Opportunities

Fall 2012 POMEPS TRE Grants

by Mary Casey on May 11, 2012

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The Project on Middle East Political Science is delighted to announce a call for proposals for Fall 2012 POMEPS Travel – Research – Engagement grants. The competition is open to academic political scientists at any career stage, from graduate students to senior faculty from any institution, and is not restricted to U.S. citizens or residents. Awards of up to $3000 will be offered to support research travel to the broader Middle East. The research should be in support of an ongoing academic research project. Grant recipients are required to submit at least one article based on their research to POMEPS for possible publication on Foreign Policy’s Middle East Channel. The proposed travel should take place before December 31, 2012.

Applications should include:

  • Current CV
  • Research proposal including:
    • Location of travel
    • Travel schedule
    • Description of project/research plan
    • Budget estimate
  • Proposed Middle East Channel article topics

Interested candidates should submit proposals to me_casey@gwu.edu before the deadline of July 1, 2012 at 11:59 pm.

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Creative Learning will be accepting applications for the 2012 AUA Mosaic Fellowship program from January 9 to August 1, 2012. Click here to view a Q&A webinar presentation featuring AUA Program Officer Gideon Culman.

What is the AUA Mosaic Fellowship Program?

The AUA Mosaic Fellowship is a program that is increasing the number of Unofficial Ambassadors to the Muslim World who represent America in all its diversity. The program provides fellowships to support Americans volunteering with an AUA Directory-listed organization in a Muslim-majority country. Fellowships up to $5,000 can be used to cover program fees and/or travel.

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The deadline for the 2012 scholarship is September 15th, 2012. The award for each scholarship is $1,000.

Go Overseas is proud to support international education through scholarships available to travelers participating in volunteer abroad programs. The scholarship is awarded based on the creativity and analytical thinking displayed through writing samples and/or video submissions. [click to continue…]

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Open for applications, next deadline is May 31st 2012. Apply Now

The British Council and the Social Science Research Council are pleased to announce the launch of Our Shared Past, a collaborative grants program to encourage new approaches to world history curriculum and curricular content design in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and North America.

Our Shared Past is premised on the notion that many of the categories used to frame and teach world history—civilizations, nations, religions, and regions—occlude as much as they reveal. Although there have been successful attempts at incorporating recent historical scholarship in world history writing, the core of world history instruction continues to be shaped by civilizational, national, and regional narratives that emphasize discrete civilizations and traditions frequently set at odds with one another at the expense of historical and material connections.

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The Turkish Coalition of America established the TCAdvance Scholarship program for successful young Turkish Americans who aspire to a career in public affairs and the media. TCAdvance Scholarships are awarded annually and announced via TCA’a website each Spring for the subsequent academic year. Each year, the TCAdvance Scholarship of $5,000 is awarded competitively to up to 15 Americans of Turkish and Turkic heritage with the objective to recognize the academic achievements, community service and leadership role of young Turkish Americans and to cultivate a new generation of leaders in the Turkish-American community.

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Apply to be a Kiva Fellow

by Mary Casey on April 20, 2012

in Opportunities

Since 2007, the Kiva Fellows Program has offered over 400 individuals a rare opportunity to put their skills to work in support of global microfinance.  Applicants chosen for the program serve as Kiva’s eyes and ears on the ground, working directly with our microfinance institution (MFI) field partners in over 60 countries around the globe.  The Kiva Fellow is an unpaid, volunteer position designed to increase Kiva’s impact and to offer participants a unique insider experience.

Accepted fellows will attend training in late August and serve into December.  The deadline to apply is May 13th.    For more information on the application process or to see dates for future classes, please click here.

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Full scholarship opportunity offered by the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center

Imagine studying Arabic in Oman, treasure of the Gulf.
Join the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center for their Arabic language and culture program and enrich your understanding of Oman. Opportunities abound to vastly improve Arabic language skills through their small but intensive classes, and to interact with Omanis and learn about their rich cultural traditions. Live in Nizwa, Oman’s traditional former capital, and visit Muscat and other points of interest on the weekends.

SQCC is proud to announce the 2012 Summer Arabic Language and Media (SALAM) program. This year’s SALAM will offer an intensive Arabic language and culture program for six weeks in Nizwa, Oman, from June 7 through July 19, 2012. Classes will be taught by native Omani Arabic speakers with formal training in teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language and with several years of experience teaching American students. Applications for the SQCC SALAM 2012 program are available here.

Please follow the instructions on the application materials for submission.  If you have any questions, feel free to email info@sqcc.org or call (202) 261-1690.

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Fall 2012 POMEPS TRE Grants

by Mary Casey on March 14, 2012

in TRE Grants

The Project on Middle East Political Science is delighted to announce a call for proposals for Fall 2012 POMEPS Travel – Research – Engagement grants. The competition is open to academic political scientists at any career stage, from graduate students to senior faculty from any institution, and is not restricted to U.S. citizens or residents. Awards of up to $3000 will be offered to support research travel to the broader Middle East. The research should be in support of an ongoing academic research project. Grant recipients are required to submit at least one article based on their research to POMEPS for possible publication on Foreign Policy’s Middle East Channel. The proposed travel should take place before December 31, 2012.

Applications should include:

  • Current CV
  • Research proposal including:

o Location of travel

o Travel schedule

o Description of project/research plan

o Budget estimate

  • Proposed Middle East Channel article topics

Interested candidates should submit proposals to me_casey@gwu.edu before the deadline of July 1, 2012 at 11:59 pm.

