Academy in Exile

Academy in Exile brings together multidisciplinary cohorts of scholars around a unified theme, with the aim of enabling persecuted scholars to collaborate with one another and resume their work in Germany. Academy in Exile supports 24 scholars with either long-term fellowships (12 to 24 months) or short-term emergency stipends (three months) .

In response to the growing need of scholars at risk today, Academy in Exile was founded in 2017. The initial fellowships were awarded to scholars from Turkey on the basis of applicants’ academic merit and risk status. With the programme entering its seventh year, AiE fellowships are now available to scholars from all over the world. In 2025, 19 fellows from nine different countries were offered fellowships by AiE.

Website

https://www.academy-in-exile.eu/en/

Host Country

Germany

Duration

Both long-term (12-24 months) and emergency short-term (3 month) stipends available

Applicants

Scholars at risk

Contact

Prof. Kader Konuk
Director, Academy in Exile
kader.konuk@tu-dortmund.de

How To Apply:

Call for applications are published yearly on the Academy in Exile Website: https://www.academy-in-exile.eu

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Undergraduate

To apply to any of our Bachelor's programs (Except the Bachelor's Program for Adult Transfer Students) complete and submit the Common App online.

Graduates and Adult Learners

To apply to any of our Master's, Doctural, Professional Studies Diploma, Graduates Certificate, or Associate's programs, or to apply to the Bachelor's Program for Adult and Transfer Students, complete and submit the New School Online Application.