Middle East Studies Association

MESA is now accepting submissions and nominations for a number of awards. For students and recent PhD graduates: MESA Graduate Student Paper Prize and the Malcolm H. Kerr Dissertation Awards. For retired faculty, academics, and those serving Middle East Studies: MESA Mentoring Award, Jere L. Bacharach Service Award, MESA Undergraduate Education Award. Submissions and nominations … Continue reading Middle Eastern Studies Association: Call for Nominations and Submissions

Consider nominating students, mentors, colleagues, and worthy individuals for one of MESA’s awards. The deadline for the following two awards has been extended to Sep 17: Graduate Student Paper Prize: Research papers on any aspect of post 600 CE Middle East studies are sought for this blind review. Details. Undergraduate Education Award: Recognizes outstanding scholarship on teaching … Continue reading Call for Nominations and Submissions: MESA Awards

Nominations for the Albert Hourani Book Award, the Nikki Keddie Book Award, and the Fatima Mernissi Book Award are made simultaneously. Nominations can be made by either the publisher or the author. Books must be non-fiction scholarly monographs based on original research published in English between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019. The Albert … Continue reading MESA 2019 Book Awards

MESA Mentoring Award: The award recognizes exceptional contributions retired faculty have made to the education and training of others. Nomination guidelines. Jere L. Bacharach Service Award: The award recognizes the contributions of individuals through their outstanding service to MESA or the profession. Service is defined broadly to include work in diverse areas, including but not … Continue reading MESA 2019 Mentoring and Service Awards

Students completing their dissertations between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019 may submit entries for the 2019 Malcolm H. Kerr Dissertation Awards. The competition is to recognize exceptional achievement in research and writing for/of dissertations in Middle East studies. MESA is particularly concerned that some of its awards have been shown to reflect a … Continue reading MESA 2019 Dissertation Awards

Graduate student research papers on any aspect of post-600 CE Middle East studies are sought for this blind review. The winner is awarded $250.

The award recognizes outstanding scholarship on teaching or other material contributions to undergraduate education in Middle East studies. The winner is awarded $250.