Scholarship Program
Scholarships have been offered for study since the fall of 2006. This page will be updated annually as application materials and information become available.
Leifur Eiríksson Foundation Scholarships
The Leifur Eiríksson Foundation funds scholars from U.S. universities for graduate research or study at universities in Iceland, and scholars from universities in Iceland to conduct research or study at universities in the United States.*Recipients are chosen by the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Up to $25,000 in project costs, including travel to and from the research or study site will be paid on the scholar’s behalf.
General instructions, eligibility requirements and application information can be found in the scholarship application linked below.
* One scholarship per year (the Robert Kellogg Memorial Scholarship) is designated for a graduate student from Iceland to study at the University of Virginia, or a University of Virginia student to study in Iceland. Students interested in receiving this scholarship should apply through the regular application process.
Travel costs are provided only for the scholar or fellow; no allowances are made for spouses, partners or individuals who are not engaged in the scholarly endeavor.
Past Scholarship Winners
Read more about past recipients of Leifur Eiríksson Foundation Scholarships.
ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS
You can now apply for the Leifur Eiríksson Foundation Scholarship through an online application process.
Robert Kellogg Memorial Scholarship
The Robert Kellogg Memorial Scholarship funds one scholar or fellow annually from the University of Virginia for graduate research or study in Iceland, or an Icelander to conduct research or study at the University of Virginia. Work may be in any area including but not limited to the sciences, the humanities, the arts, history, or architecture. Recipients are chosen by the Board of Trustees of the Foundation. Robert Kellogg, who died in January 2004, served the University of Virginia for nearly five decades as a teacher, scholar, administrator, and mentor to many. As chair of the English Department, he guided the department through an era of growth and change, and made it an even stronger department than it was before his time. As dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, he organized the Alumni Council (now the College Foundation) and began the ongoing effort to attract private support for the College.Mr. Kellogg was dedicated to education. He loved literature and studied it broadly. The Nature of Narrative, written with Bob Scholes, traced the development of story telling from Homer to Joyce and Faulkner.
Mr. Kellogg's interests ranged from the earliest English and the northern oral narrative traditions to the Middle Ages, the Renaissance (especially Edmund Spenser), and James Joyce. He is particularly well known for the work with which he began and concluded his career: editing and translating the sagas and other Icelandic materials, and especially his magisterial concordance to the saga literature.
After retiring from the University, Mr. Kellogg taught courses on Icelandic and Irish literature for retirees in Charlottesville, Virginia and also at Reykjavík. He and his wife lived in Reykjavík for several months each year. Mr. Kellogg served as academic consultant to Iceland's Ministry of Education, and he was a director of the Iceland Fulbright Commission. He was the first chair of the Board of Trustees of the Leifur Eiriksson Foundation.