Ivalo & Minik Fonden invites interested and qualified candidates to apply for one of our grants.

The deadline for applications is 1 October 2015 and distribution will take place so grant recipients can begin their educations or internships 1 January 2016.

The purpose of our grants is to provide financial support for Greenlanders who want to take a further education or a continuing education including an internship in another country than Denmark and Greenland.

Application form and other requirements can be found on our website www.imf.gl.

Questions may be addressed to ivalo&minik@fonden.gl

Ivalo & Minik Fonden receives support from NunaFonden, GrønlandsBANKENs Erhvervsfond, Royal Greenland A/S and Royal Arctic Line A/S.

The board of Ivalo & Minik Fonden has at its meeting on 20 March decided to award six grants worth  399,000 kroner

“NunaFonden, Royal Greenland, Royal Arctic Line and GrønlandsBANKENs Erhvervsfond  have donated the money we distribute. I would like to thank them sincerely for their contributions, “says Minik Rosing, chairman of the board of Ivalo & Minik Fonden. He continues:

“I hope that the grant recipients will have a good time abroad and that they the subsequent return to Greenland and use the knowledge they have acquired.”

The grant recipients
Alex Amâsa Olsen has received a grant to study for a semester at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, as part of his engineering degree at the Technical University of Denmark.

Ane Eva Lange has received a grant so she can attend one semester at Norway’s technical-scientific university in Trondheim in connection with her engineering degree at the Technical University of Denmark.

Ann Eileen Lennert has received a grant for her PhD studies in Norway’s Arctic University of Tromsø. She has to examine how climate changes will affect the Greenlandic nature in the long term.

Inuuteq Storch has received a grant to study photography at ICP – International Center of Photography –  in New York.

Nick Bæk Heilmann has received a grant to read his master’s degree in Contemporary China Studies at Renmin University in Beijing, China.

Trine Jul Larsen has received a grant to read a Master of Public Health in Norway’s Arctic University of Tromsø.

Ivalo & Minik Fonden will of course continue to provide grants. Next deadline is 1 October 2015. The Board looks forward to receive many good applications.

Ivalo & Minik Fonden invites interested and qualified candidates to apply for one of our grants.

The purpose of our grants is to provide financial support for Greenlanders who want to take a further education or a continuing education including an internship in another country than Denmark and Greenland.

Applicationform and other requirements can be found on our website www.imf.gl.

Ivalo & Minik Fonden must receive your application no later than March 1st 2015.

Distribution will take place so that the recipients can begin their education or internship in the autumn of 2015.

Questions may be addressed to Ivalo&minik@fonden.gl

Ivalo & Minik Fonden receives support from NunaFonden, GrønlandsBANKENs Erhvervsfond, Royal Greenland A/S and Royal Arctic Line A/S.

The Board of Ivalo & Minik Fonden has at a meeting on 12 September decided to award four grants totaling more than 100,000 danish kroner, which means that the total amount of grants for 2014 is nearly 450,000 danish kroner.

“NunaFonden, Royal Greenland, Royal Arctic Line og GrønlandsBANKENs Erhvervsfond  have donated the money we hand out, so it is very much their merit that we can support the ambitious young people. I would like to thank them for their contribution, “says Minik Rosing, who is president of the board. He continues:

“I hope that the grant recipients will have a good time abroad and that they the subsequent return to Greenland and use the knowledge they have acquired.”

The grant recipients
Aviaaja Birkholm has received a grant for an internship at a maternity clinic in Bali in connection with the completion of her education  as a midwife at Professionshøjskolen Metropol.

Kathrine Naaja Rasmussen has received a scholarship to complete her clinical internship at the University Hospital in Bergen (Norway) in connection with her medical studies at the University of Copenhagen.

Qivioq Kern Kreutzmann has received a grant for an internship at Vator.tv in San Francisco in connection with the fact that she is one of the selected participants in the Danish entrepreneurship program “Entrepreneurs abroad”.

Anna Sørensen has received a grant to a final internship in an international organization or the like in connection with her ​​studies at the Department of Media, Cognition and Communication at the University of Copenhagen

Ivalo & Minik Fonden will of course continue to provide grants. Next deadline is 1 March 2015. The Board looks forward to receive many good applications.

Ivalo & Minik Fonden is named after Her Royal Highness Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda and His Royal Highness Prince Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander. Together with their parents – The Crown Prince Couple – they were both present when Ivalo & Minik Fonden’s main contributors – NunaFonden, Royal Greenland, Royal Arctic Line and GrønlandsBANKENs Erhvervsfond – extended their support up to and including 2017.

That took place at a reception at The University of Greenland – Ilisimatusarfik – at August 8 in connection with the royal family’s summer cruise to Greenland.

