Updated: 12/10/2025
BridgeUSA UPRR: Exchange Program for Resilience and Recovery of Ukraine
Applications for the “BridgeUSA UPRR: Exchange Program for Resilience and Recovery of Ukraine” are now open!
The program provides an opportunity for Ukrainian teachers to undergo a month-long internship at US universities to conduct scientific research in their field, develop new courses, exchange experience with American specialists, and become familiar with the administrative policies and academic culture of US universities.
✅Who can participate?
Citizens and residents of Ukraine are invited to participate who:
- work full-time as teachers or researchers at higher education institutions in Ukraine;
- have at least two years of experience at a university;
- are fluent in spoken and written English;
- are eligible to receive a J-1 non-immigrant visa for participants in exchange programs with the United States;
- undertake to return to Ukraine upon completion of the program.
Academic fields for which fellows will be selected
- agricultural technologies;
- conflict resolution / peace studies;
- Engineering;
- Information Technology (including Countering Disinformation);
- Mental Health;
- Education (including teaching and research in medicine/dentistry, focusing on wartime issues and needs);
- Urban Planning and Architecture;
- Environmental Policy and Management (Post-War Environmental Restoration, Alternative Energy, Sustainable Development, Emergency Response Technologies);
- Health and Medicine in Wartime (Prosthetics, Rehabilitation, PTSD Treatment, Biomechanics, etc.).
❓How to Apply?
Applications are open until
📅 January 6, 2026
🔗 Apply:
https://ais.americancouncils.org/bridgeusauprr
The UK academic mentoring scheme
Science for Ukraine – UK
The UK academic mentoring scheme is run by volunteers from Science for Ukraine-UK as a rapid response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We aim to support colleagues from Ukrainian universities directly affected by the invasion through mentoring.
Science for Ukraine UK mentoring endeavours to support Ukrainian colleagues to navigate through UK academia. We do not cover immigration advice, financial advice and pastoral support - the scheme is only intended for professional purposes. The specific objectives of the scheme are helping Ukrainian colleagues with:
● career planning, CVs & applications
● networking & profile building
● working in the UK (academic culture)
● publication process & academic writing
● securing research funding (UK- funders only)
● promotion and progression
In the scheme mentees will be matched to a mentor of an appropriate career stage and from a similar discipline. The mentoring will commence as soon as the match is found via the PushFar Platform which provides a wide range of opportunities to communicate online and offline, arrange meetings, take notes etc. We anticipate that mentoring sessions will be carried out online via means that suit both mentee and mentor. We advise for the mentors and mentees to meet at least every two weeks for at least 3 months.
What are the benefits for you as a mentor?
- Helping develop the potential of others.
- Enhanced interpersonal management skills & leadership capabilities.
- Improved listening & support skills
- Better understanding of colleagues’ needs, particularly early career academics
- New perspectives
- Increased self-reflection
- Potential networking/collaboration & representation of your institution.
In case you might be able to help our Ukrainian colleagues with we would appreciate if you could let us know by writing a email to . You can also directly register as a mentor under the following link: https://www.pushfar.com/mentor-registration/6Aj4rMK5y8/
More information about the Science for Ukraine initiative and our mentoring can be found under the following links: