“To rescue scholars is to rescue the future.”

Dr. Henry Kaufman, IIE Chairman Emeritus and IIE Scholar Rescue Fund Co-Founder

IIE-SRF fellows receive a grant of up to $25,000, individual health insurance, and staff assistance towards arranging a visiting position and academic, family, and other support during the fellowship year. As a visiting scholar, the IIE-SRF fellow might contribute to ongoing research or begin original research; complete pending publications; teach or co-teach; guest lecture in one or across departments; and/or serve as an on-campus resource to both students and faculty within any range of fields or subject matters. Hosting institutions sponsor the scholar’s visa, and they are generally required to provide “matching” support of equal or greater value to the IIE-SRF fellowship grant, which can be through a combination of salary and direct support that would make the scholar’s compensation comparable to other visiting faculty positions.

Academic institutions benefit from hosting IIE-SRF scholars in several ways:

• Unique expertise and perspective from an international scholar
• Internationalization and diversification of the host community
• Extensive academic and background vetting of each fellowship recipient
• Logistical and technical support for fellow’s travel to the host
• Support of the fellow and the host partner throughout the fellowship appointment
• Advice on concerns as they may arise
• Access to the IIE global network of partnering institutions
• Opportunities for media recognition for efforts to offer safe haven to threatened scholars
• Ability to participate in IIE efforts to raise awareness of issues impacting higher education globally

Learn more and become a host partner with IIE-SRF.