Ms. Schulerud is currently responsible for overall policy planning and strategic dialogue with the 16 Beneficiary States under the EEA and Norway Grants. The current granting period has a total budget of 1.78 billion Euros. Ms Schulerud has since 1988 worked in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs with responsibilities connected to the Baltic States and Central Europe, bilateral relations, human rights, civil society funding and good governance issues. She has served at the Norwegian Embassy in Budapest as Attaché and Embassy Secretary, and has held several positions in the Ministry.