Funder: Gerda Henkel Foundation
Due Dates: Rolling (all applications)
Funding Amounts: Individually determined scholarships: up to six months for subsistence, two years for doctoral study, or one year initially for research
Summary: Supports threatened and refugee scholars in the historical humanities to continue their work and develop career perspectives outside their home countries.
Key Information: Applicants need proof of threat and a host institution outside their home country, generally having left home within approximately three years.
Description
The Gerda Henkel Foundation’s Scholars at Risk programme supports threatened and refugee researchers from crisis areas in continuing their academic work outside their home countries. Geographically open since 2023, it supplements the Foundation’s regular funding programmes and helps scholars develop academic or alternative career perspectives in their host countries.
Support covers initial orientation, doctoral study, and postdoctoral research in the historical humanities, including history, archaeology, art history, and related fields supported by the Foundation. Topics and disciplines covered by its current special programmes and funding priorities are also considered. Scholars may apply themselves, or a supervising academic institution may submit an application on their behalf.
