Help and funding opportunities in and from academia
This is an open list with links to funding, scholarships etc. for hosting and supporting refugee scholars. It is provided in cooperation with Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO) and will be regularly updated by Karin Reichenbach (GWZO) and Bernhard Kleeberg (UE). For further details on the individual initiatives and programmes, please refer to the contact people of the listed organisations/institutions.
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GERMAN RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONS
GERMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTES
- German Historical Institute Paris. Mobility scholarships for history postgraduates and researchers from Ukraine: https://www.dhi-paris.fr/fr/newsroom/page-detaillee/news/detail/News/appel-a-candidatures-bourses-de-mobilite-pour-historiens-et-historiennes-venant-dukraine.html
- Leibniz-Institute for Educational Media. Different fellowship programmes to support Ukraine and persecuted Russian researchers: www.gei.de/en/fellowships.html
- DAI German Archaeological Institute. Short-term fellowships for young scholars, specifically to support at-risk colleagues from Ukraine to conduct research at one of the DAI sites in Germany or abroad: https://www.dainst.org/-/research-fellowship-global-archaeology-sustainable-archaeology-and-the-archaeology-of-sustainability-deadline-29-04-2022-?redirect=%2Fkarriere%2Fstipendien%2Ftermine-und-ausschreibunge
- Helmholtz Center for Information Security. Young Researcher Internship Program open to applicants from Ukraine (prioritized screening efforts): https://jobs.cispa.saarland/de_DE/jobs/detail/young-researcher-internship-program-2#scrollTop=0
- Academy of Sciences and Literature in Mainz. Six-month internship for students or young scientists with Ukrainian citizenship:
https://www.adwmainz.de/ausschreibungen.html - Leibniz Institute for European History. Fellowship program aimed at PhD students and postdocs from Ukraine: https://www.ieg-mainz.de/stipendien/foerderung
- Association of German Art Historians. See the list of institutional contacts at the bottom: https://kunsthistoriker.org/meldungen/scholars-at-risk/
- Deutsches Museum. 6 month scholars in residence scholarship for Ukrainian applicants: https://www.deutsches-museum.de/forschung/aktuell/scholarships-fuer-ukrainische-wissenschaftlerinnen (only in German)
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf. Applicant portal for researchers from Ukraine, mainly for Phd students and postdocs working in the research fields of the HZDR - energy, health and matter: https://www.hzdr.de/db/!BewUkraine
- Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS). Up to 4 short-term fellowships and/or support for funding applications at IOS Regensburg: https://ios-regensburg.de/aktuelles-details/2022/03/unterstuetzung-fuer-aus-der-ukraine-gefluechtete-wissenschaftlerinnen.html
- Leibniz Insitute for Jewish History and Culture – Simon Dubnow offers short-term fellowships for Ukrainian researchers of Jewish Studies/History for up to 3 months, and to host Ukrainian researchers with support by Volkswagenstiftung; Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Philipp Schwartz-Initiative; DFG: Walter-Benjamin-Programm: https://www.dubnow.de/ausschreibung/science-for-ukraine
- Leibniz Research Alliance »Value of the Past«. Month‐long research fellowships in the alliance’s research field at one of the participating Leibniz research institutes and museums. Applications from scholars from international crisis regions, in particular the Ukraine, will be given special consideration (deadline 25 April 2022): https://www.leibniz-wert-der-vergangenheit.de/aktuelles/news-und-berichte
- Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz - Max-Planck-Institut. The KHI offers its support to art historians, heritage scholars and professionals at risk. We can provide fellowships, also on a non-residential basis, adaptable to individual situations. Please contact us at: sahar@khi.fi.it or use the established networks of collaboration: https://www.khi.fi.it/en/aktuelles/support-to-ukrainian-scholars-and-concern-about-the-destruction-of-ukrainian-cultural-heritage.php
- Berlin Mathematics Research Center MATH+ – special fellowship program is an offer for refugees from Ukraine: https://mathplus.de/news/math-support-for-mathematicians-from-ukraine/
- Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen and Friedrich Miescher Laboratory (FML). Short-term funding available for research internships for researchers at all levels: https://www.phd.tuebingen.mpg.de/29233/ukraine
- Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition. Provides office space, access to the library, a stipend for at least six months (extendable), and support for searching accommodation: https://www.ip.mpg.de/en/the-institute/institute-news/the-max-planck-institute-for-innovation-and-competition-is-committed-to-support-ukrainian-researchers.html
REGIONAL FUNDS IN GERMAN FEDERAL STATES
SCHOLARSHIPS AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES
- Augsburg University of Applied Sciences. Encourages Students from Ukraine to Apply for the Master's Program International Business and Finance: https://www.hs-augsburg.de/en/Business/Augsburg-University-of-Applied-Sciences-Encourages-Students-from-Ukraine-to-Apply-for-the-Master-s-Program-International-Business-and-Finance.html
- HU Berlin.