Below you can see pictures from the reception and the signing of the new agreements. All photos are taken by photographer Leiff Josefsen, and may not be copied or used elsewhere without his permission.

The Royal Family arrives at the reception

Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda are looking while representatives of the main contributors is preparing to extend the contracts with Ivalo & Minik Fonden until 2017. From left to right: Jens Andersen (director at Royal Arctic Line), Eva Pryds (Secretary oat GrønlandsBANKENs Erhvervsfond), Malik Hegelund Olsen (Associate Director at Royal Greenland) and Olga Poulsen Berthelsen (Member of the Board at NunaFonden)

Jens Andersen (director at Royal Arctic Line), Eva Pryds (Secretary oat GrønlandsBANKENs Erhvervsfond), Malik Hegelund Olsen (Associate Director at Royal Greenland) and Olga Poulsen Berthelsen (Member of the Board at NunaFonden) signs the new agreement.

From left to right: Aviâja Egede Lynge (grant recipient), Eva Pryds, Jens Andersen, Crown Prince Frederik, Princess Ivalo, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Minik, Olga Poulsen Berthelsen and Malik Hegelund Olsen.

Ivalo & Minik Fonden invites interested and qualified candidates to apply for one of our grants.

The deadline for applications is 1 September 2014 and distribution will take place so grant recipients can begin their educations or internships 1 January 2015.

The purpose of our grants is to provide financial support for Greenlanders who want to take a further education or a continuing education including an internship in another country than Denmark and Greenland.

Application form and other requirements can be found on our website www.imf.gl.

Questions may be addressed to ivalo&minik@fonden.gl

Ivalo & Minik Fonden receives support from NunaFonden, GrønlandsBANKENs Erhvervsfond, Royal Greenland A/S and Royal Arctic Line A/S.

The Board of Ivalo & Minik Fonden has decided to award grants for a little more than 300,000 kroner. The grants are awarded to three talented and ambitious Greenlanders who were selected from a larger number of applicants.

“We are very happy to support the grant recipients and we wish them the best of luck with their studies,” says president of the board Minik Rosing. He continues:

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank NunaFonden, Royal Greenland, Royal Arctic Line and GrønlandsBANKENs Erhvervsfond as only their donations have made it possible to award the grants.”

The grant recipients
Aviâja Egede Lynge has received a grant to complete the program “Human Rights Advocates Program” at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University in New York, USA.

Qupanuk Egede has received a grant to complete her education to become a Mining Engineer at Curtin University in Kalgoorlie, Australia.

Monika Paulli Andersen has received a scholarship to study a semester at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. The semester is part of her education at Copenhagen Business School where she is studying Master of Business and Development Studies.

Ivalo & Minik Fonden intends to convene a new round of applications in May 2014 with a deadline of 1 september.

Best Regards,
Ivalo & Minik Fonden
www.imf.gl

Are you keen on  studying  at a foreign university? Or maybe go on an internship in an international organization? Them it might be a good idea to apply for a grant at Ivalo & Minik Fonden.

Ivalo & Minik Fonden is a Greenlandic Education Foundation named after the royal twins, His Royal Highness Prince Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander and Her Royal Highness Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda.

The Foundation was established by NunaFonden in 2012 and is now ready to award grants to Greenlanders who want to take a further education or a continuing education training including an internship in another country than Denmark and Greenland.

“I am really looking forward to assess the applications received,” says Minik Rosing, who is chairman of the board of Ivalo & Minik Fonden. He continues:

“I hope and believe that we will receive many well-qualified and well motivated applications.”

Think of everything
Application deadline is 15 February 2014. Grants will be awarded, so it is possible to begin the education or the internship in the early fall of 2014.

“It is important to think of everything when applying. It is not always enough to apply for the fee for the foreign university. You should also think about travel costs, accommodation costs, living expenses and so on. Therefore it’s important to have all that in mind while writing the application,” says Minik Rosing.

Applicationform and other requirements can be found on our website www.imf.gl.

Ivalo & Minik Fonden has so far received donations from Royal Arctic Line A / S, Royal Greenland A / S, GrønlandsBANKENs Erhvervsfond and NunaFonden.

Ivalo & Minik Fonden invites interested and qualified candidates to apply for one of our grants.

The purpose of our grantss is to provide financial support for Greenlanders who want to take a further education or a continuing education including an internship in another country than Denmark and Greenland.

Applicationform and other requirements can be found on our website www.imf.gl.

Ivalo & Minik Fonden must receive your application no later than February 15th 2014.

Distribution will take place so that the recipients can begin their education or internship in the autumn of 2014.

Questions may be addressed to Ivalo&minik@fonden.gl