SAR - Scholars at Risk

Scholars at Risk (SAR) is an international network of universities founded in 1999 at the University of Chicago to promote academic freedom and protect scholars whose lives are in danger or whose work is severely compromised.

SAR is an international non-governmental organization (INGO) which currently includes 550 universities in 40 countries. It is also part of the Network for Education and Academic Rights (NEAR) and the Institute of International Education (IIE) which established the Scholars Rescue Fund (SRF). In addition to the partners present in each country, the SAR network has signed a collaboration protocol with some partner networks.

Launched in February 2019 with 14 founding members, SAR Italy counted 36 members at the end of December 2022.

SAR carries out activities on three programmatic areas:

1. Protection - SAR works in collaboration with partner universities to create temporary scholarships (3-36 months) for academics applying for SAR protection. The funding of the scholarships is entirely borne by the host university, although SAR promotes contacts with foundations/international funding bodies (for example, the Scholars Rescue Fund - SRF).

2. Advocacy - on behalf of academics, writers, artists and other intellectuals to sensitize civil and political society to cases of attack on academic freedom in different national contexts.

3. Learning - Research and training on issues of human rights, academic freedoms, academic refugees and reception policies for researchers and students, through the organization of seminars, conferences, talk series, monitoring projects, and participation in Erasmus+ projects.

Info

Delegate

dott.ssa VIRGINIA CODA NUNZIANTE

CNR
Unità 'Relazioni Internazionali'
P.le Aldo Moro, 7 - 00185 Roma
Phone number: +39 0649933270
Email: virginia.codanunziante@cnr.it

Substitute delegate

dott. STEFANO DEGLI UBERTI

CNR
Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione e le Politiche Sociali
Via Palestro 32 - 00185 Roma
Phone number: +39 06492724269
Email: stefano.degliuberti@irpps.cnr.it

Last update: 02/05/2024