American University of Beirut

Sheikh Zayed Chair Summer Archival Research Fund
​​​Students are invited to apply for the Sheikh Zayed Chair Summer Archival Research Fund which provides grants to support summer research in any relevant subfield of Arabic and Islamic Studies, including philology, literature, history, art history, anthropology, sociology, and related disciplines. The grant enables students to access archives, manuscript collections, field sites, and other primary research materials essential to the advancement of their scholarship.

All recipients would be required to acknowledge the Sheikh Zayed Chair in any resulting publications and to list the support on their CVs.

Eligibility: MA and PhD students conducting archival or field research in Arabic and Islamic Studies

Budget: Up to $3,000

Application material: Apply online. Please upload in a single PDF file: 1. A one-page research proposal outlining the project and its scholarly significance. 2. A detailed and carefully optimized budget explaining projected expenses

Application deadline: April 15, annually

Contact: [email protected]


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