Scholarships for Palestinian Students

United States • PhD, Postdoc

Research fellowship supporting scholars conducting field-based research on Palestine through the Palestinian American Research Center.

Multiple countries • Bachelor's

Scholarships for Palestinian-American students, including undergraduate study support.

Netherlands • Master's, Short Course

Fellowships for mid-career professionals from developing countries for short courses and Master's at Dutch institutions.

Netherlands • Master's, Short Course

Fully funded scholarships for professionals from OKP partner countries to pursue short courses or Master's in the Netherlands. Palestine is an eligible country.

United States • Postdoc

MIT program supporting scholars at risk, including those from Palestine, with visiting fellowships.

South Korea • Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Fully funded Korean government scholarship covering airfare, tuition, monthly allowance (KRW 900,000), and Korean language training.

Multiple • Master's, PhD

Scholarship supporting Palestinian and Arab students in social science, literature, and development studies.

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Higher Education Scholarships for Palestinians for advanced study in the UK.

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Known scholarship page (Palestine)

United Kingdom • Master's

Named MA scholarship at SOAS honoring journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, for Palestine Studies.

Singapore • Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Government and university scholarships available for Palestinian students studying in Singapore.

Romania • Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Government scholarships covering tuition, accommodation, and monthly stipend for international students.

France • Master's, PhD

Special France Excellence scholarship for students from Gaza, covering tuition and living expenses.

Palestine • Bachelor's

PADICO-funded scholarships for Palestinian students at Palestinian universities.

Ireland •

Known scholarship page (Ireland)

Norway • Master's, PhD

Norwegian government-funded scheme for students from developing countries. Covers living costs and tuition (free in Norway). Palestine is a priority country.

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Registered source (ngo)

Palestine • Bachelor's, Master's

Birzeit University financial aid and external scholarship matching for Palestinian students.

Multiple Countries • Bachelor's, Master's

Official refugee-focused higher education scholarship pathway through UNHCR's DAFI programme.

Multiple • Bachelor's

About Us - IIE Scholar Rescue Fund Skip to content About Us Around the world, scholars have long suffered harassment, detention, torture, and other forms of persecution as a result of their work. In the worst cases, scholars pay with their lives for their dedication to their academic work and freedom of thought. The Institute of International Education (IIE), an independent not-for-profit organization, has supported opportunities for persecuted scholars since its founding in 1919. In 2002, IIE launched the Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) to formalize its commitment to protecting the lives, voices, and ideas of scholars around the globe. IIE-SRF is the only global program that arranges, funds, and supports fellowships for threatened and displaced scholars at partnering higher education institutions worldwide, including inside their home regions. IIE-SRF selects outstanding professors, researchers, and public intellectuals for fellowship support and arranges visiting academic positions with partnering institutions of higher learning and research. Our fellowships enable scholars to pursue their academic work in safety and to continue to share their knowledge with students, colleagues, and the community. If conditions in the scholars’ home countries improve, scholars may return after their fellowships to make meaningful contributions to their national academies and civil society. If safe return is not possible, scholars may use the fellowship period to identify longer-term opportun

United Kingdom • Bachelor's, PhD, Postdoc, Faculty

What we do Home > what we do > What we do Cara - the Council for At-Risk Academics - has been working since 1933 to support academics at risk. Our Fellowship Programme is a rescue mission for academics in immediate danger. At any time, some 350 at-risk academics are in placements, or are being helped through the process of finding a safe place to continue their work, with their families too. Our regional programmes support individuals working on in their home countries despite the risks, and those in exile nearby. They also work with higher education institutions whose work is at risk or compromised. Our Syria Programme was established in 2016, and worked until 2024 with some 200 Syrian academics in exile, mostly in Turkey. We also partner with other organisations, including with the British Academy in the 'Researchers at Risk' programme for Ukraine-based academics, which was launched in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion. We now manage all the payments to nearly 180 grantees. We are also participating in the EU's Inspireurope+ programme (2022-25), as the lead for Work Package 2, ‘ Guidance for Researchers at Risk ’. In all that we do we honour the aim set out by our founders in 1933, “to prevent the waste of exceptional abilities exceptionally trained” - knowing how important such abilities are to the future of each country, and to the world. Cara’s Fellowship Programme Cara is ready to help academics from any country in the world Cara's Fellowship Programme Further Support for Cara Fellows Help to find temporary refuge, a place you can work and learn until you can return home Further Support for Cara Fellows Cara’s Syria Programme Providing support to academics affected by the Syria crisis Cara’s Syria Programme Close

