Scholars Without Borders Opportunities

Aalto University offers scholars fleeing the war in Ukraine the opportunity to continue their academic work as temporary visiting scholars in one of the university's research areas (science, art, technology, and business).

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 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.

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.

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. 

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 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.  
 

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. 

The Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia invites faculty and scholars from selected European and Eurasian countries* to apply for its professional development fellowships. Fellowships support short-term research visits (ranging from 6 weeks up to 3 months) at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and include round-trip airfare, housing, health insurance, and a stipend. 

*Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

TBU in Zlín offer special scholarships that will enable students from Ukraine to complete university studies in the Czech Republic. Students who enrolled to studies after 24 February 2022 are eligible for the scholarship. Students will be exempt from paying tuition fees and the application fee. 

The University of Central Asia (UCA) seeks economists to join the Institute of Public Policy and Administration (IPPA) within its Graduate School of Development (GSD). They welcome applications from economists at all career stages, from recent PhD graduates eager to launch their academic careers, to mid-career scholars ready to lead ambitious projects, and senior professors seeking to bring their expertise to bear on transformative policy and development challenges.

Fully funded postdoctoral position within an interdisciplinary project supported by a Sinergia grant of the Swiss National Science Foundation, investigating the molecular underpinnings of gene regulation in muscle plasticity at the atomic level.

Full tuition scholarships for graduate programs at Kühne Logistics University in Hamburg, Germany, for refugees of the War in Ukraine. 

The Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel, an independent research institute for European cultural history, is offering postdoctoral fellowships for a period of 6-10 months for scholars to analyze source material from the library's holdings and advance their research. 4 to 6 fellowships will be awarded annually. 

Monthly fellowship amount is €2200 euros, with a one-time reimbursement for the cost of travel to and from Wolfenbüttel, for a maximum of €2000 euros. The fellowship period begins January 1, 2027. 

The Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian Studies is accepting applications for the Neporany Doctoral Fellowship to support doctoral students whose research focuses on Ukrainian politics, economics, or a related field. Preference is given to students completing their dissertations at Canadian universities and Canadian citizens and residents. 

The duration of the fellowship is one academic year, with grant awards ranging from $5,000 CAD to $20,000 CAD. 

The Established Writers Grant provides support to writers working in Ukrainian or English whose manuscript has already been accepted for publication by a reputable publisher. The grant offers funding to assist with the publication and distribution of works that are of interest to the global Ukrainian community or promote a better understanding of the Ukrainian experience.

The Emerging Writers Grant provides support to new writers working in Ukrainian or English who have not yet published in book form. The grant offers funding to assist with the publication and distribution of works that are of interest to the global Ukrainian community or promote a better understanding of the Ukrainian experience.

Grants support post-graduate researchers from Central and Eastern Europe whose work focuses on European integration, enabling them to conduct research at the Historical Archives of the European Union in Florence, Italy.

The Humboldt Research Fellowship supports academics of all nationalities and focus areas (at various stages of their careers) to conduct research at German host institutions. For postdocs, fellowships may last from 6 to 24 months and can be divided into up to three stays within three years. For experienced researchers, fellowships may last from 6 to 18 months and can be divided into up to three stays within three years.

The Western Balkans–Visegrad Fellowship is a pilot program promoting academic exchange between V4 and WB6 countries. The fellowship funds scholars from the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, or Serbia) who wish to conduct research at an institution in a V4 country (Czechia, Poland, Hungary, or Slovakia). Scholars from V4 countries can likewise apply for support to conduct research at an institution in a WB6 country.