Scholarships are awarded by individual institutions:
The Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science and Culture awards annually a number of scholarships to foreign students for study of the Icelandic language, literature and history at the University of Iceland, Reykjavík. The scholarships are intended for students of language and literature. The handling of the Icelandic Government Scholarships Programme is at the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies - The Sigurður Nordal office.