Protect Students, Scholars and Artists

International education builds the groundwork for lasting peace, so it is particularly important to support the thousands of students and scholars affected by conflict or natural disasters each year. The dangerous environment in Syria shouldn’t stop a scholar from maintaining her studies and the unstable environment in Iraq shouldn’t silence the work of a professor. For nearly a century, we have quickly responded to education in emergencies and provided a variety of programs that offer urgent financial support and services to help protect students, scholars and artists. 

 

The Scholar Rescue Fund

The Institute of International Education Scholar Rescue Fund® (IIE-SRF) and our many other initiatives to help students and academics in crisis formalize an unwavering commitment that IIE has demonstrated for nearly a century to preserve the lives, voices, and ideas of scholars around the globe.

Learn more about the Scholar Rescue Fund

 

Education in Emergencies

When emergencies – war, natural disasters, political unrest – strike, victims feel it in all areas of their lives, including their education. Through programs such as the Emergency Student Fund and the Scholar Rescue Fund, IIE helps students, scholars and artists around the globe continue their work by connecting them with colleges and universities where they can find refuge.