The Institute of
International Education's (IIE) Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF) is pleased to
announce a call for applications from scholars facing threats to their
lives or academic work. Fellowships support temporary academic
positions at colleges, universities and other research institutions outside
their home countries anywhere in the world.
Since IIE-SRF's founding in
2002, the program has provided academic fellowships to nearly 500 scholars
from 48 countries, placing them at over 250 host partner institutions in 40
countries.
Who can apply:
Professors, researchers and public intellectuals from any country, field or
discipline may apply. Please refer eligible candidates and forward
this announcement to any academic colleagues who may be interested.
- Qualifying applicants are currently facing or have
recently fled from direct and immediate threats.
- Preference is given to scholars with a Ph.D. or
other terminal degree in their field and who have extensive teaching
or research experience at a university, college or other institution
of higher learning.
- We strongly encourage applications from female
scholars and under-represented groups.
Students or professionals
seeking funding to pursue academic studies or training are not eligible.
Information on eligibility
and criteria can be found here.
To apply:
Please download the
application materials from: www.scholarrescuefund.org/pages/for-scholars.php
(outreach messages are available in Arabic, French, Persian and
Spanish)
To nominate a
threatened scholar:
IIE-SRF accepts referrals
and applications from third-party nominators who know of a threatened
scholar's need for assistance. Please contact SRF@iie.org for details.
To host a IIE-SRF
scholar:
Please visit: www.scholarrescuefund.org/pages/for-hosts.php
Contact SRF@iie.org
for questions.
How the Scholar
Rescue Fund works: IIE-SRF fellowships support visiting
academic positions for up to one calendar year. Awards are issued for
up to US $25,000, plus individual health insurance coverage and
professional development assistance.
Fellowships are disbursed through dedicated host academic institutions,
which provide direct support and a safe haven for IIE-SRF
fellows. In most cases, hosts are asked to match the IIE-SRF
fellowship award by providing salary/stipend support and other in-kind assistance
that would make the scholar's appointment similar to any visiting
position.
For a late February decision, please submit application materials by
January 25, 2013.
Please note that applications are accepted at any time and can be
considered on an emergency basis.
Visit www.scholarrescuefund.org
for more details.