Funding Opportunities for Scholars at Risk
The Gerda Henkel Foundation's Scholars at Risk program supports displaced and threatened humanities researchers to continue and rebuild their academic work outside their home countries.
Funder: Gerda Henkel Foundation
Due Dates: Rolling (applications accepted year-round)
Funding Amounts: Subsistence (max. 6 months), Doctoral (up to 2 years), and Research scholarships (up to 1 year); award amounts guided by Foundation's general scholarship rates; includes family allowance and possible travel/material costs.
Summary: Supports threatened and refugee scholars in the historical humanities to continue their research and rebuild academic careers outside their home countries.
Key Information: Proof of threat and recent displacement (≤3 years) required; applications can be submitted by scholars or host institutions.
Description
The Gerda Henkel Foundation's program for Scholars at Risk provides targeted support to academics in the historical humanities who are facing acute crises, enabling them to continue their research in a secure environment outside their home countries. The initiative is open to threatened and refugee scholars from crisis regions, offering flexible scholarship options to facilitate academic reorientation, integration into new research communities, and the development of new career perspectives. The program is geographically open and supplements the Foundation’s regular funding schemes.