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POMEPS TRE Grant Recipients

by Mary Casey on March 14, 2012

in TRE Grants

Lindsay Benstead, Portland State University: Electoral behavior in Algeria (Spring 2012)

Dina Bishara, George Washington University: Tunisia’s labor movement (Fall 2011)

Eric Bordenkircher, University of California at Los Angeles: Analysis of the Lebanese political system (Fall 2011)

Jason Brownlee, University of Texas: Mass participation in Tantawi’s Egypt (Fall 2011)

Matthew Buehler, University of Texas: Islamist-leftist alliances in Mauritania (Spring 2012)

Sarah Bush, Harvard University: Democracy promotion in Tunisian and Jordan after the Arab Spring (Spring 2012)

Melani Cammett, Brown University: The limits of anti-Islamism in Tunisia (Fall 2011)

Emma Deputy, University of Texas: Egypt’s Toshka project (Summer 2011)

Kristin Smith Diwan, American University: Youth Movements and Post-Islamism in the Gulf (Summer 2012)

Kristin Fabbe, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Urban politics and public goods provision in Turkey (Summer 2011)

Calvert Jones, Yale University: Top-down social engineering in the United Arab Emirates (Spring 2012)

Adria Lawrence, Yale University: Election dilemmas for Morocco’s protest movement (Fall 2011)

Eric Lob, Princeton University: The Iranian and Lebanese Reconstruction Jihad (Summer 2012)

Ellen Lust, Yale University: The impact of social networks on voting behavior in the Egyptian, Tunisian, and Moroccan elections of 2011 (Spring 2012)

Shadi Moktari, American University: Mapping the Middle East’s New Human Rights Landscape, Egypt (Summer 2012)

Jacob Mundy, Colgate University: African carbon politics and the Responsibility to Protect, Libya (Summer 2012)

Wendy Pearlman, Northwestern University: Understanding processes of mobilization in Syria (Summer 2012)

Anne Peters, Wesleyan University: Why aid to the PA doesn’t buy leverage (Summer 2011)

Dina Rashed, University of Chicago: Elections and violence in Egypt’s post-authoritarian transition (Summer 2011)

Lawrence Rubin, Georgia Institute of Technology: The Islamic Movement in Israel (Fall 2011)

Curtis Ryan, Appalachian State University: Reform, protest, and policy change in Jordan (Fall 2011)

Nadav Shelef, University of Wisconsin and Yael Zeira, New York University: U.N. recognition of Palestine and Palestinian public opinion (Fall 2011)

Nadav Samin, Princeton University: The role of tribal and genealogical consciousness in Saudi Arabian politics (Fall 2011)

Erin Snider, University of Cambridge, Trinity College:  Politics of Democracy Aid in Morocco after the Arab Spring (Summer 2012)

Joshua Stacher, Kent State University: Egypt’s Generals and the Economy (Summer 2012)

Silvana Toska, Harvard University: Diffusion of Revolutions, Lebanon and Egypt (Summer 2012)

Alanna Van Antwerp, George Washington University: Political and intellectual currents in post-revolution Egypt (Fall 2011)

Scott Weiner, George Washington University: Israel’s social protest movement (Summer 2011)

Madeleine Wells, George Washington University: Yemen’s Houthi movement and the revolution (Fall 2011)

Sean Yom, Temple University: The Changing Dynamics of Tribal Politics – Opposition and Loyalty in Modern Jordan (Summer 2012)

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The Undergraduate Research Fellowship ( formerly the OVPR Fellowship) is funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research and the Office of the Provost. This fellowship is aimed at promoting discovery and inquiry-based education during the undergraduate experience at GW. The Undergraduate Research Fellowship offers support for undergraduate student-initiated research carried out in collaboration with, and under the guidance of, at least one faculty mentor.

The Undergraduate Research Fellowship offers support for undergraduate student-initiated research carried out in collaboration with, and under the guidance of, at least one faculty mentor. Research should undertake a significant, focused examination of an idea or an area of inquiry and result in work that could merit presentation or publication in a scholarly venue.

The Undergraduate Research Fellowship may take place over a period of time ranging from weeks to across semesters as long as it is completed within a single academic year. Total funding for each fellowship will be $10,000. Up to six (6) Fellowships will be funded.

Eligibility: Student applicants must currently be freshmen, sophomores or juniors, have a minimum GPA of 3.4, a declared major, and no judicial or disciplinary findings against them. Please note that students may not concurrently hold a Rice or Gamow award during the tenure of the OVPR Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Faculty mentors must be GW faculty (full-time, part-time, or adjunct).

Award Period: The research project must be carried out during the sophomore, junior, or senior year. A project may begin as early as the summer before the sophomore year. Research may begin as early as July 1, 2012 and must conclude by April 30, 2013. A brief report describing what was accomplished during the tenure of the Research Fellowship will be required by April 30.

Support: The Undergraduate Research Fellowships offer $10,000 to the student for research-related expenditures, including wages, living expenses, travel, materials, and equipment. Budgets must be feasible and must reflect the time frame of the project and the nature of the inquiry.

Application: A complete application consists of a) a Student Application Form, b) an unofficial transcript (from the registrar’s office, no web print-outs please) and c) a Faculty Mentor Form.

Download The Undergraduate Research Fellowship forms here:

1) Research Fellowship Student Application Form

2) Research Fellowship Faculty Mentor Form

Please note: Students should download and email the Faculty Mentor Form to their mentors for completion and submission.

Deadline: Application forms must be submitted by email attachment to research@gwu.edu no later than 11:59pm on Monday, March 26, 2012. (Note: Unofficial transcripts should be turned in to 714 21st street NW no later than 5 pm on Monday, March 26, 2012.)

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