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.