2007 Fellowships for Threatened Scholars, 11/07
Scholar Rescue Fund Fellowships
The Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund provides
fellowships for scholars whose lives and work are threatened in their home
countries. These fellowships permit scholars to find temporary refuge at
universities and colleges anywhere in the world, enabling them to pursue
their academic work and to continue to share their knowledge with students,
colleagues, and the community at large. When conditions improve, these
scholars will return home to help rebuild universities and societies ravaged
by fear, conflict and repression.
How the Scholar Rescue Fund Works:
- Academics, researchers and independent scholars from any country, field or
discipline may qualify. Preference is given to scholars with a Ph.D. or
other highest degree in their field; who have extensive teaching or research
experience at a university, college or other institution of higher learning;
who demonstrate superior academic accomplishment or promise; and whose
selection is likely to benefit the academic community in the home and/or
host country or region. Applications from female scholars and
under-represented groups are strongly encouraged.
- Fellowship recipients are expected to resume their teaching, lecturing,
research, writing and publishing at an academic institution outside the
region of threat.
- Fellowships are awarded for visiting academic positions ranging from 3
months to one calendar year. The maximum award is US $20,000.
- Fellowships are disbursed through host academic institutions for direct
support of scholar-grantees. In most cases, host campuses are asked to
match the SRF fellowship award through partial salary/stipend support,
research materials, medical insurance, and other in-kind assistance.
- Applications are accepted at any time. Emergency applications receive
urgent consideration. Non-emergency applications will be considered
according to the following schedule:
Winter 2007: Applications received by January 23; decision by March 1.
Spring 2007: Application received by April 1; decision by June 1.
Fall 2007: Applications received by September 1; decision by November 1.
For more information about the Fund, contact:
IIE Scholar Rescue Fund Fellowships
809 U.N. Plaza, Second Floor
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (USA) 1-212-984-5472
Fax: (USA) 1-212-984-5353
E-mail: SRF@iie.org
Web: www.iie.org/SRF
Page Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Ph.D.