1. InternAbroad
Bo Byrkjeland
Adviser
SIU
4 September 2017

2. About SIU
Funding agency owned by the Ministry of Education and Research
Established in 1991
Located in Bergen
Around 100 employees
Yearly budget of around NOK 350 million
Some facts about SIU:
Established in 1991
Public sector agency owned by the Ministry of Education and Research
Located in Bergen
Around 100 employees
Yearly budget of around 300 million NOK, most of which are funds that we allocate to projects through the many different programmes that we are responsible for

4. What is InternAbroad? A pilot program: First call published this year
Administered by SIU and supported by Innovation Norway
Main objective:
Increase the number of students from Norway who do a credit-yielding internship abroad
What is InternAbroad?
SIU’s main tasks include:
Promoting international cooperation at all levels of education → we cover everything from kindergarten to university level
We also provide information and advisory services to universities, schools, students and authorities (especially to our owner, the Ministry of Education and Research)
SIU is also responsible for promoting Norway as an attractive study destination and as an attractive country to cooperate with on matters related to education
And then programme administration is in a sense our primary task → SIU is Norway’s official agency for international programmes and measures related to education

5. Which costs can be covered?
2-year projects: Up to NOK per project
Funding can be used for salary (up to 50 %), travel costs, scholarships and other relevant costs
Scholarships for foreign/international students to do an internship in Norway cannot be included, only scholarships for students from Norway

6. Example: What a budget could look like
Cost
Amount
Explanation
Travel costs
62 000
2 project meetings, travel costs for 2 persons
Scholarships
8 students, 3 months each,
5 000 per month (8 x )
Insurance
16 000
Insurance for 8 students
(8 x 2 000)
Salary and indirect costs
Payment to companies for hosting students (8 x )
Other costs
2 000
Venue and meeting costs
Total
NOK

7. Who can apply? Norwegian universities apply to SIU
Projects must have at least one company/organization (Norwegian or foreign) abroad as a partner
Companies hosting interns must have an office/branch in Brazil, China, India, Japan, Russia, South Africa, Canada or USA

8. Internship requirements
May be undertaken in any form of business or organisation (incl. companies, schools, kindergartens, hospitals, etc.)
May be full-time internships or combined with studies
Students may be recruited from any discipline and any level (Bachelor, Master or PhD)
Must yield a minimum of 7.5 ECTS credits
Must last for a minimum of 2 months (1 month if combined with studies)
Must take place in Brazil, China, India, Japan, Russia, South Africa, Canada or USA

9. What is expected and required from companies
At the application stage: A Letter of Commitment documenting interest in hosting students as interns (number of students, students from what fields, etc.)
Division of tasks and responsibilities (supervision, insurance, accommodation, etc.) and funding should be discussed with university partners and described in the application
Companies do not report to SIU

10. Application process
Application deadline: 22 September 2017 at 15:00 Norwegian time
Applications must be submitted through Espresso (SIU’s online application platform)
Results will be announced in November 2017
Projects can start up in January 2018

11. Funding for projects in Brazil
The Norwegian Government recently allocated NOK 2 million extra to projects in Brazil
Very good opportunities for projects in Brazil to get funding
Internships combined with studies are recommended in Brazil because of visa issues

12. Questions? Contact: internabroad@siu.no