Get more from your study abroad experience
The Scan Design Foundation (SDF) Fellowship Program, established at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in Fall 2010 through the generous contributions of Inger and Jens Bruun, aims to strengthen Danish American relations. The program provides scholarship opportunities to environmentally-focused Danish and UW-Madison students while abroad with enriching activities during their time or upon their return to UW-Madison, respectively. The program cultivates fellowship between Danish and American students united by a mutual commitment to sustainable development, with a pronounced focus on environmental and cultural sustainability established in Fall 2023.
The program at UW–Madison supports students participating (in either direction) in any one of many exchanges that UW-Madison has with Danish universities, including the University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark’s Technical University, and the University of Aarhus.
UW–Madison students in other programs in Demark (DIS, the International Internship Program, and independent research programs) are also eligible, as are Danish students coming to UW–Madison via the Visiting International Student Program.
Exploring Sustainability Through Study Abroad
SDF students collaborated on a poster for the 2024 UW-Madison Sustainability Symposium. Their poster examined Danish and US perspectives on cultural and environmental sustainability with data gathered from past SDF students and insights based on their experiences abroad. Click on the photo to see more highlights from our 2024-45 academic year on the Sustainability Focus page.
Where are you going?
Madison to Denmark
The SDF fellowship program is being redesigned for Fall 2025. The scholarship application for UW-Madison students studying in Denmark is nearing completion. We will share further information shortly.
Denmark to Madison
Details regarding the plans for a redesigned UW-Madison SDF program starting in Fall 2025 will be released soon. A key component of this redesign is a pre-semester study tour of Wisconsin focused on sustainability.