About MESA Global Academy

What is MESA Global Academy?
The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) Global Academy is an interdisciplinary initiative that sustains essential research collaborations and knowledge production among scholars in the humanities and social sciences from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and their counterparts outside the region.
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WHO DOES THE GLOBAL ACADEMY FUND?
The Global Academy supports scholars working in two broad thematic areas: governance, accountability, and the rule of law; and 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.
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How do I apply?
Scholarships have been awarded for the 2022-2023 academic year. Please check back in the spring of 2023 for the next funding cycle. The Global Academy awards scholars in the field of Middle East Studies $5,000 grants to further their research and collaboration with MENA-focused scholars in North America.
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The MESA Global Academy Fellows Panel meets virtually in 2020.
Global Academy Scholar Issam Eido presents his research.

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MESA Global Academy Scholars

Scholarship Eligibility Information

Competitive fellowships are available for scholars from the MENA region who are currently displaced in North America and whose work is broadly focused on Middle East Studies. Eligibility criteria are: 1) a PhD or equivalent in a field in the social sciences or humanities (graduate students will not be considered); 2) a primary institutional affiliation 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).

Opposition Parties in Competitive Authoritarian Regimes: The Turkish Case

On Friday, March 31 at 12:30 pm Central, the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program at Northwestern University will host Dr. Nihat Celik of San Diego State University and Dr. Bengi Gumrukcu of Rutgers University for this online panel.

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The Politics of Place and Memory: Exploring Human Rights with Homeira Qaderi and Asif Majid

On Monday, March 27 at 3:30 pm Eastern, the Georgetown Humanities Initiative will host Dr. Homeira Qaderi of Harvard University and Dr. Asif Majid of the University of Connecticut for a conversation on human rights, literature, and performing arts.

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Taliban and Modernity

On Tuesday, March 21 at noon Eastern, Harvard Law School's Program in Islamic Law will host Dr. Haroun Rahimi of the American University of Afghanistan for an online talk. Dr. Dilyara Agisheva of Harvard Law School will moderate.

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Recent and Upcoming Events from MESA Global Academy