Deadline: 16 January 2018
Open to: researchers at the pre-doctoral, post-doctoral and junior faculty level
Fellowship: USD 32,000 to pre-doctoral fellows and USD 50,000 to all other fellows

Description

The Middle East Initiative Research Fellowship Program, part of the Emirates Leadership Initiative, offers one year fellowships for researchers at the pre-doctoral, post-doctoral and junior faculty level for research related to Middle Eastern governance and public policy. All fellowships carry a stipend. Eligible candidates include advanced doctoral candidates, recent recipients of a Ph.D. or equivalent degree, and untenured faculty members. Applicants for pre-doctoral fellowships must have passed general examinations and should be in or near the final year of their program. They welcome applications from political scientists, historians, economists, sociologists, and other social scientists.

Eligibility

Eligible candidates include advanced doctoral candidates, recent recipients of a Ph.D. or equivalent degree, and untenured faculty members. Applicants for pre-doctoral fellowships must have passed general examinations and should be in or near the final year of their program. We welcome applications from political scientists, historians, economists, sociologists, and other social scientists.

Priority will be given to applications pursuing one of these four primary areas of focus:

1. Democratizing Politics: Establishing durable, accountable democracies not only by focusing on political institutions but also by empowering the region’s citizens;
2. Building Peace: Addressing the sources of domestic and interstate conflict and generating durable political settlements;
3. Revitalizing the State: Reforming the Middle East’s social service delivery systems with a special emphasis on health, education and social protection;
4. Democratizing Financial and Labor Markets: Working to ensure that the financial and labor markets in the Middle East benefit the entire population, not merely the elite;
5. Digital Governance: Assessing how regional governments in the Middle East adapt and integrate technology, as well as how these advances in technology and cybersecurity have shaped governance.

Fellowship

The Middle East Initiative offers ten-month stipends of USD 32,000 to pre-doctoral fellows and USD 50,000 to all other fellows. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for other sources of funding. All applicants should clearly indicate on their application form whether they are seeking full or partial funding, and indicate other potential funding sources. Non-stipendiary appointments are also offered, but the application process remains the same.

How to Apply?

• CV/ Resume;
• Unofficial transcript (pre-doctoral fellow applicants only);
• Research statement (3-5 pages);
• Writing sample (less than 50 pages);
  • Should be one published or unpublished piece written by the applicant (co-authored pieces not accepted) in English that will demonstrate his/her English-language writing ability
  • Can be a journal article, book chapter, dissertation chapter, white paper, etc. you have produced in your field

In order to apply fill the application form.

For more information please visit the official website.