[hr-education] 2007 Fellowships for Threatened Scholars

Scholar Rescue Fund Fellowships 

The Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund provides
fellowships for scholars whose lives and work are threatened in their home
countries. These fellowships permit scholars to find temporary refuge at
universities and colleges anywhere in the world, enabling them to pursue
their academic work and to continue to share their knowledge with
students, colleagues, and the community at large. When conditions improve,
these scholars will return home to help rebuild universities and societies
ravaged by fear, conflict and repression.

How the Scholar Rescue Fund Works: 

* Academics, researchers and independent scholars from any country, field
or discipline may qualify. Preference is given to scholars with a Ph.D. or
other highest degree in their field; who have extensive teaching or
research experience at a university, college or other institution of
higher learning; who demonstrate superior academic accomplishment or
promise; and whose selection is likely to benefit the academic community
in the home and/or host country or region. Applications from female
scholars and under-represented groups are strongly encouraged.

* Fellowship recipients are expected to resume their teaching, lecturing,
research, writing and publishing at an academic institution outside the
region of threat.

* Fellowships are awarded for visiting academic positions ranging from 3
months to one calendar year. The maximum award is US $20,000.

* Fellowships are disbursed through host academic institutions for direct
support of scholar-grantees. In most cases, host campuses are asked to
match the SRF fellowship award through partial salary/stipend support,
research materials, medical insurance, and other in-kind assistance.

* Applications are accepted at any time. Emergency applications receive
urgent consideration. Non-emergency applications will be considered
according to the following schedule:

Winter 2007: Applications received by January 23; decision by March 1.

Spring 2007: Application received by April 1; decision by June 1.

Fall 2007: Applications received by September 1; decision by November 1.

To apply, please download the information and application materials from:
http://www.iie.org/programs/srf/apply.htm

For universities and colleges interested in hosting an SRF scholar, please
visit:  http://www.iie.org/programs/srf/host.htm

We welcome your questions and comments. Please contact us at: 

IIE Scholar Rescue Fund Fellowships 
809 U.N. Plaza, Second Floor 
New York, New York 10017 
Tel: (USA) 1-212-984-5472 
Fax: (USA) 1-212-984-5353 
E-mail: <        >
Web: www.iie.org/SRF 





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