Oslo Scholars
Oslo Scholars Program 2026
Oslo Scholars Program application period is now open. Read more below.
The Oslo Scholars Program (OSP) offers undergraduates with demonstrated interest in human rights and international political issues an opportunity to attend the Oslo Freedom Forum in Norway and spend their summer working with some of the world’s leading human rights defenders and activists.
The Oslo Scholars Program was established in 2010 by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) and the Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University, as HRF presented an ideal platform to engage new generations of human rights defenders and scholars.
To get involved, contact Heather Barry, Special Adviser for Global Strategy
2026 Application Information
Oslo Scholars Information Session
Thursday, Dec. 4 | 12:30pm | Barnum 136
Applications are due January 23, 2026.
Application materials will be submitted directly to the Oslo Scholars program at the Human Rights Foundation. The Oslo Fellows select their summer intern(s). Applicants will be informed in March 2026. You may apply for up to three of the internships.
Available Internships
Agora Center for Research (Kampala, Uganda)
The Albert Einstein Institution (Cambridge, MA)
The Anti-Corruption Foundation (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Center for Applied Nonviolent Actions and Strategies (CANVAS) (Belgrade, Serbia)
Center for Strategic Litigation (Zanzibar, Tanzania)
Center for the Study of Organized Hate (Washington, DC)
Citizen Power Initiatives for China (Washington, DC)
Congo Clothing Company (Miami, FL)
Defiende Venezuela (Washington, DC)
Ecohome (Belarus)
End Arbitrary Detention Project (US)
Fongmek Social Enterprise (Bangkok, Thailand)
Green Governance Africa (Mutare, Zimbabwe)
Ideas Beyond Borders (New York, NY)
Khmer Movement for Democracy (Providence, RI and Los Angeles, CA)
NK Insider (Seoul, South Korea)
Shuddhashar FreeVoice (Slien, Norway)