Middle East Studies

Announcing Spring 2023 Center for Middle East Studies Research Travel Award Recipients

April 24, 2023

Graduate Research Travel

Jana Elkhatib (Literary Art)
Sherena Razek (Modern Culture and Media)
Ayşe Şanli (Anthropology)
Mairéad Smith (Anthropology)
Noah Tetenbaum (Religious Studies) 

Undergraduate Research Travel

Maya Avelino (Middle East Studies) 
Mara Kessler (Middle East Studies) 


STUDENT TRAVEL AND RESEARCH FUNDING IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GENEROUS GIFT FROM THE SAMS FAMILY 


Previous recipients

Fall 2014 MES Research Travel Award Recipients
Spring 2015 MES Research Travel Award Recipients
Spring 2016 MES Research Travel Award Recipients
Spring 2017 MES Research Travel Award Recipients
Spring 2018 MES Research Travel Award Recipients
Fall 2018 MES Research Travel Award Recipients
Spring 2019 Research Travel Award Recipients
Fall 2019 Research Travel Award Recipients
Spring 2022 Research Travel Award Recipients


ABOUT MIDDLE EAST STUDIES RESEARCH TRAVEL AWARDS

Up to $1,000 for Middle East studies undergraduate concentrators
Up to $1,500 for Middle East studies graduate students

  • Priority is given to undergraduate students concentrating in Middle East studies using the funds towards research for the senior Capstone or Honors Thesis
  • Students in concentrations other than Middle East studies but with Middle East-related research will be considered 
  • Graduate applicant support is based on travel focused specifically on conducting research for their dissertations