Fellowships for International & MENA Students

Global • PhD, Post-doctoral

Scholarship for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers conducting anthropological research on Palestinian communities and society.

Multiple countries •

“The deference to Israel surprised me even back then.” · <strong>In 2008, the Fulbright Program withdrew scholarships to seven Palestinian Fulbright scholars because Israel did not allow the scholars to leave Gaza</strong>.

United Kingdom • PhD, Postdoc, Faculty

Support for academics who face threats due to conflict or persecution, placing them at UK universities.

Multiple • PhD, Postdoc

2026-2027 Fellowships for Palestinian scholars conducting humanities and social science field-based research on Palestine.

Multiple • Postdoc, Faculty

Fellowship for threatened and displaced scholars, providing temporary academic positions at partner universities worldwide.

United States • PhD, Postdoc

Research fellowship supporting scholars conducting field-based research on Palestine through the Palestinian American Research Center.

United States • Master's, PhD

Fully-funded graduate study and research in the United States for Palestinian residents of Jerusalem or the West Bank (eligible for a PA passport or laissez-passer). Requires a U.S.-equivalent bachelor's degree, two years of post-graduation work experience, and strong English. Covers tuition, a living allowance, and round-trip travel. Administered by Amideast; annual cycle.

United States • Bachelor's

Georgetown University's Graduate School offers merit and need-based fellowships. The School of Foreign Service has a strong track record of supporting Palestinian and MENA students in International Relations, Security Studies, and Conflict Resolution.

United States • PhD, Postdoc

The Palestinian American Research Center provides fellowship grants for doctoral and post-doctoral researchers conducting research on Palestine, Palestinian society, or the Palestinian diaspora. Covers research costs, travel to Palestine/MENA, and a living stipend.

Multiple countries • PhD

The Gerda Henkel Foundation offers research grants for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers in historical sciences, archaeology, Islamic studies, and related fields with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa. Palestinian researchers working on history, archaeology, or social studies of the Levant region are actively supported.

Kuwait • Master's

The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD), headquartered in Kuwait, provides scholar grants and training fellowships for Arab nationals from member states to build technical capacity in development-relevant fields. Awards support Master's and professional training programmes at Arab and international institutions. Palestinians are included under the broader Arab nationality criterion applied by the Fund.

Multiple countries •

The Gerda Henkel Foundation provides emergency research fellowships for academics whose work is endangered due to conflict, political persecution, or displacement. Palestinian academics and researchers displaced by the Gaza conflict or occupation are explicitly eligible for this programme.

Multiple • Bachelor's, Postdoc, Faculty

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United Kingdom • Bachelor's, PhD, Postdoc, Faculty

What we do Home > what we do > What we do Cara - the Council for At-Risk Academics - has been working since 1933 to support academics at risk. Our Fellowship Programme is a rescue mission for academics in immediate danger. At any time, some 350 at-risk academics are in placements, or are being helped through the process of finding a safe place to continue their work, with their families too. Our regional programmes support individuals working on in their home countries despite the risks, and those in exile nearby. They also work with higher education institutions whose work is at risk or compromised. Our Syria Programme was established in 2016, and worked until 2024 with some 200 Syrian academics in exile, mostly in Turkey. We also partner with other organisations, including with the British Academy in the 'Researchers at Risk' programme for Ukraine-based academics, which was launched in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion. We now manage all the payments to nearly 180 grantees. We are also participating in the EU's Inspireurope+ programme (2022-25), as the lead for Work Package 2, ‘ Guidance for Researchers at Risk ’. In all that we do we honour the aim set out by our founders in 1933, “to prevent the waste of exceptional abilities exceptionally trained” - knowing how important such abilities are to the future of each country, and to the world. Cara’s Fellowship Programme Cara is ready to help academics from any country in the world Cara's Fellowship Programme Further Support for Cara Fellows Help to find temporary refuge, a place you can work and learn until you can return home Further Support for Cara Fellows Cara’s Syria Programme Providing support to academics affected by the Syria crisis Cara’s Syria Programme Close

United Kingdom • Master's, PhD

Fully funded postgraduate study at the University of Oxford. Palestinians apply through the Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine (SJLP) constituency.

Multiple countries • Bachelor's

Moreover, just about all of these opportunities were coordinated to some degree through the officers from the Palestinian Affairs Unit who ...

Multiple countries • Master's

Available Scholarships · Study Scholarships - Master Studies for All Academic Disciplines (DAAD) · The Rhodes Scholarship (SJLP) · The H-Gaza Virtual Research ...

