Calling All Snorri and Snorri Plus Alumni!
Have you been looking for a way to reconnect with Iceland since your Snorri experience?
Have you longed for an opportunity to return to Iceland and contribute to keeping the cultural ties alive between Iceland and North America?!
Now is your chance!
Have you longed for an opportunity to return to Iceland and contribute to keeping the cultural ties alive between Iceland and North America?!
Now is your chance!
Applications open for Snorri Alumni for the summer 2024.
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"The experience has been life changing. I have come home with a different attitude. I have adopted the Icelandic attitude of 'þetta reddast'.”
Donna Faye Toro
Escondido, California (Snorri Plus 2015 and Intern 2017) |
"The beauty of Hofsós and the experience I had working at the Icelandic Emigration Center is something I will never forget. It was such a unique and wonderful way to spend a summer."
Mallory Swanson
St. Paul, Minnesota (Snorri 2011 and Intern 2016) |
"I loved it! It was one of the best experiences of my life!"
Morgan Czaja
Hillsborough, New Jersey (Snorri 2014 and Intern 2015) |
The Emigration Center is a place dedicated to commemorating the Icelanders who emigrated to the Americas between 1850 and 1920. The Center also promotes connections between their descendants and the people of Iceland. It is located in the picturesque village of Hofsós on the shores of Skagafjörður in North Iceland where every Snorri participant has spent at least two days as part of their Snorri experience.
Following successful projects since 2015, two interns – one from the USA and one from Canada – will again be invited to spend up to 12 weeks in Reykjavík and Hofsós this summer, where they will be given free accommodation and where they will volunteer with the dedicated team of the Emigration Center welcoming guests from all around the world and helping to fulfill the Center’s mission. In addition, the interns will work on projects developed in conjunction with the US or Canadian Embassy to help promote the strong cultural bonds between Iceland, Canada and the United States. The stay in Iceland will start and end with homestays with Icelandic families in Reykjavík. In addition, they will be offered a week off to discover other parts of Iceland, such as Akureyri and the Mývatn area, Vík and Jökulsárlón or Bifröst and Þingvellir.
If you are interested, send the application form below to The Snorri Programs at info(at)snorri.is. Deadline to apply for January 8, 2024. Pre-selected interns applicants will be invited to a video chat and interns will be informed in early February. In your application, please tell us what you bring to the internship, what you hope to get out of this experience and confirm that you would be available at the dates scheduled for the program.
Details:
To read our full cancellation policy for the Snorri Alumni Internship, click here.
Following successful projects since 2015, two interns – one from the USA and one from Canada – will again be invited to spend up to 12 weeks in Reykjavík and Hofsós this summer, where they will be given free accommodation and where they will volunteer with the dedicated team of the Emigration Center welcoming guests from all around the world and helping to fulfill the Center’s mission. In addition, the interns will work on projects developed in conjunction with the US or Canadian Embassy to help promote the strong cultural bonds between Iceland, Canada and the United States. The stay in Iceland will start and end with homestays with Icelandic families in Reykjavík. In addition, they will be offered a week off to discover other parts of Iceland, such as Akureyri and the Mývatn area, Vík and Jökulsárlón or Bifröst and Þingvellir.
If you are interested, send the application form below to The Snorri Programs at info(at)snorri.is. Deadline to apply for January 8, 2024. Pre-selected interns applicants will be invited to a video chat and interns will be informed in early February. In your application, please tell us what you bring to the internship, what you hope to get out of this experience and confirm that you would be available at the dates scheduled for the program.
Details:
- Airfare to Iceland will be generously donated by Icelandair.
- Domestic travel cost will be covered by INL-Iceland (i.e. to and from airport and to and from Hofsós).
- Accommodations and food during the welcome and farewell stays in Reykjavík (from 2-7 days each time) will be provided by INL host families. Estimated arrival in Iceland would be between June 7-15. Your time in Iceland is flexible and can last up to 12 weeks.
- Accommodations in Hofsós will be graciously provided by the Director of the Icelandic Emigration Center in an apartment that may be shared by the two volunteers who will need to cover their own food and other personal expenses. If so desired and possible, part of the housing arrangement may be with a local host family for all or part of the period.
- Each volunteer will receive from the Snorri Foundation, thanks to the sponsoring Embassies of Canada and the United States, a stipend of around 200,000 ISK to assist with living expenses, including those incurred during their week of free exploration of Iceland. Volunteers will also get insurance for the whole time period.
To read our full cancellation policy for the Snorri Alumni Internship, click here.
