Scholars at Risk (SAR) is an international network of institutions and individuals whose mission it is to protect scholars and promote academic freedom.

By arranging temporary academic positions at member institutions, SAR protects scholars suffering grave threats to their lives, liberty, and well-being, in part by arranging positions of sanctuary at member institutions. SAR also provides advisory services for scholars and hosts, campaigns for scholars imprisoned or silenced in their home countries, monitoring of attacks on higher education communities worldwide, and leadership in using new tools and strategies for promoting academic freedom and improving respect for university values everywhere.

Institutions and individuals who share in these values are invited to join the Network and involved in SAR’s engagement opportunities including hosting threatened scholars, advocating for imprisoned academics, monitoring attacks on higher education, and joining working groups, among others.