EURAXESS Sience4Refugees Hub Digital Toolkit

This online toolkit is created under EURAXESS initiative Science4Refugees. It aims to support EURAXESS S4R Hub services as a comprehensive resource that empowers refugee researchers, aids their integration into the European research community, and fosters collaboration and support networks. Visit the initiative page to learn more: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/frameworks/science4refugees.

INSIDE THE TOOLKIT

Welcome to EURAXESS Sience4Refugees Hub

Are you a refugee researcher or a scholar at risk?

Click on For researchers tab, to:

Find useful for you information on EURAXESS services, activities and materials,
Reach relevant tools to support yours and your family integration in the local culture of the host country and in the local labor market,
Find contacts for personalised support.

Are you a company, NGO or a public organisation that would like to hire a refugee researcher or a scholar at risk?

Click on For Companies tab, to:

Are you a EURAXESS center or a contact point?

Click on For EURAXESS members, to:

Learn about the concepts behind the hub and its members,
Find out more about our activities,
Contact us if you would like to join.

Find job

Visit our Guide on labour market integration of refugee researchers https://www.euraxess.at/austria/labour-market-integration-refugee-resea…

EURAXESS Jobs portal is the largest European job portal for highly qualified specialists. Follow the link https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/search and look in thousands of jobs all over Europe.

Job offers marked with the sign are specifically oriented towards refugee researchers. To filter only jobs with this sign you may specify your search by choosing the Science4Refugees category in the “Other Categories” filter.

You may also register on the portal https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/user/login and create your own researcher profile to become visible to employees or to In order to enable search engine to send you periodical updates on specific job offers. Visit to learn more: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/my

Practical tools

The EURAXESS Internship Program for Refugee and Displaced Researchers in Europe https://internship.euraxess.bg/ offers financial support to companies, public organisations and refugee researchers. It starts on 20th Feb 2024 and ends 31 Jan 2026.

EURAXESS Mentoring Programme “Shape the future of a Researcher coming to Europe” works permanently and offers volunteer mentors, and cooperation and networking opportunities at https://mentoring.euraxess.bg/ .

The Guide on labour market integration helps to explore opportunities https://www.euraxess.at/austria/labour-market-integration-refugee-resea…

The EURAXESS Intercultural Assistant for Researchers aims at raising your awareness of the complexity of the intercultural encounters.

https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/career-development/researchers/intercultu…

EURAXESS Smart Talks podcasts https://www.buzzsprout.com/1998474

Find other career development tools and resources at https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/career-development/researchers#tools--res…

EURAXESS services

Find contacts for personalised support https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/choose-your-country in finding accomodation, banking, family support, etc.

Contact the EURAXESS S4R Hub for requesting regular email information on training, events and other activities or for receiving advice on your next steps

EURAXESS activities

Access to recorded webinars https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/webinars/search

See latest news and announcements for training and events

Useful materials

Visit each event page to download materials.

Financial support

The EURAXESS Internship Program for Refugee and Displaced Researchers in Europe https://internship.euraxess.bg/ offers financial support to SMEs, NGOs, hospitals, libraries, museums, galleries, etc. It starts on 20th Feb 2024 and ends 31 Jan 2026.

Post a job offer

EURAXESS Jobs portal is the largest European job portal for highly qualified specialists https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/search.

You may register on the portal https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/user/login and publish your job offers. Visit to learn more: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/my

Do not forget to mark offers with the sign if this job offer is specifically oriented towards refugee researchers.

Labour market integration of refugee researchers

The Guide on labour market integration helps staff at research and higher education institutions in dealing with refugee researchers https://www.euraxess.at/austria/labour-market-integration-refugee-resea…

Guide for staff

Find detailed guidance for working with refugee researchers on the initiative page and press tab “For support staff” https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/frameworks/science4refugees#refugee-frien…

Connect with the S4R Hub

Contact the EURAXESS S4R Hub for joining the hub, for requesting regular email information on training, events and other activities or for receiving advice on specific cases

Contact: Svetlana Dimitrova, Sofia University "St.Kliment Ohridski", e-mail: svetlana@fmi.uni-sofia.bg

Podcast

News

EURAXESS Science 4 Refugees Hub

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15 Apr 2025

EURAXESS Smart Talks: New Episode Alert

The latest EURAXESS Smart Talks episode is here! Tune in to discover From the Ivory Tower of Science to the Black Hole of Politics: A Conversation with Prof. Robbert Dijkgraaf. Listen now: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1998474/episodes/16821086-research-managemen…

Partnership

EURAXESS Science4Refugees Hub collaborates with organizations support refugee researchers and scholars at risk in rebuilding their careers. Through these partnerships, Science4Refugees connects talented scientists with research opportunities across Europe, while partners provide critical assistance by arranging temporary academic positions and offering advisory services. Together, we create a powerful network to help displaced researchers thrive in a welcoming and inclusive research community.

Scholars At Risk Europe https://sareurope.eu/ and their active project Inspireurope + https://sareurope.eu/inspireurope/ 
IIE scholar Rescue Fund https://www.scholarrescuefund.org/ 
Pause Programme, France https://www.programmepause.fr/en/
CARA, UK https://www.cara.ngo/ 
Etc.

About

EURAXESS Science4Refugees Hub unite efforts of many EURAXESS national coordinator organisations as well as some expert EURAXESS centers:
SU, BG - Hub leader http://www.uni-sofia.bg/ 
CERTH, GR - https://www.certh.gr/root.en.aspx 
France Universités, FR - https://franceuniversites.fr/ 
ETAG, EE - https://etag.ee/ 
ETH Zurich, CH - https://sce.ethz.ch/ 
LZP, LV - https://www.lzp.gov.lv/lv 
NAWA, PL - https://nawa.gov.pl/ 
OeAD, AT - https://oead.at/ 
SAIA, SK - https://www.saia.sk/en/ 
SIPAC, AM - https://sipac.am/
UCA, FR - https://www.uca.fr/ 
UEFISCDI, RO - https://uefiscdi.gov.ro/ 
UGOT, SE - https://www.gu.se/en 

Local national EURAXESS Science4Refugees Hubs:
ABG, FR - https://www.abg.asso.fr/ 
UNWE, BG - https://www.unwe.bg/ 
VITAE, UK - https://vitae.ac.uk/

Feedback

The necessary fields are marked with * 1. I am: Choose one of the following* • Researcher • Organisation o International organisation o Large company o SME, o NGO, o Other public or private organization (if chosen opens the next field below) • If you’ve answered on the above question with “Other” please, fill in below the type of your organization: small text box • EURAXESS staff member 2. Do you find the information on this toolkit practical?* 3. Do you find the tools on this toolkit useful?* 4. What you missed in the toolkit?* 5. Any other comments or suggestions that you would like to share: (large text box)