Icelandic Second Language Scholarship

The Icelandic Second Language Scholarship is awarded by the Ministry of Culture and Economic Affairs of Iceland for an Icelandic language programme administered at the University of Iceland and the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies. The programme lasts three years and is intended for international students seeking to deepen their linguistic and cultural competence in Icelandic. The scholarship provides partial or full financial support for the academic period and may include tuition fee waivers and access to institute research facilities.

Partial or full financial support for the academic period (1 Sept–31 May); access to Árni Magnússon Institute research facilities; partial or full tuition fee waiver; supervision by Icelandic language researchers.

Applicants must be enrolled in or graduated from a recognised foreign university, have completed at least one full year of university studies, hold a minimum A2+ level in Icelandic and pass the university's official admission examination.

Consult the University of Iceland international students portal, submit a completed online application and supporting documents before 1 February, and sit the Icelandic admission examination in June; results are then notified to applicants.