Several academic institutions in Europe offer funding or have established scholarships for refugee scholars and scientists. The funding is either available for refugee scholars from any country, for refugee scholars from Ukraine only, or for refugee scholars from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus. The EAPIL Board has collected information on those funding opportunities, which appear below.
The list is certainly not complete. Those aware of additional funding opportunities (including opportunities for remunerated work to be carried remotely from Ukraine or other places) are invited to get in touch with the Secretary General at secretary.general@eapil.org.
Latest update: 14 March 2022
General Sources
Germany
- German Funding for Researchers
- Philipp Schwartz Initiative
- Funding for refugee scholars and scientists from all countries
- 24 (+12) months fellowship in Germany
- Volkswagen Stiftung
- Funding for refugee scholars and scientists from Ukraine
- Nomination for Ukrainian scholars due March 18
- Gerda Henkel Foundation
- Grants totalling 2 million euros for Ukrainian (Belarussian and Russian) scholars
- DAFI (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative) Scholarship programme
- Leibniz Institute for educational media fellowship (Braunschweig)
- Universität Bremen/Forschungsstelle Osteuropa
- Funding for scholars from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia (Hans Koschnick Stipendien)
- HessenFonds for refugees and researchers at risk
- Funding for researchers at risk for 12 months
- Nomination due by 23 March
- LMU Munich
- Emergency funding for Ukrainian researchers at LMU
- University of Tübingen
- 10 Research@Tübingen scholarships for Ukrainian scholars (for up to 12 months)
- Hochschule Rhein Main Wiesbaden
- Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition
Austria
- Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Emergency funding for Ukrainian researchers
- ISTA – Institute of Science and Technology
- University of Graz
- Emergency funding for Ukrainian researchers
Belgium
- KU Leuven
- KU Leuven is setting up a fund for the accommodation of Ukrainian students and researchers looking for shelter, or for necessary extensions of stay for those already at KU Leuven; contact: ukraine@kuleuven.be
Czech Republic
Denmark
- Aarhus Institute for Advanced Studies
- Emergency funding for Ukrainian researchers
Estonia
France
- Le Collège de France PAUSE Solidarity with Ukraine
- Emergency funding for Ukrainian researchers
Israel
Italy
The Netherlands
- University of Amsterdam
- Call for Applicants: Visiting Research Fellow experiencing forced migration:
Poland
- Polish Academy of Sciences
- Polish Young Academy PAS
- Help for scholars from Ukraine arriving in Poland
- Polish Sociological Association
- Organizes accommodation and transportation from the Polish border for Ukrainian scholars and others
Sweden
- Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research
- Emergency funding for Ukrainian researchers
Switzerland
- Swiss National Science Foundation
- Emergency funding for Ukrainian researchers
United Kingdom
- University of Reading
- Sanctuary scholarships for refugee scholars
Others
- NEP4DISSENT
- EU-funded, international scholarly network dedicated to research on resistance and dissent in former socialist countries
- Emergency Funding for Ukrainian scholars
- Threatened Scholars Integration Initiative (TSI)
- Emergency funding for Ukrainian scholars
- Tel Aviv University Emergency Fund (Israel)
- Emergency funding for Ukrainian students
Further Resources
- Scholars at Risk
- Assists with placement, doesn’t fund scholars
- Article 26 Backpack at UC Davis
- Provides digital storage of important academic documents for displaced scholars and students
- NAFSA Immigration Resources: Ukraine