- Spotlight on Malaysia: IIE-SRF’s leading host country in Southeast Asia
- Remembering Dr. Vartan Gregorian, a global leader in higher education and champion of IIE-SRF’s work
- Welcoming new IIE-SRF Alliance partners
- New study documents the far-reaching impacts and achievements of over 200 IIE-SRF alumni from 38 countries
- Chile becomes 50th country to host an IIE-SRF fellow
The Beacon
The Beacon is the Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF)’s newsletter that features program updates, the stories and achievements of IIE-SRF fellows and alumni, and highlights from IIE-SRF’s host institutions and other partners. The newsletter also includes information about events and opportunities to get involved with IIE-SRF’s work.
PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THE BEACON
Thursday, March 18, 2021
- Alumnus Mohammed Almahfali of Yemen works to rebuild, bolster home country from Sweden
- Partner spotlight: Stanford University’s long history of support for threatened and displaced scholars
- IIE-SRF supports 900th scholar, awards new fellowships to scholars from 5 countries
- IIE-SRF Dialogues webinar on Yemen’s higher education crisis (March 25, 2021)
- IIE-SRF welcomes new host country
Thursday, February 18, 2021
- Dr. Mariët Westermann and Dr. George Rupp assume new leadership roles within IIE-SRF
- Alumnus Issam Eido of Syria is featured speaker at Columbia University workshop
- IIE-SRF welcomes new host country
- MESA Global Academy scholarships to support Middle East Studies Scholars displaced from MENA region (deadline to apply is April 15, 2021)
- Four IIE-SRF scholars accept post-fellowship appointments in Canada and Europe
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
In 2020, IIE-SRF supported over 190 scholars from 31 countries, in partnership with more than 100 higher education institutions and other partners in 21 countries.
Our 2020 Year in Review edition of the Beacon includes:
- Informational charts including top host countries, hosting regions, scholars’ fields of expertise, and scholars’ regions of origin
- A list of our 2020 host partners
- 2020 fellowship outcomes
- 2020 media highlights
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
- From the IIE archives: Supporting Black South Africans’ access to higher education during apartheid
- IIE and GCPEA to host Attacks on Higher Education webinar on January 27
- 12 new scholars from 6 countries awarded IIE-SRF fellowships
- IIE-SRF welcomes four new host institutions from Germany, Sierra Leone, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom
About Us
Learn more about IIE-SRF, the only global program that arranges and funds fellowships for threatened and displaced scholars at partnering higher education institutions worldwide, including inside their home regions.
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Eligibility Criteria for Scholars
Professors, researchers and public intellectuals from any country, field, or discipline may qualify.
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