Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) Global Academy

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The MESA Global Academy is an interdisciplinary initiative of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) designed to sustain essential research collaborations and knowledge production among MENA-focused academics by providing competitive scholarships to displaced scholars from the MENA region currently located in North America. The MESA Global Academy is a project of MESA in partnership with the City University of New York and other university partners, with generous support from the Carnegie Corporation.

The MESA Global Academy is pleased to announce its call for applications for the 2022-2023 academic year. The Global Academy is supporting scholars working in the area of governance, accountability, and the rule of law, and scholars working on fairness and economic equality. The Global Academy conceives of these two areas in interdisciplinary terms, and invites scholars to apply from the humanities and social sciences, from comparative literature, history, and Islamic studies to political science, anthropology, economics, and beyond. Please see below for descriptions of the topic areas.

Benefits

• Global Academy scholars are required to attend a number of research workshops hosted by partner universities in their area of focus.
• Each must present their own research at one workshop and serve as a discussant at another; other engagements are welcome and encouraged.
• The scholars are also required to attend five professional development workshops. In addition, scholars are sponsored to attend and participate in at least one MESA Annual Meeting (currently scheduled for December 2022 and November 2023).
• A $5,000 award covers both travel and research expenses, with travel funds contingent on the reinstitution of in-person events.

Eligibility

• The MESA Global Academy offers competitive fellowships to Middle East Studies scholars from the MENA region who are currently displaced in North America.
  Eligibility criteria for the fellowships include:
  1) holding a PhD or equivalent in a field in the social sciences or humanities (graduate students will not be considered);
  2) the primary institutional affiliation was in the MENA region prior to displacement; and
  3) a publication record indicating scholarly productivity (in English, French, a native MENA language, or principal research language of the field).

You may reach out to Mimi Kirk, Program Manager, at [email protected] with any questions about the Global Academy or the application process. 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the MESA Global Academy 2022/2023