د IIE Scholar Rescue Fund ۲۰۲۶ – د ګواښ سره مخ پوهانو لپاره بشپړ حمایوي فلوشیپ

Institute of International Education Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) د هغو professors، researchers او public intellectuals ملاتړ کوي چې ژوند، academic career یا د خپل کار د دوام وړتیا یې په home country یا residence country کې له ګواښ سره مخ وي.

Program threatened/displaced scholars ته مرسته کوي څو په امن ځای کې universities، colleges، research institutions، think tanks، museums او نورو approved higher-education/research institutions کې temporary academic appointment ترلاسه کړي. موخه یې academic freedom ساتل، knowledge preserve کول او scholars ته د teaching، research، publishing او intellectual/public work د دوام امکان ورکول دي.

دا عادي study scholarship نه دی او د degree شروع/ادامه لپاره students نه تمویلوي. تمرکز یې پر established scholars او public intellectuals دی چې عاجل support ته اړتیا لري څو خپل academic/intellectual work په امن کې ادامه کړي.

د program په اړه

IIE-SRF یو global program دی چې Institute of International Education اداره کوي او له higher-education/research institutions سره د threatened/displaced scholars fellowships arrange، fund او support کوي.

Program د persecution، repression، violence، censorship، imprisonment، intimidation، harassment، political instability او نورو serious threats له امله د academic/intellectual work د بندېدو حالات address کوي.

Support د لنډ مالي assistance څخه ډېر دی

• safer academic environment ته relocation/establishment.
• research او teaching continuation.
• professional/intellectual activity.
• academic network rebuilding.
• professional development/career guidance.
• host academic community contribution.
• future academic/professional opportunities preparation.

Applications د نړۍ له ټولو countries/disciplines منل کېږي. Awards rolling دي او selection decisions عموماً quarterly کېږي.

۲۰۲۶ details

• Programme: IIE Scholar Rescue Fund
• Institution: Institute of International Education
• Type: Fellowship + temporary academic placement
• Eligible: threatened professors، researchers، public intellectuals
• Nationality: All
• Disciplines: All
• Duration: عموماً ۹–۱۲ months
• Renewal: second/final year په ډېرو cases کې ممکن
• Grant: تر USD 30,000
• Extra support: health insurance، relocation، professional development، networking
• Application: Rolling
• Important date: 11 October 2026 د December 2026 Committee possible consideration لپاره
• Email: [email protected]
• Location: approved safe host institutions worldwide

11 October permanent closing date نه دی؛ وروسته applications راتلونکي cycle ته تللای شي.

Program benefits

• Temporary Academic Appointment:

تر یو کال research او/یا teaching appointment په partner institution کې. Hosts universities، colleges، research centres، think tanks، museums او نور approved institutions کېدای شي. Appointment د background، interests، experience، host او placement opportunities پورې اړه لري.

Fellows کولی شي

• courses teach کړي.
• academic research وکړي.
• articles/books ولیکي.
• ongoing projects بشپړ کړي.
• scholarly work publish کړي.
• students supervise کړي، که مناسب وي.
• seminars/events کې ګډون.
• research groups/institutional projects ته contribution.

• تر USD 30,000 Grant:

تر یو کال temporary appointment support کوي. Final amount د host location، cost of living، duration/structure، host contribution او other support پورې اړه لري. Funds حتمي lump sum مستقیم scholar ته نه ورکول کېږي؛ ډېر ځله host institution ته ځي او د salary/stipend له لارې disburse کېږي. ځینې cases کې IIE-SRF مستقیم installments ورکوي.

• Health Insurance:

Individual coverage د fellowship period لپاره، د placement conditions مطابق.

• Relocation Support:

Host institution ته د انتقال ځینې costs پوښي.

• Professional Development:

Resource guides، academic networks، CV/cover-letter review، career mentorship، professional advising، post-fellowship guidance، ځینې cases کې conference funding او language training.

• Academic Visibility & Networking:

Academic events، partner activities، media engagements، public discussions، scholarly presentations او د home country/expertise په اړه speaking opportunities.

• Ongoing Support:

Placement، academic integration، relocation، professional development، networking، career planning او post-fellowship transition support.

Duration/Renewal

عموماً ۹–۱۲ months. Second/final year ممکن دی خو automatic نه دی؛ assessment، funding، fellow circumstances او host arrangement پورې اړه لري. Start date flexible کېدای شي.