Multiple countries • Bachelor's

Simmons University Kotzen Scholarship 2027 , USA is a Fully Funded Bachelor All Subjects scholarship offered in USA. Students from palestine are eligible to apply. ... AAUW International Fellowships for Women 2027 , USA (Master’s & Doctorate) is a Partial Funding Masters All Subjects scholarship ...

United States • Postdoc

Giving to MIT is tax-deductible within the limitations of U.S. federal income tax laws Launched in 2023 as a two-year pilot, the Global MIT At-Risk Fellows program (GMAF) gives international scholars the opportunity to temporarily engage with the MIT community on campus, with the aim to foster innovation around the world through the fellows’ academic contributions and leadership. The GMAF pilot program, which initially focused on Ukrainian faculty, is expanding to bring Palestinian research fellows, known as “GMAF fellows,” to MIT. For each year of the pilot, MIT will select up to 5 Palestinian fellows, currently either in Palestine or recently displaced from Palestine. They will each spend a semester at MIT. The research fellow will be paired with an MIT faculty advisor in their field, who will act as collaborator and academic mentor. MIT covers expenses including travel, accommodations, visas, health insurance, instructional materials, as well as a general living stipend. The first GMAF-Palestine fellow arrived at MIT in September 2025. Global MIT: 3 Questions: Developing sustainable guidelines for rebuilding in Gaza We would like to extend our appreciation to GMAF-Palestine Fell

Multiple • Bachelor's, Master's

Amideast is a leader in providing scholarship and exchange opportunities for study in the United States, the MENA region, and globally. Our support for international cultural and academic exchange has been steadfast for nearly 70 years, reflecting our belief that international education empowers youth and women, develops leadership, and improves global understanding. Amideast supports numerous scholarship and fellowship programs that offer opportunities to experience the life-changing benefits of educational and cultural exchange. Each year, thousands of individuals from the Middle East and North Africa are able to participate in educational and training programs in the United States and elsewhere because of these programs.

Multiple • Master's

IIE-SRF and the war in Ukraine - IIE Scholar Rescue Fund Skip to content IIE-SRF and the war in Ukraine IIE-SRF and the war in Ukraine The invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces has had a devastating impact on the country’s citizens and higher education system. As the war surpassed the one-year mark, the United Nations estimates that as many as 13 million people – including many professors and researchers – had fled the country, while millions more are internally displaced. Many of Ukraine’s universities and research institutions have been damaged or destroyed, limiting the ability of scholars remaining in the country to safely continue their work. Like earlier crises in Iraq, Syria, Venezuela, and elsewhere, Ukraine’s higher education emergency underscores the need to protect the lives and work of Ukrainian professors and researchers. These scholars are integral to the country’s knowledge production and will help rebuild what has been lost. Since the conflict began, IIE-SRF has supported 32 Ukrainian scholars, many of them women, in academic fields ranging from children’s literature to medicine to fluid mechanics. IIE-SRF continues to follow closely the events in Ukraine and the devastating impacts of the war on the academic community and country more broadly. Within this context, we are faced with the difficult decision of how to best allocate our limited resources. After careful consideration, IIE-SRF is focused on supporting fellowships undertaken in Eastern or Central Eur

Multiple • Bachelor's

About Us - IIE Scholar Rescue Fund Skip to content About Us Around the world, scholars have long suffered harassment, detention, torture, and other forms of persecution as a result of their work. In the worst cases, scholars pay with their lives for their dedication to their academic work and freedom of thought. The Institute of International Education (IIE), an independent not-for-profit organization, has supported opportunities for persecuted scholars since its founding in 1919. In 2002, IIE launched the Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) to formalize its commitment to protecting the lives, voices, and ideas of scholars around the globe. IIE-SRF is the only global program that arranges, funds, and supports fellowships for threatened and displaced scholars at partnering higher education institutions worldwide, including inside their home regions. IIE-SRF selects outstanding professors, researchers, and public intellectuals for fellowship support and arranges visiting academic positions with partnering institutions of higher learning and research. Our fellowships enable scholars to pursue their academic work in safety and to continue to share their knowledge with students, colleagues, and the community. If conditions in the scholars’ home countries improve, scholars may return after their fellowships to make meaningful contributions to their national academies and civil society. If safe return is not possible, scholars may use the fellowship period to identify longer-term opportun

United States • Bachelor's

The Dart Center Ochberg Fellowship, hosted at Columbia Journalism School, is a prestigious mid-career fellowship for journalists who cover trauma, conflict, and human rights. Fellows spend time at Columbia University in New York, attending seminars on trauma-informed journalism, mental health, and conflict reporting ethics. 7iber has highlighted this programme for Palestinian journalists covering the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the West Bank. The fellowship covers travel, accommodation, and a stipend. Arab and Palestinian journalists working in print, broadcast, or digital media are strongly encouraged to apply.

