Funding and Conference Opportunities
The following organizations have upcoming deadlines for their conferences, fellowships, and additional language resources:
The Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
Call for papers: The Middle East Studies Association annual conference will be held on Nov 22 - 25th in Washington D.C. Deadline for papers: February 13th
MESA/ACSS/OIB Summer 2025 Workshop: January 09, 2025, Why Location Matters: Doctoral Research in the Arab World, June 29-July 03, 2025 Held at American University-Cairo Campus
From Revolution to Exile: Arab Diaspora Politics in a Post-2011 Context (Conference): January 30th, 2025, in Paris, France
Malcolm X Centennial Conference: Solidarity, Nation, Liberation: March 21st and 22nd, 2025: Michigan State University
MESA Summer Language Programs:
https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2025/01/10/summer-quranic-arabic25
CASA: Center for Arabic Study Abroad
https://arabicspecialprograms.arizona.edu/casa/apply
Deadline for CASA Application and Selection Exam is Friday, January 31st at 11:59 MT for 2025-2026 Cycle
AIYS: American Institute for Yemeni Studies
Fellowships via AIYS: https://www.aiys.org/u-s-scholars-fellowship
Deadline is February 11th, 2025 at 5PM ET, Recommendation letter deadline: February 13th, 2025; Notification of Award: Mid April, 2025
Language learning resources: https://www.aiys.org/resources
ARIT: American Research Institute in Turkey
https://aritweb.org/fellowships/ - Deadlines for 2025-2026 passed; were Nov.1st, 2024
Fulbright-Hays Opportunity:
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Fellowship Applicants Sought
The Office of International Affairs is soliciting applicants for the FY2025 U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) Fellowship competition. The Fulbright-Hays FRA Fellowship Program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund fellowships for faculty members seeking to improve their area studies and foreign language skills by conducting research abroad periods of three to 12 months. The program is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the United States. The application deadline is March 3, 2025
All interested faculty must contact Joanna Kukielka-Blaser (kukielka-blaser.1@osu.edu) to register interest.
Ohio State Global Education Website:
Amideast in Jordan - Area and Arabic Language Studies (Semester/Academic Year)
The deadline for this program is March 1st, 2025 for the Academic year 2025-2026 and the Fall 2025 Semester.
Amideast in Jordan - Intensive Arabic (Summer), Deadline: February 2nd, 2025
CIEE Advanced Arabic Language Program in Amman, Jordan, Deadlines: Academic Year 2025-2026 & Fall Semester 2025: March 1st, 2025
CIEE Middle East Studies in Amman, Jordan; Deadline for 25-26 Academic Year & Fall 2025 is March 1st, 2025
CIEE Summer Arabic Language Program in Amman, Jordan: Deadlines, Summer 2025: February 1st, 2025
FIE: Conflict and the Struggle for Peace: Explorations in Ireland and the Middle East Summer Program, Deadline for Summer 2025: February 1st, 2025
Check out these programs in the Middle East at: https://globaleducation.osu.edu/index.cfm