IIE's Assistance to Syrian Refugee Students

Thanks to support from Jusoor and a private donor, IIE will implement a pilot program to provide scholarships to Syrian refugee students in the Za'atari Camp in Jordan to complete their undergraduate education at nearby universities. Called "From Camps to Campus," the pilot program will assist five to six Syrian students beginning with the Spring 2015 term. The program will focus on Syrian students who require less than four years to complete their education and wish to pursue studies in fields related to refugee services, such as teaching and nursing. The initiative also includes financial support for two Jordanian students to complete their university education. "From Camps to Campus" is part of IIE's efforts to assist Syrian students and scholars displaced from their education and academic work. These efforts include the IIE Syria Consortium for Higher Education in Crisis, IIE's Scholar Rescue Fund, and groundbreaking research on the needs of university-age refugees in Lebanon, Turkey, and Jordan.