The Institute prioritized unknown younger refugees over famous scholars in exile

Evidence

It may be said that the Institute has no `outstanding names’ on its staff. The reason for this lies in the belief of the Institute that famous German scholars would easily find positions in American institutions. The case of the younger German refugees is quite different. The Institute has been chiefly concerned with them. … Although the Institut’s funds were less extensive than some of its disgruntled petitioners imagined, support was extended to some two hundred emigres. — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 384

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the broader history of scholarly refugee support in 1930s America that looms in the background of the Frankfurt School’s institutional story.