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 The Vegas Vikings have awarded more than $30,000 scholarships to local Norwegian-American students pursuing a post-high school education. 

2025 Scholarship Applications MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 3 MAY 2025

  • Applicants or a family member (parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle) must be a member of the Sons of Norway Vegas Vikings Lodge 6-152.
  • The student must maintain full-time student status to be eligible for this scholarship. 
  • Applicant must be a high school senior or higher grade level.
  • Each scholarship must be used for post-high school studies. 


Please print or type all information on the application, which may be downloaded below. All questions must be answered or designated as N/A if not applicable. Failure to answer the questions on this three-part, three-page application may negatively affect its evaluation. We look forward to hearing from any applicants who think they might qualify for our scholarship.

Applications should be mailed to the Vegas Viking Scholarship Committee, c/o Douglas Kittelson, 9866 Gray Sea Eagle Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89117-8424. 

Scholarship Application 2025

SON - Scholarship Application 2025 (pdf)

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2024 Scholarship Recipients

Jenna Becker

Kasen Ana Christensen

Kasen Ana Christensen

Student, athlete, volunteer, and leader. Her interests include art, student government, cultural exploration, volunteering, and especially sports. She will be attending Augustana College in Indiana, where she will be playing for their softball team while earning a bachelor’s degree in art. Her goal is to become a professional artist working in multiple disciplines: graphic design, illustration, and painting. She also hopes to study abroad to explore her Norwegian roots and to continue supporting causes that are important to her, including serving as an ambassador for the Arthritis Foundation, where she shares her experiences as an athlete battling Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis with other kids and teens. 

Kasen Ana Christensen

Kasen Ana Christensen

Kasen Ana Christensen

Graduate of Faith Lutheran High School, where she was a member of the Varsity Dance Team, the Musical Theatre Conservatory of the Fine Arts, DECA, the Honors Institute, and the National Honor Society. She will be attending University of Wisconsin-Madison as a Marketing major. She spends her summers working as a lifeguard and swim instructor at a local Las Vegas community pool. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, hiking, photography, and attending music festivals. 

Melissa Een

Kasen Ana Christensen

Erik Edwin Lundervold

Third year of college at Brigham Young University,  Melissa is majoring in communications with an emphasis in journalism and works as a student writer. She enjoys her involvement in BYU Women’s Chorus, as well as the American Folk Ensemble and has had the opportunity to tour with both of those groups to Germany and France respectively. Melissa is one-quarter Norwegian on her father’s side—and her family’s visit to Norway in 2022 piqued her interest in engaging with the beautiful culture and folk art of the country. She will continue to work hard and explore her Norwegian heritage. 

Erik Edwin Lundervold

Erik Edwin Lundervold

Erik Edwin Lundervold

2024 graduate at Faith Lutheran High School, Erik will be attending California Baptist University in the fall of this year, where he will major in Psychology. A

musician, he plays the piano, alto saxophone and baritone saxophone while being a member of the Faith Lutheran Marching Band, Jazz Band, Praise Band, Concert Band, Pep Band, and Rock Band. He has served as Woodwind Captain and Chaplain in the Marching Band. He was the chapter President of the Tri-M Music Honors Society, he was a member of the Honors Institute and a visiting and International Student Ambassador as well, e enjoys reading, bicycling, hiking, traveling the world, and video games. 

Cory Murphy

Erik Edwin Lundervold

Abigail Reed

2021 Graduate of Faith Lutheran High School,  he participated in marching, concert, jazz, and percussion ensemble bands. He was also involved in extracurriculars such as Kenya Club, Honor Society, and Tri-M music honor society. After graduating in the Top 25 of more than 200 seniors in 2021, he enrolled at University of Nevada Reno majoring in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Aerospace Engineering. He was a member of Wolfpack Racing his freshman year, helping design and build a race car for the BAJA competition in Rochester, NY. He has worked in a mechanical engineering lab as a research assistant for the past two years, gaining valuable experience under the mentorship of faculty and PhD students. This year he joined the university’s Aerospace Engineering Club, participating in research and design of aircraft and rocket components. He is also simultaneously working toward a Master’s Degree in Business Management through UNR’s accelerated MBA program for engineering students. Following graduation from UNR in 2025, he plans to pursue a Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering. 

Abigail Reed

Erik Edwin Lundervold

Abigail Reed

Abby is a literature major and a lover of all things relating to the arts. From acting, to writing, and drawing, Abby pulls a lot of inspiration from her Norwegian roots and the culture she has happily shared with her family. She is about to start her senior year of college at Kentucky Wesleyan University.

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Previous Scholarship recipients

2024

2024

2024

Jenna Becker

Kasen Ana Christensen

Melissa Een

Erik Edwin Lundervold

Cory Murphy

Abigail Reed

2023

2024

2024

 Melissa Een

Emma Kwok

Cory Murphy

Abby Reed

2022

2024

2022

David VerNon Een

Melissa Een

Cory J. Murphy

Abigail Reed

Emily Reed

2021

2021

2022

Abigayle Kompst

Cory Murphy

Abigail Reed

Emily Reed

Ethan Schneider

Spencer Torgesen


2020

2021

2020

Sarah Crockett

Abigayle Kompst

Emily Reed

Camille Thevenot

2019

2021

2020

Alyce Orvedal

Shelby Orvedal

Emily Reed

Katherine Reed

Jayla Lynn Scott

Where are they now?

 Abby was one of our scholarship winners and look where it got her!  Composing and singing in Nashville!  So proud that we could play a small part in her education👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 

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