Danish American Relations:
Within our Danish American Relations giving program, we are currently focused on promoting cooperation between Denmark and the United States in the areas of:

  Education

     General Scholarships and Special Student Programs

     We fund student exchange programs between US and Danish Universities.  We also fund

     programs which send US students and professors to Denmark to engage in a specialized study

     curriculum at a Danish University.

          We have established the following student programs:

• Scan|Design Foundation Fellowship Program.
• Copenhagen Classroom

          Both student programs are administered by the Scan|Design Foundation Term Professor in

Danish Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. 

          We have established the following Special student programs:

• Scan|Design Foundation Denmark Travel Study Program

     Lecture Tours

     We fund programs which bring Danish speakers recognized in their fields to speak on topics of

     interest to US audiences to the US for lecture tours.  Those tours should include at least one

     Pacific Northwest presentation.  

          We have established the following lecture tour program:

• Scan|Design Foundation Master Studio         

     Other Programs

     We fund programs which place US students in assistant, intern or work-study positions to assist

     Danish professionals who are performing services in the U.S.

          We have established the following intern program:

• Scan|Design Foundation Intern Exchange Program.

  Arts

     Performance and Visual Arts

     We fund programs which bring performaning artists from Denmark to the U.S. for performance

     tours. 

     Celebrations of Heritage

     We fund programs which sponsor or host Danish cultural celebrations here in the U.S.

     Scholarship Programs

     We fund programs that provide performance art student exchange scholarships between the

     U.S. and Denmark.

          We have established the following exchange program:

• Fleming Halby Dance student Exchange Program

  Civic and Cultural

     Technology and Sciences

     Programs that facilitate the introduction and dissemination of Danish technological leadership

     and information to help inspire and promote applicable energy solutions in the US.   We fund

     programs which take US government, civic, and business leaders to Denmark to observe and

     study the science and technology employed by Denmark in resolving issues such as

     transportation, city planning, governmental policy, and energy issues.

     Governmental Interaction/Exchange

     We fund programs which bring government officials from Denmark to the Pacific Northwest

     and/or which send government officials from the Northwest area to Denmark, to exchange ideas

     and strategies for government's role in dealing with current social, technological and commercial

     issues.

    Historical Preservation

    We fund programs which focus on maintaining the historical, cultural and ethnic heritage of Danes

     in the U.S., or programs in Denmark that highlight and preserve the historical connection

     between the two countries.

  Capital Campaigns and Endowments

    We fund capital campaigns and endowments of organizations that the Foundation has made

    substantial grants to in the past.

Pain Research:
Within our Pain Research giving area, we are currently focused on supporting organizations involved in either basic or clinical pain research areas with an emphasis on cooperative collaborations between the US and Scandinavian countries.

          We have established the following annual grants:

• IASP Research Grants funded by the Scan|Design by Inger & Jens Bruun Foundation.
• IASP Trainee Fellowship funded by the Scan|Design by Inger & Jens Bruun Foundation.

           Both grants are administered by the International Association for the Study of Pain.