SAFE project to award 56 fellowships to researchers at risk

The Supporting at-risk researchers with fellowships in Europe (SAFE) project has announced the results of the call for applications to award fellowships to at-risk researchers at doctoral and postdoctoral level.  

Out of 359 applicants, a total of 56 fellows from 15 countries will be supported to continue their work in 13 EU Member States. The top host countries of the selected researchers are Germany, France and Italy.

44 of selected fellows are postdoctoral researchers while 12 are doctoral candidates. Women researchers represent close to 60% of all fellows.

SAFE will support 27 researchers at risk who applied outside the EU while 29 fellowships will be awarded to researchers who are already in the EU (in line with the project’s mandate, more details available here).

The main disciplines of the selected fellows are  

• law
• economics and social science
• language and cultural studies
• mathematics and natural sciences  
• engineering 

About the SAFE project

The SAFE project is the latest EU initiative to support researchers at risk and test the feasibility of a European fellowship scheme in the future.  

This 3-year project with a budget of €12 million will provide fellowships for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers at risk to continue their work in the EU. It is a pilot initiative supported by the European Parliament to test the feasibility of setting up a European fellowship scheme for researchers at risk.

SAFE is implemented by a consortium comprising the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD, coordinator), Campus France, PAUSE/Collège de France, the Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED), supported by eight associated partners (Alexander-von-Humboldt-Foundation, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the Czech National Agency for International Education and Research, the Finnish National Agency for Education, the European University Association, the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, the Dutch Organisation for Internationalisation in Education and Sofia University).