The grant is only awarded for planned future study periods. The award ceremony takes place during the opening of the Spoken Word Festival at the Hans Christian Andersen Festivals on Friday August 15th, 2025. Attendance at the ceremony is a strict requirement for receiving the grant.
The recipient is chosen by the Reisekammeraten committee, consisting of:
Birgitte Bøgh-Sørensen, Director, Orifarm (Chairperson)
Johs. Nørregaard Frandsen, Emeritus Professor, SDU
Jens Mejer Pedersen, Vice-Chancellor, UCL Business Academy and University College
Simon Møberg Torp, Dean, Faculty of Humanities, SDU
Frederik Busk Schultz, last year’s Reisekammeraten recipient
Application
Applications must be submitted as a single file and include the following:
• A personal application
• A short CV
• A recommendation from a lecturer or supervisor
For SDU students: Send your application to Marianne Sandvei at msandvei@sdu.dk
For UCL students: Send your application to Birgitte Dahl Sørensen at bids@ucl.dk
Application deadline: June 10th, 2025, at 12.00 PM
Applicants will be notified in week 26.
Previous Recipients
2013: Student in Teaching, Katrine Briks Ottesen – Iceland
2014: Student in Biomedicine, Helle Frandsen – South Africa
2015: Student in Sociology and Cultural Analysis, Kenneth Kristensen – Japan
2016: Cabinetmaker and Teaching Student, Simon Morsing – Norway
2016: Student in Market and Management Anthropology, Dikte Reeh – Bhutan
2017: Student in Teaching, Louise Thomsen – Greenland
2018: Student in Media Studies, Merel Løkke Rasmussen – Mexico
2019: Student in Classical Studies, Oliver Bugge Raarup – Germany
2020: No award given
2021: Student in American Studies, Isabella Margaard Schrey – California
2022: Student in Comparative Literature, Simone Bjørkmann Bertelsen – Berlin
2023: Student in Mechanical Engineering, Sofie Josefine Kofod – Hong Kong
2024: Student in Classical Studies, Frederik Schultz – Italy
- Contact Email: msandvei@sdu.dk