Eligible categories

Professors

هغه university/college professors چې teaching/research په امن کې نشي دوامولای. Evidence کې appointments، teaching، research، publications، professional contributions او threats شامل دي.

Established Researchers

Universities، research institutes، policy centres، think tanks، laboratories او نور recognised institutions. Fields کې Social Sciences، Humanities، Natural Sciences، Medicine/Health، Engineering، Education، Law، Economics، Political Science، Environmental Studies، Technology، Arts/Cultural Research او نور شامل دي.

Public Intellectuals

Recognised writers، scholars، commentators، researchers یا thought leaders چې public debate/intellectual life/social understanding/academic inquiry ته مهم contribution لري.

Academic qualifications

Preference د PhD/highest degree، significant teaching/research، publication record، scholarly achievement/potential، clear research agenda او academic/professional community contributions ته ورکول کېږي. PhD strongly preferred دی، خو highest field degree هم منل کېدای شي.

Qualifying threats

• targeted persecution
• intimidation
• harassment
• repression
• censorship
• arrest/imprisonment
• violence
• personal-safety threats
• threats د scholarship، identity یا beliefs له امله
• general insecurity/instability/civil conflict که work عملاً ناممکن کړي

Program threat nature/urgency ارزوي. یوازې lack of funding، research resources، career advancement یا better opportunity eligibility نه جوړوي.

Assessment preference

• PhD/highest degree
• significant higher-education teaching/research
• published research record
• strong academic achievement/potential
• immediate/targeted threats
• recent flight from threats
• meaningful host contribution
• potential benefit to home academic community

Eligibility award guarantee نه کوي.

Generally not eligible

• Students seeking degree funding:

د PhD start/continuation، degree completion، academic training یا student-only status لپاره.

• Displaced over two years:

عموماً eligible نه دي، مګر renewed/continuing threat په displacement country کې exception کېدای شي.

• Safe second-country citizenship/permanent residency:

عموماً eligible نه دي.

• Two years comparable fellowship support:

عموماً د further IIE-SRF support لپاره eligible نه دي.

• General career advancement:

Prestige، better funding یا convenience لپاره نه دی؛ credible serious threat ضروري دی.

Special note for Ukrainian applicants

د source policy مطابق support په Eastern/Central Europe fellowships تمرکز لري او Western/other Europe placements ښايي ونه ارزول شي. Updated guidance مستقیم له IIE-SRF څخه واخلئ.

Application materials

• Completed Application Form.

• Current CV/Resume:

degrees، institutions، fields، dates، current position/institution/location، employment dates، title/responsibilities، previous academic positions، publications، journal articles، books/chapters، relevant exhibitions، thesis supervision، conference presentations، grants، honours/awards، affiliations او academic work. Full publication citations بهتر دي.

• Academic Statement – لږ تر لږه ۱ page:

academic background، professional experience، research interests، achievements، teaching/research history، publications، fellowship work plan او proposed research/teaching/publishing activities. Clear scholarly identity او realistic productive-work plan وښيي.

• Personal Statement – لږ تر لږه ۱ page:

why applying، threats/risks، circumstances preventing safe work، why cannot stay/return home، urgency او fellowship impact. Specific/factual/detail required.

• Reference Letters:

Instructions minimum ۳ letters یادوي، detailed breakdown ۲ academic/professional + ۲ personal ښيي؛ نو applicant د ۴ لپاره تیار وي.

• Academic/professional refs: research، publications، teaching، expertise او contributions.
• Personal refs: circumstances/threats.

Letters original/specific وي، identical یا AI-generated نه وي؛ preferably official letterhead او مستقیم [email protected] ته.

• PhD/Highest Degree copy.

• Recent research-publication samples.

• Host Commitment Letter که available وي؛ initial stage کې required نه دی.

د assessment شروع لپاره ۴ لازمي items

• application form
• current CV
• academic statement
• personal statement

Material rules

Statements original او applicant-specific وي. Identical language، unattributed copied material، generic/fabricated accounts نه منل کېږي. Online borrowed content cite کړئ. Source وایي IIE-SRF د AI tools، ChatGPT په ګډون، د application materials جوړولو لپاره strongly discourages کوي؛ suspected AI-generated language assessment ته زیان رسولای شي. Applicants خپل words او truthful personal details وکاروي.

