The IIE Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF) is seeking academic positions at universities and colleges around the world for a number of threatened scholars from Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and other countries in order that they may continue their academic pursuits in safety.
The Scholar Rescue Fund provides 1-year awards to academic institutions willing to host established scholars facing threats to their lives and careers in their home countries. These temporary academic visits are intended to allow the scholars to continue to teach, write or research pending improvement in conditions that would permit their safe return home. SRF seeks matching Funds or in-kind support from the host institution. Fellowship awards may be renewed for a second year.
Scholars from Iraq hold grants of up to $32,500 to resume their work in the fields below. Supplementary and/or in-kind support is encouraged:
- A specialist in pediatric surgery.
- A clinical biologist.
- A specialist in internal medicine.
- A scholar of English literature.
- A scholar of environmental engineering.
The following scholars have been awarded grants of up to $25,000 for a visiting position. SRF seeks matching support (financial and in-kind) from the hosting academic institution:
- An Ethiopian scholar of folklore and literature.
- An Iranian scholar of women’s studies.
- An Iranian specialist in computer engineering.
- An Iranian scholar of history.
- A Syrian sociologist.
- A scholar of visual arts from Syria.