Host a scholar
Posted April 15, 2016
Dr. Rana Mustafa, SAR Scholar of Food Science from Syria
SAR invites member institutions to welcome threatened scholars temporarily to campus as professors, researchers, lecturers, visiting scholars, post-docs, graduate fellows or students.

SAR’s How to Host handbook provides details about the hosting process, best practices and other helpful resources.
Scholar candidates are nominated to SAR by member institutions or partners, or apply directly. Materials for qualifying candidates are circulated to Network members via private mailing lists, and members are encouraged to contact SAR for additional information, review this information, and consider hosting a visitor whenever a suitable candidate is identified. Network members always retain final selection authority over whether to invite any candidate and over which candidates to consider. Network members are also encouraged to identify candidates themselves through their faculty and other links by nominating cases to SAR.
Each visit is arranged on a case-by-case basis, with the exact terms of the visit adjusted according to the needs and abilities of the scholar and of the inviting institution. Visits range from 3 months to 2 years, with the average visit lasting for one academic year (9-12 months). During the visits, scholars may teach, research, lecture or study depending on the needs of the host institution and the terms established for the visit.
SAR asks host institutions, wherever possible, to identify funding to support the visit. Funding sources include central administration, departments, teaching funds, scholarships, private donors, community groups and foundations. SAR will assist interested hosts in identifying potential funding sources.
If you would like to refer a scholar to SAR for our review, please write: hostingatSAR@nyu.edu
SAR is also aware of scholars who are seeking remote fellowships, due to restrictions on their travel. Learn more about how you can assist in providing these here.
Contact us to receive detailed information on one of the below scholars:
Case ID | Degree | Field | Risk/Status | Seeking placement |
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Afghanistan-552 | PhD | Social Anthropology | General/situational risk; Threat of arrest/violence (Displaced) | Europe |
Afghanistan-687 | MA | Public Nutrition | General/situational risk; Threat of arrest/violence (Displaced) | United States |
Afghanistan-777 | MA | Psychology | General/situational risk | Sweden |
Afghanistan-811 | MSc | Civil Engineering | General/situational risk | Germany |
Afghanistan-836 | MD | Medicine and Public Health | General/situational risk | Anywhere |
Afghanistan-847 | MSc | Computer Science | General/situational risk | Norway |
Afghanistan-854 | PhD | Water Resource Management; Engineering | General/situational risk | United States |
Afghanistan-855 | PhD | Geology | General/situational risk; Threat of arrest/violence (Displaced) | Belgium |
Afghanistan-953 | PhD | Persian Literature | General/situational risk | United States |
Afghanistan-1049 | PhD | Agriculture | General/situational risk (Displaced) | Italy |
Afghanistan-1088 | PhD | Law; Literature | General/situational risk (Displaced) | Europe, New Zealand |
Afghanistan-1093 | PhD | Civil and Environmental Engineering | General/situational risk | United States |
Afghanistan-1112 | PhD | International Relations | General/situational risk | Germany |
Afghanistan-1173 | PhD | Agriculture; Plant Science | General/situational risk | North America, Europe |
Afghanistan-1247 | PhD in progress | International Relations; Conflict Resolution | General/situational risk | Canada |
Afghanistan-1257 | PhD | Theoretical Physics | General/situational risk | Canada |
Afghanistan-1264 | PhD | Environmental Science | General/situational risk | Anywhere |
Afghanistan-1333 | PhD | Agriculture; Entomology | General/situational risk | Anywhere |
Afghanistan-1358 | MA | Education/Management | General/situational risk | North America, Europe |
Afghanistan-1404 | PhD | Pathology | General/situational risk | North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand |
Afghanistan-1462 | PhD in progress | Persian Literature | General/situational risk | Anywhere |
Afghanistan-1558 | MSc | Hydrogeology and Groundwater Management | General/situational risk | Switzerland |
Afghanistan-1588 | MA | Law and Human Rights | General/situational risk | North America, Europe, Australia |
Afghanistan-1605 | PhD in progress | Finance; Economics | General/situational risk | Norway; Europe |
Afghanistan-1815 | MSc | Physics | General/situational risk | North America, Europe |
Afghanistan-1902 | MA | Sociology | General/situational risk | Anywhere |
Afghanistan-1918 | MA | Private Law | General/situational risk | Anywhere |
Afghanistan-2070 | PhD in progress | Political Science; Islamic Law and Culture | General/situational risk | Anywhere |
Afghanistan-2072 | MA & Practitioner | Economics; Journalism | General/situational risk | Switzerland |
Afghanistan-2104 | PhD | Chemistry; Environmental Engineering | General/situational risk | North America, Europe, Oceania |
Afghanistan-2109 | PhD | Agriculture; Entomology | General/situational risk | Anywhere |
Afghanistan-2121 | PhD | Law | General/situational risk | North America, Europe |
Afghanistan-2139 | PhD | Civil Engineering | General/situational risk; Harassment/intimidation | Anywhere |
Burma-559 | PhD | Soil Ecology | Threat of arrest/violence; Loss of position/profession; General/situational Risk (Displaced) | Switzerland |
China-649 | PhD | Modern Chinese History; Contemporary Chinese Studies; Chinese Culture and Language Instruction | Threat to life/person with academic trigger; Threat of arrest/violence; Loss of position/profession; Surveillance/censorship (Displaced) | United States |
