The Afghanistan emergency and IIE-SRF’s response
Within the past week, IIE-SRF has awarded multiple emergency fellowships to brave and talented Afghan scholars, and will be seeking to identify university hosts for these scholars in the weeks and months ahead.
News from Aug 19, 2021
They welcome universities, donors, and other partners to join 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
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.
To get involved in supporting Afghan academics, please e-mail IIE-SRFAlliance@iie.org. For more information see www.ScholarRescueFund.org
