In a workshop held this June in Amman, Jordan, and attended by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, SRF partnered with York College's Post-War Reconstruction & Development Unit (PRDU) to aid Iraqi scholars displaced by the war contribute to reconstruction efforts in Iraq.
On July 5th, University World News reported that IIE’s Scholar Rescue Fund, as one of “five leading organisations committed to upholding academic rights and assisting refugee scholars throughout the world will urge UNESCO this week to take a stronger stand against persecution of academics and to show a greater commitment to core international higher education values.” This announcement came at the start of SRF’s participation in the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education taking place this week in Paris, France.
SRF is pleased to announce fellowships for threatened academics whose lives and work are in danger in their home country. Professors, researchers and lecturers from any country or field may apply. We invite you to refer suitable candidates, and ask for your help in forwarding the announcement to any academic colleagues who may be interested.
According to Henry Jarecki, the fund’s chairman, Middle Eastern scholars endure gender discrimination, instability in such countries as Iraq, repressive regimes, particularly in Iran, as well as often falling foul of strict religiouis codes and anti-blasphemy laws.
Scholars are being harassed, attacked, jailed and even targeted for assassination in a wide range of countries across the world, according to a new study published by the Institute of International Education.
A new report by the Scholar Rescue Fund indicates that threats to scholars are chronic and widespread, offers analysis and recommendations and defines an academic oppression index
Universities are places for teaching, studying and learning, but for a prominent scholar in Belarus, researching and publishing on topics that the government considered unpopular led to a progression of abuse that began with being snubbed by academic conferences and isolated at the university and ended with his termination and even death threats.
The Chronicle highlights stories of rescued scholars and key findings in Scholar Rescue in the Modern World…
Kaputu's case, reported by Marianne Onsrud Jawanda in Global Knowledge, is one of dozens related in a new study published by the New York-based Institute of International Education, Scholar Rescue in the Modern World
"Scholar Rescue in the Modern World," a report bring released today by the Institute of International Education, identifies trends in reported persecution…
Read about application and selection processes, the fellowship experience, and how to partner with IIE-SRF.
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