The Dagmar and Nils William Olsson Fellowship

This annual fellowship is designed to help defray costs for one person doing research for an extended period of time at the Center and was established by Nils William Olsson, a leading authority in the field of Swedish-American studies, and his wife Dagmar.

The fellowship, which is in the amount of $1,500 (taxable income), is open to anyone doing academic research on any aspect of Swedish-American history. It is not intended to be used for research on a person's individual family history. We particularly encourage graduate students and younger scholars to apply. The minimum stay required at the Swenson Center is three weeks, and the fellowship must be used within one year of notification.

Anyone interested in applying for the fellowship should submit a two- to three-page proposal to the Swenson Center outlining the proposed research topic. The proposal should also include a current curriculum vitae, as well as a statement showing how the resources of the Swenson Center are appropriate for the particular project. The deadline for applications is May 1, 2009.

Past recipients:

2008
Ms. Rachel Gianni Abbott
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Folklore and material culture among Swedish immigrants in late 19th century Utah

2007
Dr. Elizabeth Baigent
Oxford University, U.K.
Swedish immigrants in McKeesport, Pennsylvania

Mr. Christopher Cantwell
Cornell University
Swedish immigrants in Chicago and their relationship to D.L. Moody

2006
Mr. Christopher Jaffe
Northern Illinois University
Swedes and other ethnic groups in Rockford, Illinois

2005
Ms. Agnieszka Stasiewicz
Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Swedish immigrant children and books published for them by the Augustana Book Concern

2004
Ms. Joanna Daxell
Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
Swedish literature in North America

2003
Mr. Paul Lubotina
St. Louis University
Swedes and other ethnic groups on Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range

2002  
Dr. Lars Nordström
Beavercreek, Oregon
The life and work of Samuel Magnus Hill, a pioneer educator and minister in Nebraska

Ms. Malin Glimäng
University of Hawai`i
The history of Swedish female immigration

2001
Dr. Gabriella Rundblad
University of East Anglia, U.K.
Language Use in the Creation of a Swedish-American Identity

2000
Dr. Anne-Charlotte Harvey
San Diego State University
Swedish Theatre in the U.S. 1880-1930

Ms. Eva St. Jean
University of British Columbia, Canada
Swedish Immigrants in British Columbia

1999
Mr. Barry L. Peterson
Tallahassee, Florida
Comparison of Swedish traditions in the rural Midwestern U.S. and Sweden

1998
Mr. Christopher Mitchell
University of Georgia
Strindbergarna—A Swedish Theater Club in Chicago 1912-1915

1997
Mr. Edward Burton
University of Göteborg, Sweden
Social and political views of postwar Swedish-America

Dr. Roger Kvist
Umeå University, Sweden
Swedish immigrants in the American Civil War

Mailing address:
Swenson Center
Augustana College
639 38th St
Rock Island IL 61201-2296
USA

Tel: 309.794.7204
Fax: 309.794.7443 sag@augustana.edu