The allocation of funds will benefit 160 students and 50 scientists of the Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University, one of the universities most affected by military operations.
In addition to projects such as the Emergency Student Fund for Ukraine, which raised nearly $650,000 to support 225 Ukrainian students enrolled in more than 140 U.S. locations, and the Ukraine Crisis Response Fund, which provides grants and funding for research and reconstruction in Ukraine, IIE’s commitment counts also with other projects.
“Promoting access to education is at the core of IIE’s mission, and we work with partners around the world to help students who have been displaced continue their education,” Mary Karam McKey, IIE’s head of corporate and foundation programs, told The PIE.
“We support a group of students at the Horlivka Institute for Foreign Languages and work with other universities to serve students and scholars in need,” she said.
Additionally, the Global Democracy Ambassador Scholarship – led by renowned figures such as former Russian chess player and human rights activist Garry Kasparov – awarded 20 Ukrainian students up to $30,000 to enable them to continue their studies in the US or matriculate at an American university. in spring and/or summer 2023.
“Promoting access to education is at the core of IIE’s mission”
The IIE is considering providing additional support to international students enrolled at Ukrainian universities who fled the country when the war broke out, McKey continued.
“IIE is aware of this population, has spoken with other organizations that focus on supporting these students, and we are looking for ways to help,” she told The PIE.
Support programs for Ukrainian and Russian scientists and artists are also planned.
The Scholar Rescue Fund has rescued 13 Ukrainian scholars since the outbreak of war and is also helping nine Russian scholars who are no longer able to continue their activities in Russia, while the Artist Protection Fund has awarded six scholarships to literary, performing and visual artists. in desperate need of emergency support.
