Resources

We have curated a list of essential links for you, including information resources, financial aid for relocation, grant search for covering education and living expenses, and more.

Information Support for Researchers and Students

Academic Russian-Speaking Community Abroad (ARCA).

Russian-speaking scientific community abroad. ARKA connects scholars from the former USSR across disciplines, waves of emigration, generations, and geographies.

Гроза

Media for students on issues in the academy and higher education

Country profiles on the European Commission's website

Discover the nuances of studying and living in a particular country, including the cost of living, education, and navigating bureaucracy.

https://www.daad.de/en/

The German Academic Exchange Service offers scholarships and grants for education, as well as information on education in Germany.

https://www.savethestudent.org/

Financial Tips for Students in the UK. It's all about living on a budget.

Financial Support for Researchers and Students

Academy in Exile

Germany offers scholarships for researchers who are at risk in their home countries due to their scientific or civic activism in defense of human rights, peace, and democracy. This opportunity is particularly suitable for humanities, arts, social sciences, or law researchers.

WeST

A platform that connects promising scientists from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus with donors and academic organizations that are ready to support them and facilitate their relocation.

IIE Scholar Rescue Fund

Funding for Researchers on an Annual Basis. Who is eligible: Professors, researchers, and public intellectuals from any country or discipline who are under threat, hold a PhD in their field, and possess substantial teaching and/or research experience at a university, college, or any other institution of higher education.

CARA (the Council for At-Risk Academics)

Helping academics from all parts of the world who are forced to leave their homes because of the risk of imprisonment, military conflict, and other violence. CARA works with these people to find them temporary positions at universities and research institutes.

Support for those who have moved

American English Academy

Online English courses with certified teachers and native speakers. There are special scholarships for free tuition. This course is designed for Russians who live in a non-English-speaking country.

Digital Defenders Partnership

This course is suitable for human rights defenders, journalists, activists, or organizations facing digital threats, such as equipment seizure or data loss. Up to €10,000 in financing and assistance with organizing digital security (purchase of new equipment, training) are available.

Artists At Risk

The project is designed to help (including financially) artists from all over the world who face persecution, forced displacement, unjust imprisonment, torture or death threats.