National and regional conflicts around the world have unfortunately displaced many plant pathologists in the past and present, creating financial hardships. The International Society for Plant Pathology established a “Resilience Bursary for Plant Pathologists”, this fund will be used to support emergency/refugee situations, specifically for plant pathologists.
Through this fund the Polish Phytopathological Society (PPS) have chosen three candidates, with a fourth one on her way to Poznan. The women scientists all arrived with children, some kindergartens were able to offer a Ukrainian teacher, so the children would not have to struggle with a foreign language.