Multiple • Bachelor's

Eligibility Criteria - IIE Scholar Rescue Fund Skip to content Applicants Eligibility Criteria IIE-SRF accepts applications from professors, researchers, and public intellectuals who face threats and cannot continue their work in their home countries. Scholars from any country and in any academic field or discipline may qualify. Applicants are assessed based on academic qualifications and experience, the quality and/or potential of their work, and the urgency of the threats that they face. Preference is given to scholars who: hold a Ph.D. or highest degree in their field and have significant teaching and/or research experience at a university, college, or other institution of higher learning; have an established record of published research; demonstrate superior academic accomplishment or promise; are facing or have recently fled from immediate, targeted threats to their lives and/or careers in their home countries or countries of residence; will benefit their home and/or host academic communities. Unfortunately, IIE-SRF typically cannot consider applications from individuals who: are seeking to continue their studies, including Ph.D. study, or to complete an academic training program; have been displaced or have resided outside their home countries for more than two years; hold citizenship or permanent residency in a safe second country; will have completed two years on a comparable fellowship or other program for threatened scholars. Because of high demand for assistance, I

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Multiple • Postdoc, Faculty

Fellowship for threatened and displaced scholars, providing temporary academic positions at partner universities worldwide.

Multiple • Master's

Partner With Us - IIE Scholar Rescue Fund Skip to content Hosts & Partners “Hosting IIE-SRF scholars has been an extremely rewarding and unifying endeavor for Cornell University. They are talented researchers whose expertise and perspective adds to the vibrancy of our scholar community.” Dr. Jason Hecht, Cornell University The support and partnership of the international academic community is critical to the work of the IIE Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF). Our valued partners, comprising hundreds of institutions, individuals, and organizations across the globe, provide a crucial lifeline for threatened and displaced academics by identifying scholars in need of support, hosting these scholars on their campuses, and supporting their integration into new academic environments. HOW TO PARTNER WITH IIE-SRF Host a threatened scholar: Arrange a yearlong academic appointment for an IIE-SRF fellow. Provide matching support of equal or greater value to the IIE-SRF fellowship, generally in the form of salary or a stipend. (Contributions like housing, insurance, or professional development funding can also be considered.) Sponsor the fellow’s visa or work permit. Offer academic and professional resources, faculty mentoring, and staff assistance. Offer scholar support services: Contribute to the academic and professional development of IIE-SRF fellows and alumni as they integrate into new academic communities. Refer a threatened scholar: Nominate or refer to IIE-SRF academic colleagues faci

Multiple • Master's

IIE-SRF and the war in Ukraine - IIE Scholar Rescue Fund Skip to content IIE-SRF and the war in Ukraine IIE-SRF and the war in Ukraine The invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces has had a devastating impact on the country’s citizens and higher education system. As the war surpassed the one-year mark, the United Nations estimates that as many as 13 million people – including many professors and researchers – had fled the country, while millions more are internally displaced. Many of Ukraine’s universities and research institutions have been damaged or destroyed, limiting the ability of scholars remaining in the country to safely continue their work. Like earlier crises in Iraq, Syria, Venezuela, and elsewhere, Ukraine’s higher education emergency underscores the need to protect the lives and work of Ukrainian professors and researchers. These scholars are integral to the country’s knowledge production and will help rebuild what has been lost. Since the conflict began, IIE-SRF has supported 32 Ukrainian scholars, many of them women, in academic fields ranging from children’s literature to medicine to fluid mechanics. IIE-SRF continues to follow closely the events in Ukraine and the devastating impacts of the war on the academic community and country more broadly. Within this context, we are faced with the difficult decision of how to best allocate our limited resources. After careful consideration, IIE-SRF is focused on supporting fellowships undertaken in Eastern or Central Eur

United States • Bachelor's

Ayman Hamdeh Scholarship Recipients - PALESTINIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY CENTER × Stay up to date on all events and program registration by joining our newsletter list today. Subscribe Now Home Our Reports > Monthly Newsletters Annual Reports About us Our Statements Donate Rentals Rental Pricing Events Palestine Day on Palestine Way Programs Soccer Training PACC Summer Fun Annual Programs PACC Family Discount Host Your Program at PACC Frequently Asked Questions Virtual Arabic Convo Classes What We Do Civic Engagement Actions for Palestine Private Classes Workshops Scholarships > Ayman Hamdeh Scholarship Recipients Halema Salama Gaber Community Impact Recipients Dr. Sufian Mahmoud and Dr. Hala Elsamna Merit Recipients Alkiswani Merit Recipients Palestine Education > Book Club FIF HOPE Homeland Project > FAQ Homeland Project Oral History > ECHOES OF HOME Falastin Magazine > Falastin Past Issues Resources Get Involved Careers Internships > ACE GOT Volunteering Volunteer Ayman Hamdeh Scholarship Recipients Haneen Issa 2024 Hansen Issa, originally from Beit Anan, Palestine, is currently a third-year student at Montclair State University. She is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. Haneen has been an active member of PACC since 2016, Starting out as a participant in many programs and later becoming a volunteer. She is deeply involved in student activism, serving as an executive board member for Montclair State University’s Student

United Kingdom • Bachelor's, Master's

Scholarship for Palestinian students to pursue Master's degrees in the United Kingdom.

Italy • Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Italian government and universities cooperation scholarships specifically for Palestinian students.