The SCIREA project gives five fellowships with duration of six months each, with a view to re-integrate into the research and academic community highly skilled refugees.

• The leader of dissemination and exploitation presented the SCIREA program on the 12th of April 2018 in a meeting held by the United Nations High Committee for Refugees (UNHCR).
• The SCIREA program was also presented to the community leaders in the Moria camp. Community leaders were asked to communicate the information to their communities.
• Announcements were hung up in certain spots in Moria camp and in other places populated by refugees.
• Information about SCIREA was also given to a legal advice office, which deals with refugees.
• Five refugees were selected on the basis of academic qualifications. The eligible candidates were experts in applied maths, engineering, economics, psychology and computer science.

Announcement of the fellowships can be found at: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/338697

In the framework of the SCIREA Project, the University of the Aegean announces two (2) open research positions for refugees scientists of various disciplines (mathematics, environmental science, engineering, informatics).

Research positions announcement can be found at: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/433075

Useful documents for Scholars: for Tax number - Declaration of personal data (ENTIPO M1)

Academic Mentors are used in number of ways by different  refugees,  depending on their own tradition, pedagogical styles, requirements of fellowship project. The Academic Mentor position is usually set up to accommodate   and offer an extra, more academic. This position enables gifted   refugees to remain engaged and performing to the best of their abilities.

The Role of the Academic Mentor is:

• to make initial contact with their mentees to arrange the dates and times of proposed mentor sessions.
• to provide advice and support to mentees in matters related to their academic progress and personal development and support mentees in identifying help with welfare issues.
• to provide information to mentees on other sources of guidance and support available in the University.
• to discuss academic progress, assessment and examinations.
• to assist mentees in reviewing their progress, skills and achievements to date.