Academics in Solidarity

German Federal Ministry of Education and Research supports nationwide mentoring program based at Freie Universität Berlin for researchers in exile. No 094/2019 from Apr 11, 2019 Reintegrating exiled researchers into the international academic community is at the heart of the mentoring program set up at Freie Universität Berlin and funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The "Academics in Solidarity" program has received 600,000 euros funding for the next three years. Based at the university's Center for International Cooperation, the program seeks to establish a solidarity network for researchers in exile across Germany. The project also plans to extend the network to include partners in Lebanon and Jordan. "Academics in Solidarity" is open to young postdocs forced to leave their home countries due to war or persecution and who wish to resume their academic work in Germany or another host country. They can come from any field and any country.