SUAD JOSEPH UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARDS
2024-2025 APPLICATION OPEN NOW!
The Middle East / South Asia Program welcomes applications from all students while especially encouraging applicants from under-represented groups whose contributions to studies of ME/SA peoples and cultures have been marginalized or silenced. Projects involving research conducted in languages of the ME/SA region will receive special consideration. Research projects that recognize entrenched forms of social injustice, discrimination, neo-colonialism and/or racial capitalism, and that seek to address these problems in some way, are of special interest to the review committee.
Grants for undergraduate students
Suad Joseph Undergraduate Student Research Grant
Application Details
- Deadline: January, 19, 2025
- Eligibility: Open to undergraduate students in good standing majoring in social sciences or humanities doing research on the Middle East and/or South Asia or their diaspora.
Grant Amount
- Funding: Up to $500 for research in Winter and/or Spring 2025.
Application Components
- Research Project Description (up to 500 words):
- Your name, class year, major, and minors.
- Faculty supervisor's name, department, and email.
- Title of the project.
- Description of the project.
- List of any other research grants received in 2024-2025.
- Detailed Budget:
- Itemize expenses for research materials, travel, supplies, etc.
- Recommendation Letter:
- A confidential letter from your faculty supervisor sent via email by January 19, 2025.
Submission Instructions
- Email all application materials to Wilson Xieu, ME/SA Program Coordinator, at mesastaff@ucdavis.edu.
- Recommendation letter should be submitted separately by the faculty supervisor to mesastaff@ucdavis.edu.
Special Considerations
- Applicants from under-represented groups are encouraged.
- Projects involving languages of the Middle East/South Asia (ME/SA) are encouraged.
Requirements for Grant Recipients (post-award)
- Submit a one-page description of your research by Friday, June 6, 2025, and include details on where you presented or plan to present your research (e.g., conferences, publications).
Deadline: January, 19, 2025
Grants for graduate students
Graduate students in good standing pursuing a Ph.D. or Master's degree may apply for grants of up to $2000 for use in academic year 2025-2026 including summer 2025. Students who are awarded grants will be required to submit a one-page, single-spaced description of the research that they accomplished with the funds including information about when and where they will present or publish the research, such as a ME/SA student research conference, a UCO student research conference, or another venue. Submit application materials as PDFs attached to one email addressed to Wilson Xieu, Program Coordinator, Middle East/South Asia Studies. E-mail address: mesastaff@ucdavis.edu
Deadline: Sunday, March 23, 2025
Suad Joseph Graduate Student Research Grant
Application Details
- Deadline: Sunday, March 23, 2025
- Eligibility: Graduate students in good standing pursuing a Ph.D. or Master's degree on a topic related to the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, and/or Central Asia in the Humanities, Cultural Studies, or Social Sciences
Grant Amount
- Funding: Up to $2000 for use in academic year 2025-2026 including summer 2025
Special Considerations
- Encouragement for applicants from under-represented groups.
- Projects involving languages of the Middle East/South Asia (ME/SA) will receive priority.
Application Components
- Research Project Description (up to 1000 words):
- Your name, class year, major, and minors.
- Faculty supervisor's name, department, and email.
- Type and title of project
- Project content (discipline, topic, methods, research questions, scope)
- List of any other research grants received in 2024-2025.
- Detailed Budget:
- Itemized expenses for research materials, travel, supplies, etc.
- Recommendation Letter:
- A confidential letter from your faculty supervisor sent via email
Submission Instructions
- Email all application materials to Wilson Xieu, ME/SA Program Coordinator, at mesastaff@ucdavis.edu.
- Ensure the recommendation letter is submitted separately by the faculty supervisor.
Requirements for Grant Recipients (post-award)
- Submit a one-page description of your research by Week 10 of Spring 2026, and include details on where you presented or plan to present your research (e.g., conferences, publications).