2022-2023 NEH/FPIRI Fellowships for
Scholars Conducting Humanities
Research in Palestine
Applications due January 10, 2022
Fellowship awards $5,000 per month
PARC announces its 10th National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) competition for scholars who have earned their PhD or completed their professional training. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or have lived in the U.S. for the last three years. Research must be a minimum of four up to a maximum of ten consecutive months. Appplicants will have until December 31, 2023 to complete their research.
See the NEH/FPIRI Fellowships page to view the full announcement.
2022-2023 Fellowships for
U.S. Scholars Conducting Field-Based
Research on Palestine
Applications due January 3, 2022
Fellowship awards up to a maximum of $9,000
PARC announces its 23rd annual U.S. research fellowship competition for doctoral students or scholars who have earned their PhD. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Applicants will have until December 31, 2023 to complete their research.
See the U.S. Fellowships page to view the full announcement.
2022-2023 Fellowships for
Palestinian Scholars Conducting Field-Based
Research on Palestine
Applications due November 22, 2021
Fellowship awards up to a maximum of $6,000
PARC announces its 23rd annual Palestinian research fellowship competition for Palestinian doctoral students and Palestinian scholars who have earned their PhD. Proposed research must be in the humanities and social sciences and contribute to Palestinian studies. Scientific research is not eligible for this fellowship competition. Scientific proposals will not be considered and will not be evaluated.
See the Palestinian Fellowships page to view the full announcement.
2022-2023 Faculty Development Seminar on Palestine
Applications due December 20, 2021
Two program dates: May 19 - May 31, 2022
or June 16 - June 28, 2022
The Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) announces its 13th annual Faculty Development Seminar (FDS) on Palestine competition for U.S. faculty members with a demonstrated interest in, but little travel experience to, Palestine. Applicants may come from any field of study. The program will host 10 to 12 U.S. faculty members to participate in roundtable discussions; visits to Palestinian universities, research institutes, and cultural institutions; tours of historic cities; as well as meetings with Palestinian colleagues.
See the Faculty Development Seminar page to view the full announcement.
Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program
(Research at PARC included in this program)
Applications due November 16, 2021
Nine awards of $11,500 each
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program supports advanced regional or trans-regional research in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences for U.S. citizens who are doctoral candidates and scholars who have already earned their PhD. Preference will be given to candidates examining comparative and/or cross-regional research. Scholars must carry out research for a minimum of 90 days in two or more countries outside the United States, at least one of which hosts a participating American overseas research center (PARC is one of the qualifying centers). See the CAORC website at https://www.caorc.org to view the full announcement.
PARC at MESA 2020
PARC is sponsoring a panel at the 2020 annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), which will be held virtually, as well as a double panel co-sponsored with the Association of Middle East Children and Youth Studies (AMECYS):
(P5969) Strategizing from Below: New Palestinian Social Histories of the Twentieth Century. Tuesday, 10/06/2020 at 11:00AM
(P5883) Unchilding in the Middle East and North Africa, Part 1. Thursday, 10/08/2020 at 11:00AM Co-sponsored with the Association of Middle East Children and Youth Studies (AMECYS)
(P5884) Unchilding in the Middle East and North Africa, Part 2. Thursday, 10/08/2020 at 1:30PM Co-sponsored with the Association of Middle East Children and Youth Studies (AMECYS)
For more information about past PARC panels at MESA, see our MESA page.
Also, visit MESA's web page at https://mesana.org/annual-meeting/current-meeting.
MESA 2020 Highlights
Please click here to view a listing of panels and presentations on Palestine at the Middle East Studies Association's 2020 annual meeting. (pdf format)
