Washington DC
The application period for 2025 has ended and next deadline to apply will be announced in the beginning of 2026. Person(s) awarded a 2025 Grant will be notified in July of 2025.
to various projects promoting Swedish culture, history, music, visual and performing arts, literature, media, science or the environment.
Students who are affiliated with a Washington DC, Maryland or Virginia university, individual researchers within the DC region and individuals pursuing a specific course or project about Sweden, including but not limited to; artists, musicians, performers and writers may apply for this Grant which in 2025 was set to a total of $10,000.
The application period for 2025 has ended and next deadline to apply will be announced in the beginning of 2026.
Person(s) awarded a 2025 Grant will be notified in July of 2025.
Tiffany Aurora for her creation, production, and publication of the podcast, Discovering Swedish Culture in America. This four episode limited series, scheduled for release 2025, celebrates Swedish art and culture across the United States through first-person interviews, introductions to cultural institutions and events, and travel recommendations for listeners who want to experience the Swedish culture
Brad Harmon for his work on a translation of the acclaimed novel Who Killed Bambi? by Finland-Swedish author Monika Fagerholm. Brad later received a prestigious Translation Fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts in 2025 to complete the translation of the book, which will be published in 2026 by the University of Wisconsin Press
Lynette Sifiso was awarded funds for the Words of Wisdom project, which is dedicated to the profound words and wisdom of Nobel Laureates. The project explored the rich history of the Nobel Prizes thanks to the generous support of the SWEA DC Scholarship
Shannon King for her Master’s thesis at Georgetown University titled Övning ger Färdighet: How Home Language Policies Affect Swedish Heritage Language Proficiency and Usage. Her research focused on the language choices used in interactions between Swedish speaking siblings in the United States
Nicole Fitchett was awarded the SWEA scholarship to participate in the course ”Sweden Global Business Project”. Through this course she studied the philosophies and practicalities of Swedish business culture, as well as partnering with a Swedish AI manufacturing startup to develop a strategy for their entry into North American markets