Norway • Master's, PhD, Postdoc

University of Oslo is a member of the Scholars at Risk Network and hosts at-risk academics as visiting fellows. Fellowship covers living costs and research support for periods of 6-12 months. No tuition fees at Norwegian public universities for scholarship holders.

Palestine • Master's

The Fulbright Program enables Palestinian students to pursue graduate study at a master's degree level in the United States of America.

United Kingdom •

He has published and presented widely on virtual education under siege, including recent work on the resilience of Palestinian students and educators during ...

United States • Master's, Postdoctoral, PhD, Postdoc

Fellowships for threatened scholars around the world The Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) is the only global […] The Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) is the only global program that arranges, funds, and supports fellowships for threatened and displaced scholars at partnering higher education institutions worldwide, including inside their home regions. At the heart of IIE-SRF is the idea that each scholar we support is a beacon of hope in our world. Building upon IIE’s century-long legacy of assisting students and scholars under threat, IIE-SRF has since 2002 supported 1,208 scholars from 62 countries in partnership with 534 host institutions in 61 countries. Together we can make a difference. One life, one voice, one idea at a time.

United States • Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Fully-funded graduate study and research in the United States for Palestinian residents of Jerusalem or the West Bank (eligible for a PA passport or laissez-passer). Requires a U.S.-equivalent bachelor's degree, two years of post-graduation work experience, and strong English. Covers tuition, a living allowance, and round-trip travel. Administered by Amideast; annual cycle.

Multiple • Bachelor's

Eligibility Criteria - IIE Scholar Rescue Fund Skip to content Applicants Eligibility Criteria IIE-SRF accepts applications from professors, researchers, and public intellectuals who face threats and cannot continue their work in their home countries. Scholars from any country and in any academic field or discipline may qualify. Applicants are assessed based on academic qualifications and experience, the quality and/or potential of their work, and the urgency of the threats that they face. Preference is given to scholars who: hold a Ph.D. or highest degree in their field and have significant teaching and/or research experience at a university, college, or other institution of higher learning; have an established record of published research; demonstrate superior academic accomplishment or promise; are facing or have recently fled from immediate, targeted threats to their lives and/or careers in their home countries or countries of residence; will benefit their home and/or host academic communities. Unfortunately, IIE-SRF typically cannot consider applications from individuals who: are seeking to continue their studies, including Ph.D. study, or to complete an academic training program; have been displaced or have resided outside their home countries for more than two years; hold citizenship or permanent residency in a safe second country; will have completed two years on a comparable fellowship or other program for threatened scholars. Because of high demand for assistance, I

Czech Republic • PhD

The Visegrad Fund Research Mobility Grants support researchers, PhD students, and postdoctoral fellows from outside the V4 region to conduct short research stays (1–3 months) at V4 universities and research institutes. The grant covers travel, accommodation, and a monthly research allowance. Suitable for Palestinian PhD students and early-career researchers seeking international research experience.

Multiple countries •

Fidaa Abed, recipient of a Fulbright scholarship, lives in the Gaza Strip. This essay originally appeared in The San Diego Union-Tribune and is republished with ...

Lebanon • Bachelor's

Palestinian Students in Lebanon to Apply for Fulbright Scholarship ... BEIRUT, February 10, 2011 (WAFA)- the American Embassy in Beirut said in a statement it ...

Netherlands • Master's

M.Sc./M.A. in Computer Science at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), Netherlands (Faculty of Science). UvA is one of the top 100 universities in the world with strong international programmes. Major scholarships: UvA Scholarship Programme (full tuition reduction for non-EU students), Amsterdam Merit Scholarship, Holland Scholarship (NFP/Nuffic), and UvA Scholars at Risk fellowship for displaced academics. UvA has been part of the Dutch Scholars for Palestine solidarity network and actively participates in the Scholars at Risk programme. Most Master's programmes taught in English. MOI letter accepted.

United States • Bachelor's

Palestinians in the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and Gaza Strip are invited to apply for Fulbright scholarships for graduate study in the United States.

Netherlands • Master's, Short Course

Fellowships for mid-career professionals from developing countries for short courses and Master's at Dutch institutions.

Multiple countries • Master's

Graduate scholarship applications are now open to Palestinian students wishing to pursue Master's degree programs at universities in the UK, US ...