the advantage of taking courses that may not be available at their home institution and the courses taken during the exchange year are credited towards their degree. Successful applicants will receive a mobility grant to facilitate their stay at the host institution. Field School The UArctic Field School incorporates a selection of short, thematically focused courses that provide training for young researchers at member institutions in relevant fields. The Field School provides specialized onsite study of northern issues, organized by northern institutions. The UArctic Field School catalog is an online database of field excursion courses in which students from UArctic member institutions can participate. See also Arctic circle Circumpolar Arctic References External links Official University of the Arctic website Uarctic.org: Governance Structure of UArctic Arctic research Society of the Arctic International college and university associations and consortia Educational organisations based in Finland Rovaniemi Educational institutions established in 2001 2001 establishments in Finland Government of the Arctic