Call for AGAPS Graduate Student Workshop 2026

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The Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS) is proud to announce a call for applications to its 2026 graduate student workshop, to take place on the weekend of July 25-26[*] via Zoom. The workshop will provide PhD students working on the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula the opportunity to present their research, engage in conversations with their peers and senior scholars, and benefit from feedback on a substantive chapter of their dissertation. Each graduate student will have their chapter discussed in depth by a senior scholar.

The AGAPS graduate student workshop is open to all graduate students currently in the writing/revisions stage of their PhD dissertations, writing in English. Students working in all disciplines and chronological periods are encouraged to apply, as are scholars looking at connections between the Gulf, Arabian Peninsula, and other parts of the world.

Applications for the workshop are due on 27 March 2026. Applicants should submit the following material to comm@agaps.org with copy to goffman@illinois.edu.

  • Cover sheet (including name; email address; PhD institution, department, and year in program)
  • Curriculum vitae (not exceeding two pages)
  • List of three scholars in Gulf and Arabian Peninsula studies whom you wish to engage with your work
  • Statement/abstract describing your dissertation project and tentative title, as well as the nature of the proposed chapter, not to exceed 750 words

Decisions will be communicated in early April 2026. Accepted participants should plan to submit their completed chapter draft for circulation by 22 June 2026.

[*] dates are subject to change to accommodate time zone and weekend variations among the final participants.