Russia's war on Ukraine continues to rage and is now in its 4th year. Many Ukrainian scholars, writers, and artists have been deeply affected.
I'd like to thank the Shevchenko Scientific Society (abbreviated NTSh in Ukrainian) for funding its second cohort of Shevchenko Emergency Fellows (SEF). The first cohort was announced in 2022 and the 2025 cohort of 50 Fellows has just been announced: https://shevchenko.org/grants-and-scholarships/sef-fellows-2025-announcement/. All the Fellows, their affiliations, and their projects can be found on the above link.
It was an honor to, again, serve on the SEF Selection Committee, with Mayhill Fowler as Chair and with committee members: Markian Dobczansky, Kateryna Ruban, Martha Kuchar, Orest Deychakiwsky, and Margarita Balmaceda. The committee worked very hard in evaluating the Fellowship recipients, with 50 awardees selected, each of whom has received $2,000, a six-month affiliation with NTSh-A, a shevchenko.org email address, and a public profile page. An according to the Society webpage: "Fellows are encouraged to participate in the intellectual life of the Society virtually through its events, roundtables, lectures, conferences, and publications, and by interacting with its members in the U.S."
The projects of the Fellows are fascinating and represent many different disciplines and regions of Ukraine, with 4 Fellows being outside of Ukraine. In the case of academics, many different universities in Ukraine are represented.
Supporting Ukrainian scholarship and culture is critical during wartime and in the future.
We wish all the Fellows all the best on their projects during these very challenging times.
We hope that donations will enable another round of SEFs in the not too distant future and we pray for peace and victory for Ukraine.
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