*New* Call for UW Student Research Proposals: Parvin E’tesami Student Support Fund (05/05/26)

Posted: 4/9/2026 ()

The Middle East Center announces the 2025-26 competition for the Parvin E’tesami Student Support Fund. We invite applications from undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at the University of Washington in all disciplines, including international students, who are engaged in the study of the Middle East and North Africa and who will be enrolled at the University of Washington during the 2025-26 academic year. The application deadline is May 5, 2026. Apply now: https://forms.office.com/r/yYvSmDbfUs

The Parvin E’tesami Student Support Fund was made possible by a generous donation from Mr. Babak Parviz to provide broad-based support for students studying the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) at the University of Washington. E’tesami was a Persian-language poet whose oeuvre was preoccupied with vulnerable members of Iranian society in the early twentieth century. The fund is administered by the Middle East Center in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies.

Awards: Up to $2,000 each

Eligibility: Open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at the University of Washington who demonstrate a serious academic interest in the Middle East and North Africa. Funding can support the following activities related to the study of the MENA: conference registration and/or travel; research or fieldwork expenses; language training; study abroad; and general living expenses while studying at UW.

Selection criteria: Selection will be based on the intellectual merit and feasibility of the proposed activity, academic achievement, and the applicant’s demonstrated ability to serve as a professional representative of Middle East and North Africa Studies at the University of Washington.

Apply now: https://forms.office.com/r/yYvSmDbfUs

Questions? Email mecuw@uw.edu