
Computer Science / Project: Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure
Host: University of Akureyri
Home Institution: University of the Cumberlands
M.A. Media, Culture and Communication
New York University
M.Sc. Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University
M.Sc. Survey and Data Science
University of Michigan
LL.M. Master of Law
University of California, Los Angeles
M.A. History
Columbia University
Child Psychology. Research Project: Functional impairment in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Host Institution: Baylor University
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Energy Economics. Research Project: Complementaries between geothermal resources and hydropower
Host Institutions: University of Washington, Seattle and University of California, Berkeley
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Environmental Sociology. Research Project: How different kinds of trust affect the public’s support for environmental policies: A cross-national quantitative analysis
Host Institution: Harvard University
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Project: Long-Term Climate Impacts after Major High-Latitude and Equatorial Eruptions
Host Institution: University of California, Irvine
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Project: Sustainable Circumpolar Development
Host Institution: University of Washington, Seattle
Home Institution: Agricultural University of Iceland
Project: Arctic Security as an Everyday, Lived Experience
Host Institution: University of Colorado Boulder
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Project: The Social and Political Impact of Covid-19 in Iceland
Host Institution: Harvard University
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Summer Institute on Environmental Issues
Host: Shippensburg University
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Subject: Innovating Solutions for a Sustainable Future
Host: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Home Institution: Kvennaskólinn í Reykjavík
Subject: Innovating Solutions for a Sustainable Future
Host: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Home Institution: Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík
Project: Life Cycle Assessment of Iceland's Aluminum Production Process using Inert Metal Anodes
Host: Reykjavik University
Home Institution: Swarthmore College
Project: Atmospheric Fallout of Microplastics: Procedures for Collection and Analysis of Samples
Host: Reykjavik University
Home Institution: California State University-Fresno
Project: M.A. Interdisciplinary Studies - Community Planning in Rural and Remote Communities
Host: University Centre of the Westfjords
Home Institution: University of California-Davis
Project: Icelandic as a Second Language - Literary Self-Identities in Old Norse and Modern Icelandic
Host: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
Home Institution: Rice University
PhD Research Project: Developing Environmentally Sustainable Behaviors in Early Childhood
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Project: Teaching Africa in Iceland
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Illinois Chicago
Project: Iceland in the Arctic: Evolution of Arctic Policy and its Impact on Priorities in the Arctic Council
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Bates College
Project: Exploring Connections Between Bedrock Geology and Atlantic Cod Populations in the Westfjords
Host: Research Centre of the Westfjords
Home Institution: Illinois State University
Project: Empathic Computing - Mental Health and Wellness
Host: Reykjavik University
Home Institution: University of Washington-Bothell
Project: E-Guard: Evaluating and Reducing Cyber Risk
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Houston
Project: Icelandic Lyric Diction and Repertoire
Host: Iceland University of the Arts
Home Institution: Edgewood College
Project: Kierkegaard's Ironic Socrates
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Montana
Project: Wellbeing and Resilience of the New(est) Northerners: Ukrainian Refugee Experiences in Iceland
Host: The University of Iceland
Home Institution: Colgate University
Public Health / Project: Master's program in Advance practice Psych Mental Health
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Minnesota
Education / Project: STEM Húsavík: A community-based STEM network
Host: Húsavík Academic Center
Home Institution: Cape Cod Community College
Environmental Science / Project: Sustainable Development of Wind Energy Resources in Iceland
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Delaware
Education / Project: University Leadership - from Good to Great
Host: Bifröst University
Home Institution: Pine Manor College
2nd Grade Teacher
Institution: Jamesville Elementary School
Jamesville, NC
English Teacher
Institution: Marin Oaks High School
Novato, CA
Elementary Science Teacher
Institution: Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
Philadelphia, PA
Special Ed. - Science and Math Teacher
Institution: Churchill High School
San Antonio, TX
Art Teacher
Institution: Bettendorf Middle School
Bettendorf, IA
Special Ed. - English, Arts and Social Studies Teacher
Institution: School Without Walls
Washington, D.C.
History and Social Science Teacher
Institution: Toby Johnson Middle School
Elk Grove, CA
Literary Coach
Institution: Elementary School
Chapel Hill, NC
Art Educator
Institution: Ira A. Murphy Elementary
Peoria, AZ
Professional Development Academic Traine
Institution: Tucson Unified School District
Tucson, AZ
ELL Coordinator
Institution: Cedaredge Elementary School
Cedaredge, CO
Social Studies Teacher
Institution: Hull Prairie Intermediate School
Perrysburg, OH
LL.M. - Master of Law
Tufts University, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
LL.M. - Master of Law
Columbia Law School, Columbia University
M.Sc. Applied Behavioral Analysis
California State University, Sacramento
M.A. European History
Columbia University
M.Sc. Statistics and Data Science
Yale University
M.A. Arts Management
Carnegie Mellon University
Research Theme: Arctic Infrastructure in a Changing Environment
Research Project: Sustainable Circumpolar Development
Host: University of Washington, Seattle
Home: Agricultural University of Iceland
Research Theme: Arctic Security and Cooperation
Research Project: Arctic Security as an Everyday, Lived Experience
Host: National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder
Home: University of Iceland
Summer Institute on Environmental Issues
Host: University of Nevada, Reno
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Research Project: Feasibility of Seaweed Farms as an Established and Sustainable Form of Icelandic Aquaculture
Host: University Centre of the Westfjords
Home Institution: Bowdoin College
Project: MS Program in Environmental Engineering Study and Research
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Northeastern University
Project: Icelandic as a Second Language
Host: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
Home Institution: At large
PhD Research Project: Ecologies of Art-Making in Medieval Iceland
Host: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
Home Institution: University of Pennsylvania
Research Project: Sea-Ice Meltwater Productivity in the Denmark and Fram Straits
Host: Reykjavik University
Home Institution: At large
PhD Research Project: Route 1: A Trans-North Atlantic History
Host: University of Iceland
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Project: Teaching African-American Literature and Culture in a Trans-Atlantic Environment
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Edgewood College
Project: Folkloristics - Teaching Folklore and Folkloristics
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Diablo Valley College
Project: Occupational Therapy - Facilitating Student-Directed Learning through Coaching, Mentorship, and Research
Host: University of Akureyri
Home Institution: University of Kansas
Project: Polar Law - Teaching and Researching Iceland's Role in Developing the International Law of the Sea
Host: University of Akureyri
Home Institution: University of Rhode Island
Project: Iceland's Implementation of Essential Policies: The Central Inclusion of Women and Girls and Addressing Climate Change
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Cincinnati
Project: Researching Mobile Tenancy and Consumer Revolution in 19th Century Iceland
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Harvard University
Project: Teaching and Researching, Designing Cyber-Security for Regional Models of Trust
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: IBM
Project: Teaching International Scientific and Societal Collaborations from a Pan-Arctic Perspective
Host: University of Akureyri
Home Institution: Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Project: Is Vitamin D Associated with Parkinson's Disease Risk in a Population with Low Sunlight Exposure?
