IIE’s Ukraine Crisis Response

Within a week of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, IIE activated our Emergency Student Fund to provide immediate financial support for Ukrainian students who were already studying in the U.S. and faced grave challenges to their ability to continue their degree programs. We received student nominations for this critical grant funding from over 170 colleges and universities across the U.S. and funded over 260 students with grants totaling $635,000. These rapid grants helped students with basic living expenses so they could remain safely enrolled in their higher education institutions, including food, healthcare, books, and other costs.

This is just the first of four emergency programs and additional targeted responses that IIE has deployed in these two years of war in Ukraine. Over 600 individuals have been supported since Russia’s invasion.

Together, we can help even more students, scholars, and artists.