The Association of Middle East Children and Youth Studies (AMECYS) is excited to launch a new mentorship program for graduate students working on topics related to Middle Eastern and North African children and youth. Recognizing that many graduate students have limited opportunities to connect with relevant specialists at their home institutions, we hope you will help us spread the word! This program seeks to complement AIMS’ existing mentorship program (https://aimsnorthafrica.org/mentoring-program/, with an application deadline of 8/31/25) by matching students and scholars who study children and/or youth of the region.
To fill out the survey, please go here:
https://shorturl.at/71AYY (for grad student mentees)
https://shorturl.at/1v2BL (for scholar mentors)
For any questions or to attend an upcoming meet and greet for potential students and mentors May 7 from 12-1 PM CST/ 10-11 AM PST/1-2PM EST, please RSVP to Melis Sulos (melissulos@gmail.com) and cc Hilary Kalisman (hilary.kalisman@colorado.edu).
*If you cannot attend May 7, but can attend May 9, also from 12-1 PM CST, please also email Melis and cc. Hilary to let us know. We may add an additional meet and greet day.
For broader inquiries about the mentorship program or AMECYS, please reach out to the president, Yael Warshel, at amecystudies@gmail.com or ywarshel at gmail.com .
AMECYS Mission: The Association of Middle East Children and Youth Studies (AMECYS) is a private, non-profit, international association for scholars with an interest in the study of children and youth in the Middle East, North Africa and their diasporic communities. Through interdisciplinary programs, publications, and services, AMECYS promotes innovative scholarship, facilitates global academic exchange, and enhances public understanding about and by Middle Eastern and North African children and youth in diverse times and places from any disciplinary and methodological approach.