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<br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">1) Subject: </span><font face="arial, sans-serif">ASMEA Research Grants deadline extended</font><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
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<span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">1)</span><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Date: </span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">17 Mar 2014</span><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">From: </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap">ASMEA/ Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa <<a href="mailto:info@asmeascholars.org" target="_blank">info@asmeascholars.org</a>></span><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Subject: </span><font face="arial, sans-serif">ASMEA Research Grants deadline extended</font><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">RESEARCH GRANTS 2014</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">The Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) is pleased to offer research grants of up to $2,500 to qualified professors and students engaged in the study of the Middle East and Africa. </font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">To stimulate new and diverse lines of discourse about the Middle East and Africa, the Research Grants program seeks to support research on topics that deserve greater attention. The topic areas and sub-topics are intended as a guide for participants in the program and constitute the types of subjects that ASMEA intends to support in this program. Applicants may submit paper proposals on any topic as long as it is relevant to the six broad areas outlined, and constitutes new and original research.</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">VIEW RESEARCH TOPICS</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif">To apply for the ASMEA Research Grant:</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">• Applicants must be engaged in ongoing study of the Middle East or Africa. Applicants may be affiliated with any academic discipline.</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">• Applications must be accompanied by a paper proposal that represents new and un-published research and is relevant to the qualifying research areas designated by ASMEA.</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">• Applicants must submit a brief letter of reference from their department chair. Students also must submit proof of enrollment and expected graduation date.</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">• Applications will be accepted only from ASMEA members. To join ASMEA and learn more about membership with ASMEA, click here.</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">• Applications will be accepted only via the ASMEA website.</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">• Successful applicants will be required to present their research at the Seventh Annual ASMEA Conference on October 30-November 1, 2014 in Washington, D.C. and provide ASMEA the right of first refusal for potential publication in the peer-reviewed Journal of the Middle East and Africa.</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">• The application deadline is Friday, March 21, 2014.</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">• Applicants may use grants to cover any costs associated with conducting research for the specified proposal.</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Submit your paper proposal before applying for the research grant.</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></div><div>
<font face="arial, sans-serif">Download the 2014 Research Grant Flyer.</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Questions or comments can be directed to <a href="mailto:info@asmeascholars.org" target="_blank">info@asmeascholars.org</a> or <a href="tel:202-429-8860" value="+12024298860" target="_blank">202-429-8860</a>.</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.asmeascholars.org" target="_blank">www.asmeascholars.org</a></font></div>
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