This action will pilot a European Fellowship Scheme to support Researchers at Risk by establishing, testing and validating procedures for the selection of researchers (assessing their risk and awarding them the fellowship) and for matching researchers with host institutions in the EU. The action will contribute to enhancing support for researchers at risk to continue their work in a safe environment, whether academic or non-academic.
Validation
To validate the established procedures, the PA will award fellowships to researchers at risk in two tracks, with around 15 fellowships in each track:
- Track 1: Urgent placements for non-EU researchers at risk (outside the refugee process) who are facing threats in their country of residence or have recently fled their country of residence due to such threats, and have neither refugee nor subsidiary protection status.
- Track 2: Non-EU refugee researchers and follow-up placements for at-risk candidates outside the refugee process – i.e. researchers with recognised refugee or subsidiary protection status; or researchers outside the refugee process holding or applying for temporary permits/visas.
Deadline
The call will be open for submissions on 28 June 2023, with the deadline to apply on 7 September 2023.
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