Deadline: Rolling Basis

Summary: The IIE-SRF is the only global program that arranges, funds, and support fellowships for threatened and displaced scholars at partnering higher education institutions worldwide. The IIE-SRF provides year-long fellowships which support temporary academic positions at institutions of higher learning anywhere in the world where IIE-SRF fellows can continue their work in safety:

Benefits:

1. Yearlong research and/or teaching appointment at a higher education institution in a safe location anywhere in the world
2. A fellowship grant of up to $25,000(most awards are eligible for renewal for a second and final year)
3. Individual health insurance coverage
4. Funding for relocation to the host institution
5. Professional development support through resource guides and access to academic networks; CV and cover letter review; letters of reference; career mentorship and advising on post-fellowship opportunities, and (in some cases) financial support for conference attendance and language training.
6. Opportunities through IIE-SRF or partner events, media, or other venues to share or promote the fellow’s academic work and/or speak about their home country.
7. Dedicated support from IIE-SRF and its partners- before, during and after the fellowship

Eligibility

• IIE-SRF accepts applications from professors, researchers, and public intellectuals who face threats and cannot continue their work in their home countries.
• Scholars from any country and in any academic field or discipline may qualify.
• Preference is given to scholars who:
• hold a Ph.D or highest degree in their field and have significant teaching and /or research experience at a university, college, or other institution of higher learning
• have an established record of published research.
• demonstrate superior academic accomplishment or promise.
• are facing or having recently fled from immediate, targeted threats to their lives and /or careers in their home countries of residence.
• will benefit home and/or host academic communities.

Applicants are encouraged from women and members of ethnic, racial, cultural, or religious minority groups or those otherwise underrepresented in their fields.

For more information about this opportunity and to apply visit: https://www.scholarrescuefund.org/for-scholars/