2024-2025 Fellowships for U.S. Scholars Conducting Field-Based Research on Palestine
Awards announced March 28, 2024
Fellowship awards up to a maximum of $9,000
Awardees will have until December 31, 2025 to complete their research
On October 20, PARC will hold an informational webinar for interested applicants. To register for this webinar, click here.
The Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) announces its 25th annual U.S. research fellowship competition for research that will contribute to Palestinian Studies. Applicants must be doctoral students or scholars who have earned their PhD and must be U.S. citizens.
Information about the fellowship competition:
Research must contribute to Palestinian Studies. Any field of research will be considered, including the arts, humanities, social sciences, economics, law, public health, and applied sciences. Purely scientific research is not eligible for this competition.
Research must take place in Palestine, Israel, Jordan, or Lebanon.
Field research must be for a minimum of two months up to a maximum of one year.
Individual and joint research projects are eligible for this competition.
Applicants must be scholars who have earned their PhD, established researchers, or full-time doctoral students enrolled in a recognized degree program.
By the time research commences, doctoral students must have fulfilled all preliminary requirements for their degree except the dissertation. (They must be ABD.) The fellowship will not cover tuition.
Researchers without a doctorate but with a record of academic publication are eligible to apply.
Master’s degree holders without a record of academic publication are only eligible to apply for a joint research project with a lead researcher who holds a PhD.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens living in the United States or abroad. U.S. permanent residents are not eligible for this competition.*
Applicants must be PARC members. Visit the PARC membership page on the our website for more information.
Minority scholars and scholars from Minority Serving Institutions are especially encouraged to apply.
Applications include the following:
Application form
Abstract (350 words max)
Service component
Research proposal (2,500 word max)
Budget
CV
Transcripts for doctoral students only
Passport information
Two letters of recommendation
Evaluation criteria:
Research topic significant, under-researched, original, or new perspective
Contribution to your field of studies and Palestinian Studies
Appropriateness of methodology
Feasibility of research design
Your qualifications, including requisite knowledge, experience, and skills to complete the project
Justification for why your research needs to be conducted in the field
Quality of service component
Reasonable and appropriate budget
*Palestinians who are not U.S. citizens may apply for the Palestinian Research Fellowship competition. Please visit the Palestinian Fellowships page of the PARC website and contact the Palestine office at paloffice@parc-us-pal.org for more information.
For complete information, visit PARC's website at https://parc-us-pal.org.
Funded by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs through an agreement with CAORC.
For the purposes of obtaining grant funds, you will be required to disclose certain personally identifying information. This information will be shared with our organizational and funding partners, grantees, and co-sponsors of our programs, activities, initiatives, and events. We endeavor to share your personal information only with partners, grantees, and co-sponsors who will respect your personal information. Any information you elect to provide during the application processes relating to gender, age, disability, ethnic origin, or nationality will be used only for the purposes of monitoring diversity and equality and stored confidentially in accordance with applicable legal obligations. Diversity data is reported on anonymously. By submitting your personal details, you agree to allow PARC and selected third parties to use your personal data in order to process applications, evaluate and assess research outputs and impact arising from grants and awards, and to process award finances and payments where relevant.
PARC U.S. Research Fellowships
2024-2025 Fellowships for U.S. Scholars Conducting Field-Based Research on Palestine
Awards announced March 28, 2024
Fellowship awards up to a maximum of $9,000
Awardees will have until December 31, 2025 to complete their research
On October 20, PARC will hold an informational webinar for interested applicants. To register for this webinar, click here.
The Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) announces its 25th annual U.S. research fellowship competition for research that will contribute to Palestinian Studies. Applicants must be doctoral students or scholars who have earned their PhD and must be U.S. citizens.
Information about the fellowship competition:
Research must contribute to Palestinian Studies. Any field of research will be considered, including the arts, humanities, social sciences, economics, law, public health, and applied sciences. Purely scientific research is not eligible for this competition.
Research must take place in Palestine, Israel, Jordan, or Lebanon.
Field research must be for a minimum of two months up to a maximum of one year.
Individual and joint research projects are eligible for this competition.
Applicants must be scholars who have earned their PhD, established researchers, or full-time doctoral students enrolled in a recognized degree program.
By the time research commences, doctoral students must have fulfilled all preliminary requirements for their degree except the dissertation. (They must be ABD.) The fellowship will not cover tuition.
Researchers without a doctorate but with a record of academic publication are eligible to apply.
Master’s degree holders without a record of academic publication are only eligible to apply for a joint research project with a lead researcher who holds a PhD.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens living in the United States or abroad. U.S. permanent residents are not eligible for this competition.*
Applicants must be PARC members. Visit the PARC membership page on the our website for more information.
Minority scholars and scholars from Minority Serving Institutions are especially encouraged to apply.
Applications include the following:
Application form
Abstract (350 words max)
Service component
Research proposal (2,500 word max)
Budget
CV
Transcripts for doctoral students only
Passport information
Two letters of recommendation
Evaluation criteria:
Research topic significant, under-researched, original, or new perspective
Contribution to your field of studies and Palestinian Studies
Appropriateness of methodology
Feasibility of research design
Your qualifications, including requisite knowledge, experience, and skills to complete the project
Justification for why your research needs to be conducted in the field
Quality of service component
Reasonable and appropriate budget
*Palestinians who are not U.S. citizens may apply for the Palestinian Research Fellowship competition. Please visit the Palestinian Fellowships page of the PARC website and contact the Palestine office at paloffice@parc-us-pal.org for more information.
For complete information, visit PARC's website at https://parc-us-pal.org.
Funded by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs through an agreement with CAORC.
For the purposes of obtaining grant funds, you will be required to disclose certain personally identifying information. This information will be shared with our organizational and funding partners, grantees, and co-sponsors of our programs, activities, initiatives, and events. We endeavor to share your personal information only with partners, grantees, and co-sponsors who will respect your personal information. Any information you elect to provide during the application processes relating to gender, age, disability, ethnic origin, or nationality will be used only for the purposes of monitoring diversity and equality and stored confidentially in accordance with applicable legal obligations. Diversity data is reported on anonymously. By submitting your personal details, you agree to allow PARC and selected third parties to use your personal data in order to process applications, evaluate and assess research outputs and impact arising from grants and awards, and to process award finances and payments where relevant.