- Berlin Free University - Institute for East European Studies. Bridging fellowships for scholars at risk from Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia
https://www.oei.fu-berlin.de/en/institut/ankuendigungen/2022-03-18-U_berbru_ckungsfellowships.html - Bochum Ruhr University Center for Religious Studies (CERES). Research stays and visiting professorships of up to six months: https://ceres.rub.de/en/news/forderprogramm-fur-ukrainische-wissenschaftlerinnen/
- Bremen University: 1. Scholars at Risk programm: https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/research/support-for-researchers/calls/fellowship-programme-for-at-risk-scholars/ 2. HANS KOSCHNICK SCHOLARSHIP for an archive and research stay at the Research Centre Eastern Europe I 2022: https://forschungsstelle.uni-bremen.de/UserFiles/file/09-Archiv-Bibliothek/Stipendien/2022_Hans_Koschnick_Stipendium/FSO_2022_AusschreibungStipendien_de.pdf
- Dortmund Technical University. Researchers of all qualification levels who have conducted research in Ukraine so far are invited to apply as visiting scholars
https://international.tu-dortmund.de/en/international-researchers/informationen-fuer-ukrainische-und-russische-forschende/ - Düsseldorf University. Emergency programme for scientists at risk from Ukraine: https://www.hhu.de/internationales/internationale-forschende/programme-fuer-gefaehrdete-wissenschaftlerinnen _ research scholarships for Ukrainian scholars (form only in German): https://www.hhu.de/fileadmin/redaktion/HERA/Dokumente/JUNO-International/Ukraine/DE_UkraineStipendien_Ausschreibung.pdf
- CINCH Health Economic Research Center University of Duisburg-Essen. Ukraine CINCH Fellowship for stay at CINCH: https://cinch-web01.wiwinf.uni-due.de/
- Erfurt University. The "Religion and Urbanity" research group at the Max Weber Kolleg of the University of Erfurt is offering a nine-month fellowship for refugee postdocs who have previously worked at a university in Ukraine: https://www.uni-erfurt.de/en/max-weber-kolleg/kolleg/recent-news/news/news-detail/kollegforschungsgruppe-lobt-fellowship-fuer-ukrainische-post-docs-aus
- Frankfurt Goethe-University History Department. Project Polycentricity and Plurality of Premodern Christianities (POLY) 5 fellowships for Ukrainian Historians: https://www.geschichte.uni-frankfurt.de/92594738/Polycentricity_and_Plurality_of_Premodern_Christianities__POLY
- Gießen Justus-Liebig University, Marburg Philipps-University and Technical University Mittelhessen. Relief funds for students, researchers and university teachers: https://www.uni-giessen.de/ueber-uns/pressestelle/ukraine/hilfsfonds-ukraine
- Greifswald Alfred Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg. 2 short-term fellowships May-August 2022 for scholars from Ukraine: https://www.wiko-greifswald.de/
- Hamburg University. Hamburg Programme for Scholars at Risk (HPSAR) – funding program for Ukrainian researchers at acute risk in preparation, more information coming soon: https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en/internationales/mitarbeitende/mitarbeitende-wissenschaft/gefaehrdete-forschende/funding/hpsar.html
- Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies. Job opportunities for suitably qualified scientists at different levels, ranging from internships to guest scientist positions: https://www.h-its.org/2022/03/02/research-positions-at-hits-for-scientists-from-ukraine/
- Heidelberg SRH Hochschule. Scholarships for Ukrainian students: https://www.srh-hochschule-heidelberg.de/en/landingpage/showing-strong-support-for-ukraine/
- Koblenz-Landau University Institute of Environmental Sciences. Meta-Analysis of the Global Impact of Chemicals (MAGIC) offers paid research stays and positions for researchers from Ukraine : https://www.master-ecotoxicology.de/ecotox-blog/science-for-ukraine-research-stays-at-landau/