Spouses

که دواړه eligible وي، simultaneously apply وکړي. که second spouse د first award وروسته apply کړي ښايي consider نه شي. هر application unique/complete وي.

How to apply

• academic/professional eligibility، threats، displacement، citizenship/residency او prior fellowships review.
• Official application form download.
• four initial docs تیار.
• references، degree، publications او optional host letter راټول.
• [email protected] ته email. Third party هم د scholar پر behalf submit کولای شي. Fax/post هم ممکن.

Postal

Scholar Rescue Fund

Institute of International Education

One World Trade Center, 36th Floor

New York, New York 10007

USA

Fax: +1-212-205-6425

Rolling deadline

Applications year-round او awards quarterly دي. د December 2026 Committee possible consideration لپاره 11 October 2026 پورې submit وکړئ. Later submissions next cycle ته تللای شي.

Review

Academic qualifications، experience، scholarly quality، publications، potential، threat nature/urgency، productive-work ability، host benefit او home-community benefit ارزول کېږي. IIE-SRF ممکن referees/independent experts سره contact وکړي. Identifying info بدون permission نه شریکوي او additional information غوښتلای شي.

Selection Committee

Final decisions committee کوي؛ هر کال ۴ meetings. هر eligible applicant funding نه ترلاسه کوي؛ academic merit، urgency، threat، placement او resources priority ټاکي.

Host matching/financial contribution

Hosts universities، colleges، research centres، think tanks، museums او نور institutions کېدای شي. Host باید academic environment برابر کړي. IIE-SRF عموماً host څخه financial support د fellowship award مساوي یا زیات غواړي، لکه stipend، salary، housing، airfare، health insurance یا direct living benefits. Office/computer/library/lab access package پیاوړی کوي خو عموماً financial match نه ګڼل کېږي. ځینې cases کې، خصوصاً home region/low-cost country، full match waive کېدای شي.

Without host

Apply کولای شئ. Host commitment initial requirement نه دی. IIE-SRF placement کې مرسته کولای شي.

Global coverage

Africa، Asia، Europe، North America، Latin America، Caribbean، Middle East، Oceania او نورو regions scholars eligible دي د criteria په پوره کولو سره. General race/nationality/continent/discipline restriction نشته، خو ځینې regional placement rules ممکن وي.

Before applying

• threat concrete تشریح کړئ: څه، کله، څنګه پر work اثر کوي او ولې safe continuation نشته.
• clear research/teaching/publishing plan.
• detailed CV، publications، degree docs او research samples.
• original statements.
• references early prepare.
• دا fellowship study scholarship مه معرفي کوئ.
• questions: [email protected]

Official

https://www.scholarrescuefund.org/

https://www.scholarrescuefund.org/applicants/eligibility-criteria/

https://www.scholarrescuefund.org/applicants/instructions-and-application/

https://www.scholarrescuefund.org/for-scholars/

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +1-212-205-6486

Fax: +1-212-205-6425

Summary

IIE-SRF 2026 threatened professors، researchers او public intellectuals ته temporary academic placement، تر USD 30,000، health insurance، relocation، professional development او networking ورکوي. Applicants باید strong academic/intellectual background او credible threat دواړه وښيي. د December 2026 cycle لپاره 11 October 2026 مهم consideration date دی.

The Institute of International Education Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) provides fellowship support to professors, researchers, and public intellectuals whose lives, academic careers, or ability to continue their work are threatened in their home countries or countries of residence.

IIE-SRF accepts applications from professors, researchers, and public intellectuals who face threats and cannot continue their work in their home countries. Scholars from any country and in any academic field or discipline may qualify. Applicants are assessed based on academic qualifications and experience, the quality and/or potential of their work, and the urgency of the threats that they face. Preference is given to scholars who: hold a Ph.D. or highest degree in their field and have significant teaching and/or research experience at a university, college, or other institution of higher learning; have an established record of published research; demonstrate superior academic accomplishment or promise; are facing or have recently fled from immediate, targeted threats to their lives and/or careers in their home countries or countries of residence; will benefit their home and/or host academic communities. Unfortunately, IIE-SRF typically cannot consider applications from individuals who: are seeking to continue their studies, including Ph.D. study, or to complete an academic training program; have been displaced or have resided outside their home countries for more than two years; hold citizenship or permanent residency in a safe second country; will have completed two years on a comparable fellowship or other program for threatened scholars.

IIE-SRF accepts applications on a rolling basis, and fellowships are awarded quarterly.