Provides an average of $2,000 financial aid for Writers whose primary professional occupation is writing.

Application: https://pen.org/writers-emergency-fund/

These yearlong fellowships support temporary academic positions at institutions of higher learning anywhere in the world where fellows can continue their work in safety. In most cases, fellows are eligible for a second and final year of fellowship support.

Professors, researchers, and public intellectuals who face threats to their lives and careers in their home countries can apply.

Application Information:http://scholarrescuefund.org/scholars/instructions-and-application

Freelance Journalists' and their family members' financial costs including medical and rehabilitation costs, emergency subsistence, legal advice, and relocation costs are covered.

Freelancers and families in a critical situation can contact RPT directly by phone at +44 (0) 20 3219 7867/7865 or by email at assistance@rorypecktrust.org

Application Form: https://rorypecktrust.org/freelance-assistance/Assistance-Grants

Efficient assistance through temporary relocation; trial observation; other types of urgent assistance (such as medical support fees).

(Maximum grant is 5,000 EUR)

Information: https://www.forum-asia.org/?p=7302

Email: protection@forum-asia.org

Tel: +66(0)263-79-126 ext. no. 201

* The human rights defender applying for assistance should be endorsed by one of FORUM-ASIA’s member/partner organisations.

Opportunity to engage in training, networking, project work, and academic study in historical dialogue and related fields at Columbia University in New York City for the fall semester. The comprehensive fellowship program provides fellows with the opportunity to hone practical skills in fundraising, advocacy and leadership; to develop a deeper understanding of and engagement with the past; and to foster mutually beneficial relationships with their peers and with international and non-profit organizations based in New York and Washington, D.C.

Temporarily relocate HRDs or to quickly provide specific security improvements like steel doors, digital security software, or security cameras.

Human rights defenders need to start personal fundraiser through website: https://egen-insamling.civilrightsdefenders.org/projects/civil-rights-defenders-2

Financial aid helping HRDs to continue work in their home country OR chance to travel to Spain, for a period of several weeks to provide a period of rest to be used for their physical and psychological recovery

Contact Form: http://www.defenred.org/paginas/contact/

The Oak Fellowship is a faculty position. The Fellow’s primary responsibility is to teach about human rights issues in his or her area,

The online application form is available in September, and the deadline is December.

Link: http://www.colby.edu/oakinstitute/oak-fellowship-2016-application/

* The program accepts one human rights professional.

Evacuation aid, relocation assistance, legal assistance, medical aid and intervention with authorities

Information: http://www.aedh.org/en/home/what-we-do/emergency-fund-for-human-rights-defenders?id=224

Phone number: + 33 (0)4 37 37 10 11

Contact
relevant authorities, raising the case through the EU or individual government
representatives; assist in temporary relocation; or assistance with medical/legal
expenses

(maximum grant is 10,000 EUR)

Emergency Grant Application: https://www.protectdefenders.eu/en/supporting-defenders.html

Hotline:
+353 (0) 1 21 00 489