Scholars Without Borders Opportunities

The Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) is "[a] global program that arranges, funds, and supports fellowships for threatened and displaced scholars at partnering higher education institutions worldwide, including inside their home regions."

The Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (Mainz) seeks a postdoctoral fellow in Integrative Modelling & Electron Microscopy to join their team. Full 3-year postdoc salary & funding with the possibility of extension.

The Max Planck Institute for Medical Research seeks a postdoc researcher to join work on an interdisciplinary project aimed at developing labelling methodologies and novel fluorophores suitable for use in living cells and tissues. Three-year position with the possibility of extension.  
 

Scholars at Risk works with a global network of higher education institutions to arrange short-term, temporary research and teaching positions for at-risk scholars (as defined by SAR risk criteria). 

The GSSP funds graduate studies for international scholars at a number of German universities. Note that individuals cannot apply to the GSSP directly. A number of doctoral programs were selected in 2024 to participate in the GSSP initiative. Students seeking scholarships for 2026 should apply to one of the selected doctoral programs, and from there, the institution will nominate/apply to the GSSP on behalf of the student upon admission to the doctoral program.

YCIE offers a 5-week intensive Zoom course for those from non-tech backgrounds (students and researchers from social sciences and humanities, journalists, and public policy experts) who have not used programming and quantitative text analysis in their practice before but would like to acquire new hard skills in text processing and data analysis. This is a paid course, but a limited number of scholarships are available BA and MA-level students. 

The organizers of the 2026 UIUC Slavic Graduate Forum invite proposals on any aspect of Slavic literatures and cultures related to the theme of nationality, identity, and memory (including linguistics, history, film, music, and visual arts). Applicants are welcome to submit paper abstracts individually or as a pre-formed panel. Compelling proposals may be accepted, regardless of whether they adhere to the conference’s overall theme. 

The Harriman Institute at Columbia University seeks a Postdoctoral Research Scholar for a two-year appointment to begin July 1, 2026. The selected applicant will concentrate on research and writing focused on some aspect of contemporary Ukrainian life, politics, and/or international affairs. Additionally, Postdoctoral Research Scholars are expected to teach a course of their own design in the spring semester of each of the two years, give a public seminar/lecture on their research, and be active participants in the Institute’s scholarly community and events. 

The Harriman Institute at Columbia University seeks a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Ukrainian Studies for a two-year appointment to begin July 1, 2026. The selected applicant will concentrate on research and writing focused on some aspect of contemporary Ukrainian life, politics, and/or international affairs. Additionally, Postdoctoral Research Scholars are expected to teach a course of their own design in the spring semester of each of the two years, give a public seminar/lecture on their research, and be active participants in the Institute’s scholarly community and events. 

The organizers of the 11th Annual London Conference on Belarusian Studies invite paper proposals from established academics and doctoral researchers on various aspects of contemporary Belarusian studies. The conference will take place in a hybrid format on May 8-9, 2026.

Professors Filiz Kahraman and Matthew Light of the University of Toronto invite applications for a five-year funded doctoral position investigating corporate transparency and corruption in Central Asia as part of the project "Sociology of Authoritarian Law." Candidates must apply and be admitted to the University of Toronto's doctoral program in either the Department of Political Science or the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies. 

Columbia University invites applications for a one-year appointment in Ukrainian studies at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor, Visiting Associate Professor, or Visiting Professor. A research/teaching specialization in history is preferred, but applicants from literary/cultural studies and other areas will also be considered. The successful candidate will be appointed in one of the Humanities or Social Science Departments in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and will teach three courses throughout the 2026-2027 academic year. Review of applications begins January 6, 2026, and will continue until the position is filled.

The 2026 Yale Central Asia Workshop will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan at KIMEP University on May 25-26, 2026. Travel, accommodation, and meals will be provided to selected candidates.

This residential fellowship supports a scholar who earned their Ph.D. at least one year before the start of the fellowship and whose research project explores the impact of technology on history. Applications for this fellowship should specify collections in The New York Historical’s Patricia D. Klingenstein Library that will be crucial to the research project.

The ten-month fellowship will carry a stipend of $60,000, plus benefits; it begins September 9, 2026, and lasts through June 30, 2027.

The Science History Institute invites researchers interested in a public history or curatorial career to apply for two-year, benefit-eligible fellowship positions. Fellowships are intended for individuals with advanced degrees who are interested in a professional trajectory outside the academy. Both early career and career-changing researchers are encouraged to apply. This is a two-year, limited-duration staff position with a salary of $55,000 per year. Curatorial Fellows who meet the criteria of the Institute’s Relocation Assistance Program additionally receive a $1,500 payment upon moving to the Philadelphia area. 

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are intended to support 12 months of full-time research and writing in residence that will make use of our collections. Fellows will participate in Beckman Center scholarly programs, including the Works in Progress writing group and Fellows’ Talks lecture series. Postdoctoral Fellowship stipends are $50,000, paid in monthly installments, with an annual $1,000 stipend for travel and professional development and an additional available reimbursement of up to $2,500 for health insurance.

The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures seeks to fill a visiting assistant professor position in the 2026-2027 academic year. Unfortunately, the university will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.

The Jaroslaw and Nadia Mihaychuk Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ukrainian Studies supports full-time independent research for nine months in residence at Harvard University (from September 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027). The successful applicant will receive a stipend of $54,000 plus benefits. One fellowship will be awarded per academic year.

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung offers scholarships to refugees who wish to continue their education at a German institution of higher education. Applications are accepted biannually (deadlines January 15 and July 15).

KIU Research Fellowships support innovative research on topics related to Ukraine from various disciplines, including history, cultural studies, social sciences, science and technology studies, etc. The summer 2026 session will examine minorities, nationalities, and collective identity in Ukraine in both historical and contemporary perspectives. Both residential and non-residential research fellowships are available.