You are an academic and seeking help?

Dear academic - we hope you are safe during this difficult time. CCG are working hard to support academics who have been forced to leave Ukraine, talking with universities across the world keen to offer academics a role at their institutions.

Below is a list of offers and projects developed by international universities or organisations eager to help Ukrainian academics. Please follow the links to see the kinds of assistance available and how to apply. We will update this list frequently.

SCONUL

There are some options in place for accessing content for free for Ukrainian academics and students. There are still some restrictions around accessing academic content, but SCONUL are working with UK universities in Twinning to get around the limitations.

CARA (Council for At-Risk Academics)

CARA is a UK-based NGO which provides help to academics in immediate danger, those forced into exile, and many who choose to work on in their home countries despite serious risks. They identify funded placements for academics and PhD students wanting to relocate in the UK.

CARA also developed a Fellowship that will provide financial support to cover salary, research expenses and living costs as well as visas.

The British Academy’s Researchers at Risk Scheme

The Programme enables UK universities to provide additional two-year fellowships to researchers at risk with funding of circa £37,000 per annum. Researchers and innovators supported through this Programme will be able to take up these temporary fellowships at UK institutions, continue their research, enhance their skills and build long-lasting collaborative links with UK counterparts. Applications must be made by UK-based institutions, so you will need to find a host university who can then nominate you for the fellowship.

The next deadline for applications will be 5:00pm BST on Wedensday 20 July 2022. Further application rounds will be held in the autumn – dates will be announced in due course.

Science for Ukraine

They gather and distribute information about support opportunities at the university, national, and international level for researchers directly affiliated to an academic institution in Ukraine.

The Open University (UK)

The Open University has an Open Learn website that delivers free online content (signposted by the UK Government) to students and academics. The main courses are in:

  • Everyday English (badged course)

  • Understanding you sector (badged course)

  • Making sense of mental health problems

  • Languages at work

  • English in the world today

  • Getting started with online learning

  • How to write a CV

ALLEA Programme

ALLEA aim to improve the conditions for research by collaborating with European academies for the benefit of the research community, decision-makers and the public. The ALLEA Programme identifies immediate and funded assistance to scholars who want to continue their research in Europe for up to one year.

Academics to Academics

The Initiative aims to support Ukrainian academic staff who have been relocated from active hostilities zone. The Initiative will target university teachers and researchers enabling them to conduct education and research activities while staying internally displaced or living abroad as refugees.

ERA4Ukraine - European Commission

This specific initiative wants to support researchers of Ukraine by providing them with an overview of all existing actions at European and national levels.

Project ARES

The purpose of the project is to provide guidance on how to develop or enhance decision-making, leadership and resilience under specific circumstances, including the war occurring in Ukraine. The resources include short videos delivered by experts and university academics.

Czech Republic

Institutions in Czech Republic are eager to offer funded placements for academics and PhD students. The government fully supports this initiative, funding placements for researchers.

MindEd

A free educational resource for mental health of children, young people, adults and older people.