This page is filled with different kinds of funding opportunities for students (graduate and undergraduate). This page is updated regularly, so make sure to check often! We also send out opportunities to students via our mailing list, sign up here.
This page is divided into 3 sections:
- Middle East Studies Program (MESP) & Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) Funding Opportunities
- UW-Madison Funding Opportunities
- External Funding Opportunities
MESP & IRIS Funding Opportunities
Constellations of MENA: Illuminating Traditions and Shared Light
The Middle Eastern North African (MENA) Heritage Month Planning Collective will kick off MENA Heritage Month in March with an exciting month of events!
Teach-In: US Empire & Iran
Friday, March 6 from 4-5:30 pm at the Pyle Center, 121 Auditorium
Inheriting An Invented Tradition: Islamic Art in the Arabian Peninsula
March 6, 2026 @ 12 pm, Memorial Union
Mini Grant-Writing Camp (Drop-in Session)
Friday, March 6, 9 am–12 pm
Award winning film: “The Voice of Hind Rajab”
Union South, March 4, 2026 @ 6:30-8 pm
- More News
UW Funding
Constellations of MENA: Illuminating Traditions and Shared Light
The Middle Eastern North African (MENA) Heritage Month Planning Collective will kick off MENA Heritage Month in March with an exciting month of events!
Teach-In: US Empire & Iran
Friday, March 6 from 4-5:30 pm at the Pyle Center, 121 Auditorium
Inheriting An Invented Tradition: Islamic Art in the Arabian Peninsula
March 6, 2026 @ 12 pm, Memorial Union
Mini Grant-Writing Camp (Drop-in Session)
Friday, March 6, 9 am–12 pm
Award winning film: “The Voice of Hind Rajab”
Union South, March 4, 2026 @ 6:30-8 pm
- More News
External Funding
Constellations of MENA: Illuminating Traditions and Shared Light
The Middle Eastern North African (MENA) Heritage Month Planning Collective will kick off MENA Heritage Month in March with an exciting month of events!
Teach-In: US Empire & Iran
Friday, March 6 from 4-5:30 pm at the Pyle Center, 121 Auditorium
Inheriting An Invented Tradition: Islamic Art in the Arabian Peninsula
March 6, 2026 @ 12 pm, Memorial Union
Mini Grant-Writing Camp (Drop-in Session)
Friday, March 6, 9 am–12 pm
Award winning film: “The Voice of Hind Rajab”
Union South, March 4, 2026 @ 6:30-8 pm
- More News