Researchers at Risk

We can advise you on possible sponsorship programs and other support opportunities, in particular:

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

DAAD

MSCA4Ukraine | Target group: PhD students and postdocs who were permanent residents of Ukraine as of 24.02.2022 | Type of funding: funding of a 6-24 month stay in EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries | For more information, please contact Ms. Teresa Rodríguez

Please address your questions to: Ms. Claudia Rößling, Head of the Welcome Center Potsdam, +49 331 977 1382 | claudia.roessling[at]uni-potsdam.de

Further information and assistance can be found here:

Germany4Ukraine | Information page of the BMI (English, Ukrainian, Russian)

Support offers of German universities and research institutions

Find open labs (worldwide)

Science for Ukraine

@European University Association

Ukraine-Help Potsdam  

Ukraine-Help Berlin

Free sports offers by the University of Potsdam

Accommodation offers

Target group: Scientists at risk from non-EU countries

Type of funding: Stipend or work contract plus lump sum for the host institution

Duration: 24 months (+12)

Application: Via the nominating university

Next call: expected in spring/summer, 2023

Application documents & further program information

Target group: Iranian PhD students, postdocs and (assistant) professors who have left their home country due to the current political situation and who are currently in Germany (but who have not been staying in Germany for longer than 15 months at the time of the application deadline)

Type of funding: Scholarships

Project duration: 3-9 months

Application: Online application by the candidates to the DAAD

Application deadline: 28^th February, 2023

Application documents & further program information

Located in Germany, Off-University offers researchers and students with limited opportunity to move around freely an occasion to participate in online education.  Via the Off-University platform, external students (from abroad) may register for courses and take part in academic discussions in a safe environment and without fear of governmental censorship. Contrary to all existing e-learning platforms, the Off-University platform allows to preserve the student's anonymity. In the context of academic freedom and its restrictions, the protection of the participating students is of top priority. During the previous two years, 12 courses at 8 universities in Germany and the USA could take place with the help of the Off-University.