LIVES SAVED.

“ARMED MEN CAME FOR ME. I WAS LUCKY. I WAS NOT AT HOME...”

- SRF SCHOLAR, LATIN AMERICA, HISTORY

VOICES SAVED.

“THEY TRIED TO MAKE ME SHUT UP, FIRST WITH HARASSMENT, THEN WITH THREATS. WHEN THAT DID NOT WORK, THEY PUT ME IN PRISON.”

- SRF SCHOLAR, MIDDLE EAST, LAW

IDEAS SAVED.

“AT MY HOST CAMPUS, I WAS VERY HAPPY TO HAVE PEACE. I NEEDED TO LIVE AGAIN, TO TALK TO OTHERS, TO BE ABLE TO WORK AGAIN. AND THEY GAVE ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRODUCE, TO DISCUSS AND TO CONTINUE MY RESEARCH.”

- SRF SCHOLAR, SOUTH ASIA, MATHEMATICS

Application

Application Materials

Applications materials must be in English or the language of the proposed host institution/country. A complete application package consisting of the following materials may be submitted by fax, e-mail or postal mail. (E-mail submission is preferred and will expedite processing.)

  • Application Coversheet PDF

  • Application Coversheet PDF for Iraqi candidates More information for Iraqi Candidates

  • CV or resume for the candidate (including degrees, dates obtained, any academic employment and publications, if available)

  • Letter from or on behalf of the scholar explaining the situation of threat/risk from which the candidate seeks relief; the research, writing, teaching or other work the candidate would like to complete during the proposed visit; ando the amount of financial support requested.

  • Two or more reference letters (ideally including at least one professional reference and one from a person familiar with the candidate's situation of threat/risk); and

  • For joint applications only, a letter from the university or college that has agreed to host the visit, including a proposed budget showing the amount of financial support requested and the matching support (direct and in-kind) being provided by the institution or other source.