Opportunities

Scholars at Risk (SAR) announces new fellowship support for SAR network member institutions in North America looking to host threatened and displaced scholars from Ukraine. The purpose of the funds is to support the Ukrainian research and academic sector, enable continuing collaborations between scholars and institutions in or displaced from Ukraine and the international research community, and to anticipate and support rebuilding of the Ukrainian higher education and research sectors as conditions permit.

Scientific Exchanges is aimed at researchers who want to host their own scientific event in Switzerland, invite colleagues from abroad for a research visit to Switzerland, or visit their colleagues in another country.

Scientific conferences and workshops are the two types of event covered by the scheme. Research visits by Swiss researchers to other countries or by researchers from abroad to Switzerland are funded for a period of 1 to 6 months. For scientific events, the travel expenses and food and board costs of participants from abroad are covered, for research visits those of travelling guests.

The Scientific Exchanges funding scheme also supports the organisation of events that allow research communities to exchange best practices on how to develop a Data Management Plan, preparing research data and making it publicly available.

Three American foundations, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Richard Lounsbery Foundation, and The Stirling Foundation have awarded grants to American Councils for International Education to create a Ukrainian Visiting Scholars Program (VSP). The program will support displaced Ukrainian university faculty and researchers whose work has been disrupted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and continuing violence. The VSP allows affected scholars and teachers from Ukraine to resume their work in safer parts of the country, or at institutions outside the country.

The University of Antwerp offers a variety of scholarships for researchers and scholars.

Applications are now open for the Fall 2023/Spring 2024 Professional Fellows Program (PFP). This is a great opportunity for mid-level professionals to gain valuable fellowship experience with American organizations, expand networking, and participate in an enriching international fellowship experience.

The Sts. Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology at the Palacký University Olomouc awards fellowship programs for students and researchers from Ukraine working in the field of theology, social work, and media ethics. The fellowship is awarded for two to six months. Individual support according to the applicants needs will be provided.

Hunter College of the City University of New York is continuing to accept applications from undergraduate students for the Spring 2023 semester. Students who are affected by war and global events can submit their applications to CUNY.

In solidarity with researchers affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme is redeploying its reception facilities in order to respond to the emergency. The aid consists of different research residency at either the Maison Suger in Paris or a preselected reseach facility in France. The FMHS presents applications with the following three options:

The City University of New York offers over 1750 programs at 25 different colleges for both the spring and the fall semester of 2023.

Patty A. Gray is a professional copyeditor and a former academic. She is a fluent Russian speaker and offers pro-bono copyediting of English-language texts in the service of any efforts of assistance to Ukrainians, Belarusians, or Russians displaced by Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Each year the Swiss Confederation awards Government Excellence Scholarships to promote international exchange and research cooperation between Switzerland and over 180 other countries. These scholarships are aimed at young researchers from abroad who have completed a master’s degree or PhD and at foreign artists holding a bachelor’s degree.

The DAAD would like to enable students and graduates from Ukraine to attend higher education institutions in Germany. Therefore, applications for DAAD scholarship programmes for stays in Germany are still regularly possible.

GFPS vergibt Stipendien für belarussische Studierende für das Sommersemester 2023 zum Studium an einer deutschen Universität. Das Stipendium enthält finanzielle Unterstützung, persönliche Betreuung und Unterstützung am Studienort, Einschreibe- und Visumsgebühren und zwei Begleitseminare.

Are you an academic or research scholar displaced from Ukraine who is now in New York?

The German Environment Agency (UBA) offers refugee-scientists from Ukraine the opportunity to work as guest scientists in Germany.

EILN is a network of 21 specialist immigration law firms providing advice to businesses and individuals on EU free movement and other immigration law issues.