The University of Jena supports scientists and scholars who have been displaced or who are subject to persecution or repression in their home countries. There are numerous support options for refugee scientists at the University of Jena.
New: "Bridge Scholarships for Palestinians in GermanyExternal link" for Bachelor’s students, master’s students, doctoral candidates, postdoctoral researchersand university lecturers from the Palestinian Territories. Deadline: 15 October 2024.
Researchers from Ukraine
Information and funding programmes for refugees from Ukraine you will find here
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14th call of the Philipp Schwartz Initiative
Philipp Schwartz Initiative: Main Programme
- The programme is currently closed for applications. The next call for applications has been delayed due to the current uncertainty over the federal budget.
- Applications are by nomination by professors of the University of Jena only (Researchers cannot directly apply for this programme)
Please contact the Welcome Point of the International Office if you would like to become a host in the Philipp Schwartz Initiative or have questions about the programme.
Dr. Mareike Rind (gawi@uni-jena.de) 03641/9-401551
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Information for scientists at risk
In cooperation with the Federal Foreign Office, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation created the Philipp Schwartz InitiativeExternal link in 2015. The programme is aimed at scientists and scholars who are at risk and threatened and who are subject to persecution and repressions in their home countries. It allows them to continue their academic work in Germany.
Applications are by nomination by professors of the University of Jena only. Researchers cannot directly apply for this programme.
Requirements:
- supervisory commitment of a scientific mentor at the University of Jena to the nominated person;
- completed doctorate or comparable academic degree (PhD, CSc or equivalent);
- nominated persons must not be or have been resident outside their own country for more than five years at the time of application;
- sufficient language skills to successfully conduct their research project;
- scientific qualifications (e.g. publications);
- potential to be integrated in the (academic) job market;
- proof of at-risk statusExternal link
- In the case of Afghan and Ukrainian nominees, a self-report on their at-risk status is sufficient
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Information for hosts
In the framework of this programme, higher education and research institutions can apply for funding to host researchers at risk. Scientists and scholars who have been nominated successfully can be awarded fellowship funds or contracts of employment for research stays that last up to 24 months. In the framework of a co-funding model, an extension of up to 12 additional months is possible.
Applications are submitted centrally by the International Office. Please contact us (gawi@uni-jena.de) if you would like to become a host in the Philipp Schwartz Initiative or have questions about the programme.
For more information about the programme and current programme documents, please see hereExternal link.
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Application and support
The International Office / Welcome Point will take care of...
- the application,
- the coordination with the host institute and the academic mentor,
- the processing of the grants and reporting.
The International Office / Welcome Point supports...
THE FELLOWS...
- with needs-oriented mentoring,
- with individual tutoring/mentoring services or dealing with public administrative authorities, opening a bank account, health insurance, looking for a place of residence, individual language courses, intercultural offers, workshops, welcome packages, status (contract management);
THE HOST INSTITUTES...
- with extensive support offers (support with applications formats, funding options, getting into contact with and placement of potential candidates, tutoring services, looking for an apartment, information events for host institutes and faculties).
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Funding programmes for refugee doctoral candidates and scientists
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Global Scholars at Risk Network
- University of Jena: member since 2021
- an international network consisting of more than 500 institutions of higher education from 38 countries
- placement of at-risk scientists/scholars at host institutes as well as risk assessment for nominations in the context of the Philipp Schwartz InitiativeExternal link
- workshops and events
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SAR Germany Section
- University of Jena: member since 2021
- network of German institutions of higher education, research institutions, and scientific organizations
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The New School (The New University in Exile Konsortium)
- University of Jena: member since 2021
- strengthening the community of refugee researchers
- seminars, workshops, and joint projects
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Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF)
- one-year partial scholarship for international stays at universities and research institutions
- help with establishing contact between researchers and research institutes http://www.scholarrescuefund.org/scholarsExternal link
- co-funding of two threatened scholars at the University of Jena 2019–2020
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Further networking activities for refugee scientists
- Scholarship Database - DAADExternal link
- Jobs and Funding - EuraxessExternal link
- Third-Party Funding portal
- University of Jena - Job market
- AcademicsExternal linkde
- myscienceExternal link
- academicpositions.deExternal link
- make-it-in-germanyExternal link
- research-in-germanyExternal link
- ArbeitsagenturExternal link
Susanne Golz und Dr. Mareike Rind
07743 Jena
Office hours:
Nach Vereinbarung
Dr. Alexander Schwarzkopf
07743 Jena