Press Release

The Scholar Rescue Fund provides 1- to 2-year, matching-grant awards to academic institutions willing to host scholars facing threats to their lives and careers in their home countries.  These visits are intended to allow the scholars to continue their important work pending improvement in conditions that would permit their safe return home.

For the Following scholars SRF seeks urgent placement and matching support (minimum of $20,000) for:

• A political scientist from the D.R. Congo researching armed rebel groups
• A mathematician with expertise in quantum physics from Gaza
• A Rwandan scientist with expertise in soil erosion and water conservation
• A professor of music composition from Uzbekistan

Scholars from Iraq in the following fields require a minimum $10,000 host contribution:

• Four (4) physical scientists with expertise in: material physics, industrial engineering, physics, and geology
• Three (3) agricultural specialists focusing on: soil science, animal husbandry, and entomology
• Three (3) `medical scientists specializing in: pediatrics, surgery, and veterinary medicine

For more information about these scholars and the hosting process, please contact:

Jean-Claude LeBec, SRF Program Officer
+1 212-205-6496 
jclebec@iie.org

OR

SRF General Line
+1 212-205-6846
srf@iie.org

To learn more about the Scholar Rescue Fund, please visit: www.scholarrescuefund.org

Learn more about SRF scholars seeking academic positions