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American Institute of Maghrebi Studies Research Grants

The American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS) offers grants to U.S. scholars to conduct research on North African topics in Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco, or Tunisia. AIMS Overseas Research Centers in Oran, Tunis, and Tangier facilitate AIMS grants and support AIMS scholars. AIMS funds only primary research conducted in the Maghrib.

  DEADLINE: January 31, 2024
  ELIGIBILITY: UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and affiliates

Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) Fellowships

The Cente for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) is a consortium of U.S. universities committed to supporting the study of Arabic by American students and faculty. Currently hosted by the University of Arizona, it offers fellowships to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty members, to conducted research or coursework in Amman, Jordan and Meknes, Morocco.

  DEADLINE: January 30, 2024
  ELIGIBILITY: UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and affiliates

Stevens Scholars Project

The Stevens Scholars Project is made possible by the Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens Fund for Middle Eastern Studies, and supports research and travel by graduate and undergraduate students who demonstrate a high level of distinction in any discipline wherein their course of study focuses primarily on the MENA region. 

  DEADLINE: January 31, 2024
  ELIGIBILITY: UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students

Andrew Mellon Foundation Conference & Research Grants

Andrew Mellon Foundation grants cover the cost of travel for conference presentations, modern Middle Eastern language study, dissertation research, or faculty projects.

  DEADLINE: January 31, 2024
  ELIGIBILITY:  UC Berkeley graduate students, faculty, lecturers, and staff

The Sultan Program in Arab Studies

The Sultan Program in Arab Studies supports teaching, research, and public outreach on topics related to the Arab and Arab-Islamic world, with the overarching goal of promoting a deeper understanding of this important region at UC Berkeley and beyond. Grants are awarded to support graduate and undergraduate research, and other scholarly initiatives.

  DEADLINE: January 31, 2024
  ELIGIBILITY: UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and affiliates

The Al-Falah Program in Islamic Studies

The Al-Falah Program in Islamic Studies support research, teaching, and outreach projects that focus on building academic and cultural bridges between the United States and the Middle East and broader Islamic world.

  DEADLINE: January 31, 2024
  ELIGIBILITY: UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and affiliates

The Afaf Kanafani Prize

The Afaf Kanafani Prize is awarded to the best paper by a UC Berkeley student dealing with any topic related to the subject of women in the Arab world.

  DEADLINE: May 5, 2024
  ELIGIBILITY: UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students

Center for Middle Eastern Studies
University of California, Berkeley
340 Stephens Hall, Berkeley, CA  94720-2314
510.642.8208
cmes@berkeley.edu

 

 
 

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