Tom Wilhelmsen's Foundation

The foundation is a private and independent foundation founded by ship owner Tom Wilhelmsen’s gift certificate in 1965. The Foundation's home is Nøtterøy.

The Foundation’s purpose is to distribute gifts or contributions to institutions, groups or individuals to support any measure of a scientific, social, humanitarian and cultural nature, as well as by scholarships or similar, to cater for performing artists and encourage the ability of youth or others to continue their education, study or research. Since the foundation's start in 1965, we have awarded more than 3,000 scholarships.

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    Application for Funds

    Application opportunities are open twice a year for 1 month only. For project funds the application portal is open from 15 March to 15 April, as well as from 15 September to 15 October. For scholarships the application portal is only open from 15 September to 15 October.

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    The Opera & Ballet Prize

    The Opera and Ballet award was first established in 2009 and is awarded annually by the Tom Wilhelmsen Foundation.

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    Presenting the Foundation

    The Tom Wilhelmsen Foundation in recent years has focussed on functioning as a main sponsor for significant programs and projects in maritime, medicine, arts, and culture. For example, one such initiative is The Wilhelmsen Ballet Academy with the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet. This film provides insight into the foundation’s approach and work to date.

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    Special projects

    The following are examples of some of the projects the Shipowner Tom Wilhelmsen’s Foundation (TWS) supports:

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    The board

    The Board of the Foundation shall consist of three to six members elected by the general meeting.

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    Privacy

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    Articles of association

    FOR SKIPSREDER TOM WILHELMSEN’S STIFTELSE - Org. Nr. 975 893 243

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    Annual reports

    Please find the foundation's annual reports for download on this page.

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    Contact us

    All inquiries should be directed to the foundation’s office at Lysaker.

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    Logo

    Please find the foundation's logo for download on this page.