Support for academics at risk
Cara academic support applications
Academic support mainly through placements in the United Kingdom, outside the EU.

Details as recorded
- Deadline
- Ongoing intake
- Application period
- Rolling applications.
- Where it applies
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Support for academics at risk
- Level
- PhDResearcher
- Funding
- PhD or visiting research placement support, assessed individually; not a standard general scholarship.
- Eligibility
- Any nationality or field; risk criteria, at least six months of paid academic employment, and a Master’s degree or evidence of an internationally peer-reviewed publication; English competence required.
- Belarusian applicants
Belarusian applicants: Check individual conditions
- Documents required
- CV and academic qualifications
- Employment and risk evidence
- Identity/status documents as applicable
- Three referee contacts
- Research proposal as requested
- How to apply
- Review the support FAQs and apply through Cara’s application portal. Sensitive documents go to that provider, not this website’s general form.
- Official page
- Cara Get Support
Academic support mainly through placements in the United Kingdom, outside the EU.
Any nationality or field; risk criteria, at least six months of paid academic employment, and a Master’s degree or evidence of an internationally peer-reviewed publication; English competence required.
Review the support FAQs and apply through Cara’s application portal. Sensitive documents go to that provider, not this website’s general form.
Applications are made on the provider's own website. This service does not submit applications and cannot influence a decision.
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Sources
- Cara Get Support — Council for At-Risk Academics · Official source · Checked 10 September 2026
Used for: Programme facts, eligibility and deadline wording