Opportunities

The purpose of the Borderlands Foundation is to help Ukrainians who are impacted by the war as both refugees, and those stuck inside the country in the conflict zone. They also started a long-term evacuation effort. Their mission is to become an enduring source of support for Ukrainians both during the tragic conflict they are enduring, and afterwards, once the long hard process of rebuilding their great country begins.

We are a global decentralized effort to help Ukrainians and other nations deal with the humanitarian crisis and consequences of a brutal invasion by the Russian Federation.

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) supports researchers who have fled their home countries by making it easier for them to join research projects and apply for funding under the Walter Benjamin Programme.

We will once again provide funding from the Initiative and Networking Fund to offer people from Ukraine transitional professional prospects in Germany. In justified exceptional cases, funds can also be granted to refugee scientists from Russia or Belarus. In doing so, the Helmholtz Association is fulfilling its social obligation to offer transitional professional prospects to refugees.

We have recently offered emergency support to 16 scholars under threat from Turkey from the generous donations of ISPP members. Unfortunately, we cannot accept any more applications to the emergency fund until further notice. Thank you for your understanding.

Cara (the Council for At-Risk Academics) provides urgently-needed help to academics in immediate danger, those forced into exile, and many who choose to work on in their home countries despite serious risks. Cara also supports higher education institutions whose work is at risk or compromised.

The grants program is open for any scholar who had to leave Ukraine or relocate within Ukraine territory because of the war and is working on sources broadly conceived as textual cultural heritage and plans to make data and results openly available.

Introduced by the European Cultural Foundation (ECF) in 2020, the Culture of Solidarity Fund was originally set up as a corona-response mechanism for pan-European cultural initiatives. Established as a public-philanthropic partnership fund, it supported nearly 100 cultural projects that contributed to maintaining and reinforcing European solidarity and the idea of Europe as a shared public space during the pandemic lockdowns.

Today, the war in Ukraine has put new relevance to our Culture of Solidarity mission and calls for funding urgent European and cultural action more than ever before.

The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR) has launched a special emergency fund for filmmakers who are in danger due to the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian filmmakers at risk as well as independent critical filmmakers from Russia and Belarus who oppose the war are eligible to apply.

The Jan Michalski Foundation supports projects related to literature and literary translation beyond its four walls, in Switzerland and abroad, by a program that awards financial grants.

Grant requests are considered over a six-month period by a commission presided by Vera Michalski-Hoffmann. Aid is attributed according to several criteria, viz., quality and originality of the project, its ability to promote literature, and evidence of financial need.

This form is intended for those of you who could give a screening or presentation on Zoom to the North American universities. The idea is that the universities would be able to pay you a honorarium for this presentation and help you in a small way. Such honorariums range from university to university, but it’s usually $200-$300. A warning, sometimes it takes a while to process all the paperwork to get paid. So, sign up, tells us about yourself and your work, and hopefully someone will reach out.
Please note, there is no institution behind this, it’s just friends helping friends.

In support of artists, scholars, and all people forced to flee Ukraine because of the Russian invasion of the country, the editorial collective of ARTMargins Online is compiling a growing list of resources (primarily art- and research-related), including residencies, fellowships, internships, and emergency funds. We will continue to update this list as we become aware of new opportunities and resources.

This extensive database offers an overview of available emergency funding opportunities to refugee writers and artists from Ukraine per country.

This document provides an overview of emergency relocation resources for artists and cultural workers from Ukraine. It is frequently updated.

In solidarity with the people of Ukraine, our global network is seeking to assist as many scholars and practitioners displaced from or otherwise unable to work safely in Ukraine as possible. The following select opportunities and resources have been shared with us by partner organizations and members of our network. SAR will continue to update this list and hope that they may be useful, especially for students and others who may not qualify for SAR’s protection services. Kindly note that any general inaccuracies or outdated deadlines referenced within each of the listed resources are not SAR’s responsibility.

This project is an independent community project which provides assistance to Russian college applicants and university students who experience difficulties in obtaining higher education in Russia due to their social activities, beliefs and views.