- Köln University Faculty of Arts and Humanites. Scholarships for students and Phd candidates, funding opportunities for refugee researchers: https://phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/aktuelles/hilfe-fuer-die-ukraine#news2437
- Konstanz University Zukunfstkolleg. Postdoctoral stipends for up to 6 months to support early career researchers from Ukraine: https://www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskolleg/fellowships/visiting-fellowships/
- Leipzig University Faculty of Philology. Program support refugee researchers from Ukraine with short-term paid guest stays:
- Munich Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU) – History Department. Department of History at LMU Munich, together with the German-Ukrainian Historical Commission (DUHK), the Project House Europe and the Center for Global History, has launched a program that enables Ukrainian scholars in the historical sciences to spend up to six months at LMU: https://www.geschichts-und-kunstwissenschaften.uni-muenchen.de/ua_aktuell/ua_en/index.html (English) https://www.geschichts-und-kunstwissenschaften.uni-muenchen.de/ua_aktuell/ua_ua/index.html (Українська). General support and scholarships for students at LMU: https://www.lmu.de/en/workspace-for-students/news-and-events/details/support-for-students-from-ukraine.html
- Munich Technical University.
- Potsdam University. SFB 1287 Limits of Variability in Language offers short-term fellowships for refugee researchers from Ukraine or Russia: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/sfb1287/vacancies
- Trier Center for Digital Humanities. Regular fellowships for Phd students and postdocs open to Ukrainian young scholars: https://tcdh.uni-trier.de/de/news/67
- Tübingen Eberhard Karls University. Scholarships for Ukrainian scholars (postdoc and higher qualification): https://uni-tuebingen.de/international/universitaet/solidaritaet-mit-der-ukraine/#c1528199
- The Interdisciplinary Centre for Science and Technology Studies (IZWT) at Wuppertal University: Scholarships for researchers from Ukraine who work within the scope of the research fields of the IZWT (philosophy of science, history of science and technology, sociology of science): https://www.izwt.uni-wuppertal.de/en/homepage.html
EUROPE
EU wide
- THE European Research Council (ERC) has appealed to its grantees to provide temporary employment to refugee researchers and support staff, such as technician and lab managers, from Ukraine. The ERC has contacted all its 5,600 current grantees and is collecting information on possible job opportunities. This data will be compiled and progressively published on the ERC website and other channels https://erc.europa.eu/news/erc-ukraine-jobs-researchers-fleeing-war
AUSTRIA
Also see this link: https://ukraine.univie.ac.at/en/aid-projects/ and/or subscribe to this mailing-list: Mailing list Slavic Studies, University of Vienna: It bundles different funding opportunities, e.g. short term scholarships of Doctoral Schools etc.: https://lists.univie.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/slawistik
CZECH REPUBLIC
DENMARK
FRANCE
ISRAEL
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
- UAF Foundation for refugee students and professionals (uaf.nl)
- Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS). Fellowships and in-residence programs: „applications of all scholars will be judged on equal merit with special attention for those at risk“
POLAND
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
EUROPEAN/ INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS, FUNDS and FELLOWSHIPS
SOCIAL NETWORKS (no funding)
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