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Claremont Graduate University
Education / Project: STEM Húsavík: A community-based STEM network
Host: Húsavík Academic Center
Home Institution: Cape Cod Community College
Computer Science / Project: Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure
Host: University of Akureyri
Home Institution: Tarleton State University
Law / Project: Cultural heritage, cultural law and human rights
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Southern California
Political Science / Project: A Broader Space of Reasons
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Brooklyn College CUNY
Health Sciences
Host Institution: Harvard University - Mass General Hospital
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Health Sciences
Host institution: University of Michigan
Home Institution: University of Akureyri
Health Sciences
Host institution: Johns Hopkins University
Home Institution: University of Iceland
SUSI Program for Student Leaders on Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Hosted Virtually by the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Project: Bodies in the Sublime, Photographing Hot Springs in Iceland
Host institution: Iceland University of the Arts
Home Institution: Yale University
Project: Geothermal Systems for Rural Communities
Host: Reykjavik University
Home Institution: University of Montana
Project: In Translation: Mapping Contemporary Icelandic Poetry, Icelandic as a Second Language
Host: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
Home Institution: SUNY
Project: Defying the cold: Life History and Biodiversity of Winter Emerging Chironomids in Iceland
Host: The Marine and Freshwater Institution of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Minnesota
Project: Exploring Modes and Foci of Maternal and Infant Health Interventions
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Indiana
Project: Investigation of Soil Biota for Improved ForestEstablishment
Host: Icelandic Forest Research
Home Institution: Castleton University
Project: Planetary Analog Research in Iceland: Investigations of the 1783-1784 Laki and 2014-2015 Holuhraun Lava Flow-Fields
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Arizona
Project: Iceland's Second Chairmanship of the Arctic Council (2019-2021): A Study in Small States Leadership
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Florida International University
Project: Wild but Home: An Environmental History of Árneshreppur, in Iceland's Westfjords
Host: University Centre of the Westfjords
Sonoma State University
Project: Putting Down Roots: Afforestation and Channel Stability of Icelandic Rivers
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Colorado State University
Project: The Recovery of a Fishery Collapse: An Analysis of Reproduction and Recruitment in a Once Thriving Iceland Scallop Population
Host: The Marine and Freshwater Research Institute
Home Institution: University of Maine
Project: Controls on Catastrophic Bedrock Landslide Occurrence in Northern Iceland
Host: Icelandic Institute of Natural History
Home Institution: Portland State University
Project: A Cybersecurity Clinic for Critical Infrastructure
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Political Science
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Business Administration / Project: Advanced Training for Non-Profit Managers in Iceland
Host: University of Iceland Faculty of Political Science/Faculty of Social Work
Home Institution: Hamline University School of Business
Political Science / Project: The Search for Meaning in East and West
Host: University of Iceland Philosophy Department
Home Institution: The University of the Arts, Philadelphia
Computer Science and Information Technology / Project: Specialist in Cyber-Security and Critical Infrastructure
Host: University of Akureyri
Home Institution: Florida International University, Miami
Teacher
Institution: Jamesville Elementary School
Plymouth, NC
Teacher
Institution: San Jose Intermediate School
Novato, CA
Elementary Science Teacher
Institution: Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
Philadelphia, PA
Special Education Teacher
Institution: Granite School District
Salt Lake City, UT
Instructional Specialist
Institution: San Antonio Independent School District
San Antonio, TX
Art Teacher
Institution: Bettendorf Middle School
Bettendorf, IA
4th Grade Teacher
Institution: School Without Walls
Washington, D.C
History and Social Science Teacher
Institution: Toby Johnson Middle School
Elk Grove, CA
Literary Coach
Institution: Ephesus Elementary School
Chapel Hill, NC
Art Educator
Institution: Peoria Unified School District #11
Glendale, AZ
Principal
Institution: Unionville Elementary School
Bloomington, IN
Humanities Teacher
Institution: Brandeis School of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Teacher
Institution: Doolen Middle School
Tuscon, AZ
Ell Coordinator, Special Ed.
Institution: Cedaredge Elementary School
Cedaredge, CO
5th Grade Teacher
Institution: George Peabody Elementary School
San Francisco, CA
Teacher
Institution: Hull Prairie Intermediate School
Perrysburg, OH