The Institute of International Education (IIE), Open Society Institute, and the Scholars at Risk Network announce the autumn application cycle for fellowships from IIE Scholar Rescue Fund, supporting scholars who are threatened by violations of their fundamental human rights including threats caused by displacement, discrimination, censorship, harassment, intimidation, or violence.
The Scholar Rescue Fund provides partial fellowships to universities and colleges willing to host temporary visits by scholars threatened in their home country or region. Universities and colleges in any country may serve as hosts. Academics, researchers, and independent scholars from any
country, field or discipline may qualify for support.
Applications for support of female scholars and scholars who are members of ethnic, racial, cultural or religious minority groups, or those otherwise underrepresented in their field, are
strongly encouraged.
Although the Fund invites applications from individual scholars, it does not provide awards directly to individuals. Fellowships are awarded to host institutions for support of specific individuals.
The final award amount will depend upon available funds, needs of the scholar, costs of living, and duration of the visit. The host institution or other source must contribute additional support (generally in the form of a stipend, salary or other direct funding for the candidate, although in-kind contributions in the form of housing, airfare, maintenance, meal programs, or tuition support will also be considered). For this reason, candidates are strongly encouraged--but not required--to apply jointly with a university or college that has agreed to host the visit and to provide the necessary matching funds. The Fund, through Scholars at Risk, will work to match suitable candidates with institutions interested in hosting a scholar.
For application procedure and deadlines, please see:
http://scholarsatrisk.uchicago.edu/IIESRF.htm
Direct applications and inquiries to:
Robert Quinn, E-mail: rquinn@uchicago.edu
Scholars at Risk Network
5828 South University Ave., Pick 124
Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Tel: 1-773-834-4408, Fax: 1-773-702-9286