This grant is open to U.S. citizen postdoctoral, adjunct, community college, HBCU/MSI faculty, and visiting or independent scholars* whose access to institutional funding for research travel may be limited. For these scholars, ARCE will offer a short-term travel grant designed to support research travel to Egypt. Minimum stay is three weeks; maximum stay is six weeks. During this period the grantee will conduct research pertaining to a new or ongoing research project. Eligibility, fields of study, application and selection processes mirror those of the ARCE fellowships already on offer. The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs funds the fellowship through a grant to the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC). One $2640 grant plus round-trip airfare is awarded in years when qualified candidates apply. For an overview of ARCE and its fellowship program, please visit the ARCE website.
*an independent scholar is defined as someone holding a PhD or another terminal degree who may not affiliated with an academic or other institution on a temporary or permanent basis
Please refer to the ARCE Short-Term Research Grant for Postdoctoral, Adjunct Faculty and Independent Scholars Guidelines prior to completing this application.
Additional forms you will need to complete your application are below. You will download them from this page. You can do it now or return to this page later.
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities form is available here
Click here for the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) English application and MOHE Arabic security forms. Print these out, fill them in by hand, scan and upload them to the application.
Tips on filling out the MOHE forms are here.
If you have questions, please email arcefellows@arce.org
ARCE Short-Term Research Grant 2024 - 2025
This grant is open to U.S. citizen postdoctoral, adjunct, community college, HBCU/MSI faculty, and visiting or independent scholars* whose access to institutional funding for research travel may be limited. For these scholars, ARCE will offer a short-term travel grant designed to support research travel to Egypt. Minimum stay is three weeks; maximum stay is six weeks. During this period the grantee will conduct research pertaining to a new or ongoing research project. Eligibility, fields of study, application and selection processes mirror those of the ARCE fellowships already on offer. The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs funds the fellowship through a grant to the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC). One $2640 grant plus round-trip airfare is awarded in years when qualified candidates apply. For an overview of ARCE and its fellowship program, please visit the ARCE website.
*an independent scholar is defined as someone holding a PhD or another terminal degree who may not affiliated with an academic or other institution on a temporary or permanent basis
Please refer to the ARCE Short-Term Research Grant for Postdoctoral, Adjunct Faculty and Independent Scholars Guidelines prior to completing this application.
Additional forms you will need to complete your application are below. You will download them from this page. You can do it now or return to this page later.
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities form is available here
Click here for the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) English application and MOHE Arabic security forms. Print these out, fill them in by hand, scan and upload them to the application.
Tips on filling out the MOHE forms are here.
If you have questions, please email arcefellows@arce.org