The Afghanistan emergency and IIE-SRF’s response
IIE-SRF is gravely concerned about, and deeply saddened by, the situation in Afghanistan. We are receiving many requests for assistance amidst the ongoing crisis and are deploying all of the resources at our disposal to assist vulnerable academics and to identify academic opportunities for them outside of Afghanistan.
Since mid-August, IIE-SRF has awarded multiple emergency fellowships to brave and talented Afghan scholars, and we will be seeking to identify university hosts for these scholars in the weeks and months ahead.
We welcome universities, donors, and other partners to join us in this effort to secure safety and provide practical opportunities to Afghan scholars by:
- Referring qualified scholars who are facing threats to their lives or careers (review our eligibility criteria and application instructions in the above link)
- Making a donation to IIE-SRF to help enable us to respond to the crisis
- Taking the first step in hosting an IIE-SRF scholar by joining the IIE-SRF Alliance, our global network of partners who offer practical support – such as temporary academic positions – to threatened and displaced scholars
Are you interested in working with us to support Afghan academics, but not sure where to start? Email us at IIE-SRFAlliance@iie.org.
We look forward to working together with current and new partners and donors to help these scholars safely resume their teaching and research.
In addition to IIE-SRF’s efforts, IIE is launching the IIE Afghanistan Crisis Response to support students and scholars threatened by these events. To learn more about IIE’s response and provide support, visit the IIE Announcements page.