MESA Global Academy Fellowship

Applications now open for the 2026-2027 academic year!

The MESA Global Academy offers scholars of the Middle East from the MENA region who are currently displaced and/or whose careers have been disrupted in their home countries due to war, institutional collapse, or repression the chance to join the strongest network of Middle East Studies scholars in North America, with professional development opportunities and a modest grant.

Professional development opportunities include curated speaking engagements at partner universities across the United States, Canada and Europe, publication opportunities with leading journals in the field, mentoring, and workshops such as grant and proposal writing workshops. Fellows also benefit from being part of a supportive intellectual community during a time of professional transition.

Eligibility criteria for the fellowships are: 1) holding a PhD or equivalent in a field in the social sciences or humanities (graduate students will not be considered); 2) the primary institutional affiliation was 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).

Please reach out to Ceren Abi, Program Manager, at ceren@mesana.org with any questions about the Global Academy or the application process. Please share this call far and wide. 

The deadline for applications is
April 16, 2026.

Please visit https://mesaglobalacademy.org/grant-opportunities/ for more information and to apply.