"For over nine decades, IIE has been promoting peace and understanding through the exchange of people and ideas. The organization plays an especially critical role for students and academic leaders who are at risk because of political oppression or other forms of danger. 

The IIE’s Scholar Rescue Fund provides a rare chance for them to establish outside contacts and to know that they are not alone in their quest for intellectual freedom."

Madeleine K. Albright
U.S. Secretary of State, 1997-2001 

There are many ways you may contribute to the efforts of IIE's Scholar Rescue Fund:

* Refer a threatened scholar in need.
* Invite a scholar to your university. 
* Donate to the Save a Scholar Campaign.
 
Help us protect lives and voices around the world.

Allan E. Goodman
IIE President & CEO

SRF by the numbers 2002-2010:

Fellowship awards:      508
Scholar grantees:        361
Scholar countries:       43
Hosting universities:   200+
Hosting contries:         39

Working towards a cure

SRF scholar from Belarus, Dmitri Lapotko, leads an international team at Rice University conducting cutting edge nanotechnology research on the use of his new invention, plasmonic nanobubbles, to diagnose and treat cancer and other threatening diseases. More >

Kyrgyz scholar aims to stem ethnic violence

Years of surveillance, harassment and intimidation culminating in a failed assassination attempt on his life forced this scholar to leave Kyrgyzstan. A professor and former university president who had led the sole opposition party in the Parliament, he hopes to be able to return home to build democratic institutions. Meet the scholar >

Persistent attacks "get rid of intelligentsia" in Iraq

In the face of vicious and targeted assaults against scholars, Iraqis in exile worry about the future of a country that lacks academic leadership. Columbia University’s SIPA News describes SRF’s Iraq Scholar effort to save lives and the future of Iraqi higher education by helping the country’s threatened scholars. Read the stories of Iraqis in exile (via PDF) >

SRF thanks its outstanding volunteers

IIE honored Steven H. Schulman, Partner and Pro-Bono Practice Leader at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, with the 2010 ‘Award for Extraordinary Service’ for the generous support and counsel he has provided to the Fund. IIE’s president and chairman presented the award at a volunteer recognition luncheon at the Institute’s New York headquarters.
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Scholar Rescue in the Modern World available for download!

This report is the first effort to share with a larger community the breadth and nature of the persecution of scholars around the globe. Based on data from the first five years of activity of the Scholar Rescue Fund, the Carnegie Corporation-funded report proposes new ideas and programs to mitigate the persecution of academics worldwide. Download the full PDF report >