Ethiopia-685 | PhD | Economics | Loss of position/profession; Surveillance/censorship; Threat of arrest/violence (Displaced) | United States |
Ethiopia-702 | PhD | Environmental Planning | Threat of arrest/violence; Harassment/intimidation; Discrimination; General/situational risk (Displaced) | North America, Europe, Africa |
Ethiopia-720 | PhD | International Relations | General/situational risk; Harassment/intimidation | Washington, D.C. (DMV) |
Ethiopia-731 | PhD | Mathematics; Statistics | General/situational risk; Harassment/intimidation | Australia, North America, Europe |
Ethiopia-751 | PhD | Education and Lifelong Learning Sciences | Imprisonment/facing charges; Threat of arrest/violence; Harassment/intimidation; Loss of position/profession; Surveillance/censorship | North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania |
Ethiopia-765 | PhD | Environment and Climate Change Resilience | Threat to life/person with other human rights trigger; Threat of arrest/violence; Harassment/intimidation; Loss of position/profession; Surveillance/censorship | Anywhere |
Ethiopia-767 | PhD | Administrative Management | General/situational risk; Harassment/intimidation Threat of arrest/violence; Harassment/intimidation; Loss of position/profession; Surveillance/censorship; (Displaced) | Sweden |
Ethiopia-771 | PhD | Biology; Wildlife Conservation and Ecology | General/situational risk; Harassment/intimidation Threat of arrest/violence; Harassment/intimidation | Anywhere |
Ethiopia-773 | PhD | Soil Science; Natural Resource Management | General/situational risk; Loss of position/profession; Imprisonment/facing charges | Anywhere |
Ethiopia-774 | PhD | Pharmaceutical Sciences | General/situational risk; Harassment/intimidation | Belgium |
Iran-845 | PhD | Mechanical Engineering | Imprisonment/Facing Charges; Threat of Arrest/Violence; Harassment/Intimidation (Displaced) | Australia |
Iran-900 | PhD | English Literature | Loss of position/profession; Harassment/intimidation; Surveillance/censorship (Displaced) | Canada |
Iran-901 | PhD | Nuclear Physics | Harassment/intimidation; Surveillance/censorship; Threat of arrest/violence (Displaced) | Sweden |
Iran-904 | PhD | Political Science | Threat of arrest/violence; Harassment/intimidation; Surveillance/censorship | North America |
Iran-912 | PhD | Political Science | Loss of position/profession; Harassment/intimidation | Anywhere |
Mexico-510 | MA & Practitioner | Human Rights Law | Threat of arrest/violence; Harassment/intimidation (Displaced) | United States |
Nigeria-554 | PhD | Science Education | Loss of Position/Profession | Canada |
Pakistan-625 | PhD | History | Harassment/intimidation; Surveillance/censorship; Threat of arrest/violence; Threat to life/person with other human rights trigger | Anglophone countries: North America, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand |
Russia-626 | PhD | Russian Literature | Threat of Arrest/Violence; Harassment/Intimidation (Displaced) | Europe |
Sudan-567 | PhD | Development Studies; Women's Studies | General/situational risk | Anywhere |
Syria-875 | PhD | Marketing; Ethics of Persuasive Technology | General/Situational Risk; Threat of Arrest/Violence | Finland |
Syria-971 | PhD | Engineering Management and Construction | General/situational risk; Threat of arrest/violence | North America, Europe, Australia |
Syria-986 | PhD | Materials Science and Engineering; Ceramics | General/Situational Risk; Threat of Arrest/Violence | North America, Europe |
Syria-1002 | PhD | Agricultural Economics | General/Situational Risk; Threat of Arrest/Violence; Harassment/Intimidation | North America, Europe, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand |
Turkey-1269 | PhD | Chemistry | Imprisonment/facing charges; Threat of arrest/ violence; Loss of position/profession (Displaced) | Canada |
Turkey-1321 | PhD | Human Geography, Migration Studies | Imprisonment/ facing charges; Threat of arrest/ violence; Loss of position/ profession (Displaced) | Europe, North America |
Ukraine-537 | PhD | Philosophy; Psychoanalysis; Neuroscience | General/situational risk; Threat of arrest/violence (Displaced) | Ireland |
Ukraine-583 | PhD | Translation Studies | General/situational risk (Displaced) | Europe |
Ukraine-592 | PhD | History of Law | General/situational risk (Displaced) | Europe |
Ukraine-645 | PhD | Economics; Mathematics | General/situational risk (Displaced) | Switzerland, Europe |
Ukraine-789 | PhD | American and European Literature | General/situational risk (Displaced) | Italy, Europe |
Yemen-540 | PhD | Biotechnology | General/situational risk (Displaced) | United States |
Yemen-545 | PhD | Biochemistry | General/situational risk | Europe; North America |
Yemen-552 | PhD | Organic Chemistry | General/situational risk; Threat of arrest/violence | Anywhere |
Yemen-585 | PhD | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | Threat of arrest/violence; Harassment/intimidation; General/situational risk (Displaced) | Finland, Scandinavia, Europe |
Yemen-591 | PhD | Computer Science; Communication Technology | General/situational risk; Loss of position/profession | North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand |
Yemen-619 | PhD | Physics | Threat of arrest/violence; General/situational risk (Displaced) | Anywhere |
Yemen-638 | PhD | Veterinary Science | General/situational risk; Loss of position/profession (Displaced) | Europe, North America |
Yemen-691 | PhD | Literature | General/situational risk | Anywhere |
Yemen-706 | PhD | Medicinal and Organic Chemistry | General/situational risk; Loss of position/profession | Anywhere |
Yemen-733 | PhD | Software Engineering | General/situational risk; Harassment/intimidation | Switzerland |
Yemen-751 | PhD | English and Linguistics | General/situational risk | Anywhere |
Yemen-796 | PhD | Biochemistry | General/situational risk; Loss of position/profession | Anywhere |