Wallace Johnson First Book Program, July 14, 2023

From the organizers: The biennial Wallace Johnson Program for First Book Authors provides advice and support to scholars working toward the publication of first books in legal history, broadly defined. In conversation with peers and with the advice of senior scholars, participants develop and revise book proposals and sample chapters, as well as meeting with

Scholarship: Iranian Studies, ARMACAD, July 31, 2023

ARMACAD is pleased to announce scholarships for eligible students in Iranian Studies and associated disciplines to attend ASPIRANTUM's winter school for the Persian language, which lasts for 4-8 weeks. The scholarship: ARMACAD offers up to 10 scholarships to eligible students interested in learning Persian in Armenia. Please have a look at the criteria below to determine if

MESA Undergraduate Education Award, August 1, 2023

ARMACAD is pleased to announce scholarships for eligible students in Iranian Studies and associated disciplines to attend ASPIRANTUM's winter school for the Persian language, which lasts for 4-8 weeks. The scholarship: ARMACAD offers up to 10 scholarships to eligible students interested in learning Persian in Armenia. Please have a look at the criteria below to determine if

MESA Graduate Student Paper Prize, August 15, 2023

Graduate student research papers on any aspect of Middle East, which have not been previously submitted for publication, are sought for this blind review. Winner is awarded $250. Full guidelines may be found here.

MESA 2023 Travel Grants for Graduate Students and Contingent/Precariously Employed, September 13, 2023

From MESA: MESA’s Travel Grant program awards $500 grants to students and to precariously employed or contingent faculty who have no other institutional support to attend the conference. This year, we have received 140 applications from students and from contingent faculty/precariously employed. So that we can offer the maximum number of travel grants, the Board

Award Nominations: Law & Society Association, January 10, 2024

The Law and Society Association offers awards for scholarship in the field of law and society. This year, the awards will be presented at the Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado. The deadline to submit a nomination for one of our awards is January 10, 2024 ET (USA). To submit an award nomination, please login to your LSA profile and click

Call for Nominations: Islamic Law and Society CRN of the Law and Society Association, February 9, 2024

Nominations are now open for leadership of the Islamic Law and Society CRN of the Law and Society Association. As specified in the CRN by-laws, all members of the CRN may submit nominations, including self-nominations. Elections and Voting The current co-Chairs will call for nominations in January of the election year (hereinafter “election year”). All members

Book award: The Sharmin & Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran & Persian Gulf Studies at Princeton University, April 1, 2024

CRITERIA AND NOMINATION GUIDELINES: 1. Nominations are accepted for scholarly monographs published in English between January 2021 and April 2024. Books translated into English are also eligible if the translation is published between January 2021 and April 2024. 2. Edited volumes and new editions of previously published books will not be considered for the award.