Invisible University for Ukraine – Courses and ScholarshipsLocation: Location: Europe | Workplace: On site
Invisible University for Ukraine (IUFU) is a certificate program for Ukrainian undergraduate and graduate students, whether residing in Ukraine or in refuge, whose studies have been affected by the war.
The program offers an intensive learning experience on the role of Ukraine in changing European and global contexts, placing questions relevant for Ukrainian students into a transnational comparative perspective. The name of this solidarity program evokes the underground and exile educational initiatives (such as the “flying universities”), as well as the tradition of Invisible Colleges formed after 1989 in Eastern Europe.
The program is not meant to replace or duplicate the existing education opportunities in Ukrainian universities, but to support them by filling the gaps that temporarily emerged because of the Russian invasion. By strengthening the ties of Ukrainian educational institutions, scholars, and students to transnational networks, we hope to counter the destructive effects of brain drain through creating access to educational infrastructure and academic knowledge for students irrespective of their current location.
The program is designed in a hybrid format (online teaching with on-site meetings in Budapest and Lviv in the form of winter and summer schools, as well as possible research visits to a variety of European academic centers).
The educational program is comprised of three components:
- thematic courses
- mentoring
- skill-building (academic English, academic writing), career support for future education, and psychological support.
Research Scholarships
Research scholarships (up to 800 euro) are available on a competitive basis for those BA, MA, and PhD students who wish to implement a special empirical or theoretical project in addition to their coursework at IUFU. For more details, see the call.
Invisible Graduate School
Invisible Graduate School research grants are available for PhD students who have already been involved in IUFU activities and would like to develop their research further. Apart from the scholarship, the school offers an academic framework of intensive cooperation with peers and personalized mentoring. For more details, see the call.
Visiting Grants
BA, MA, and PhD students currently residing in Ukraine can apply for academic visits to European universities and research institutes of up to 2 months. Students selected for the program on a competitive basis are supported with research scholarships (up to 1500 euro per month) covering travel, living expenses, and accommodation. For more details, see the call.
Contact
You can reach Invisible University by email at iufu@ceu.edu or by contacting one of the Project Coordinators.
With questions about the courses, research scholarships, visiting grants, and the application process, please contact: Yevhen Yashchuk, Yashchuk_Yevhen@student.ceu.edu and Olha Stasiuk, stasiuk_olha@phd.ceu.edu
With questions about Invisible Graduate School, please contact:
Nataliia Shuliakova, Yale University, ShuliakovaN@ceu.edu
With questions about Visible Ukraine, please contact:
Nadia Chervinska, chervinska_nadiia@student.ceu.edu