PhD Fellowship in Indian Ocean World and Middle Eastern Environmental History

Iowa State University’s PhD program in Rural, Agricultural, Technological and Environmental (RATE) History invites applications for a 6-year, fully-funded PhD fellowship in Indian Ocean World and Middle Eastern Environmental History. Iowa State University is a partner with McGill University’s Indian Ocean World Centre and an international team of nearly two dozen universities and centers across …

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad: Deadline on June 28

The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Program provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. You must be a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States to apply. The deadline for students to submit their complete applications is 10:00 am, Thursday, June …

WHOME Graduate Student Article Prize: Deadline on May 31

Women Historians of the Middle East (WHOME) announces its annual prize for the best article about Middle Eastern history written by a female-identifying graduate student (Masters or PhD). The award aims to bring attention to the innovative scholarship women are producing in the field. The article (not to exceed 8,000 words) can be published, under …

7 Students Graduate with Middle East Studies Certificate in Academic Year 2017-2018

(Note: An earlier version of this article identified eight students as MES Certificate graduates. We have corrected this to reflect the actual number. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.)  Seven students have graduated with Certificate in Middle East Studies for academic year 2017–2018.  They are: Eric Feudner (Fall 2017, International Studies – Global …

More than 40 Courses in Summer, Fall 2018 to Count Towards MES Certificate

The MESP released the lists of courses for Summer and Fall 2018 that would count towards the Middle East Studies (MES) Certificate for undergraduates. Aside from international studies and history, the course disciplines cover a diverse range of fields such as art history, Asian languages and cultures, classics/medieval, communication arts, design studies/landscape architecture, environmental studies, …

Fulblright US Student Program 2019-2020 Competition Opens on April 2

The Fulbright US Student Program (FUSP) competition for 2019-2020 awards will be opening on April 2. The IRIS Awards Office will offer a number of information sessions and open houses over the coming months. Complete information on the competition, campus resources & deadlines, and more is at http://go.wisc.edu/fusp. Information sessions for those interested in learning more about the Fulbright …

MESP hires three Assistant Professors

The Middle East Studies Program (MESP) is so excited to be welcoming all our newly hired colleagues in Political Science, History, and Gender & Women’s Studies. These hires not only complements existing strengths by addressing an area not well represented on campus, but also establishes a nexus for innovative and compelling research on the cutting …

Internship Opportunities at Rumi Forum

Rumi Forum, which was founded in 1999 with the mission to foster interfaith and intercultural dialogue, is considering applications for its internship program (dates are flexible and negotiable). Eligibility: All undergraduate and masters level students and J.D. and Ph.D. candidates as well as recent graduates are eligible to apply. Available Internship Positions: Research Internship Project Internship …

2018 Summer Internship, National Council on US-Arab Relations: Deadline on February 23

The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ Washington, DC Summer Internship Program offers undergraduate and graduate students a ten-week professional, academic, and career opportunity internship in the nation’s capital. Interns are placed with one of over a dozen Near East and Arab world related organizations in Washington, D.C., where they are expected to work 35-40 hours/week …

ADC Summer Legal Associates: Deadline on March 30

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is seeking Summer Legal Associates to work with ADC’s legal department for the summer of 2018. Legal associates are part of the Anthony Shadid Internship Program. ADC is the country’s largest and only national Arab-American civil rights organization. ADC has protected the Arab-American community for thirty five years against defamation, discrimination, …