Joint Fellowship

Joint fellows pursue their own research agenda and contribute to both the Gulf Studies Center and ME Council’s research output by producing a least one research output on a topic of their choice to be agreed on, in line with the research priorities of Qatar University, and the State of Qatar. The primary language of publication is English. Final reports will be published in both English and Arabic. Proposed research output should be focused on the Gulf and broadly related to ME Council’s three main program areas: (1) Foreign Policy and Security, (2) Governance and Development, and (3) Conflict and Transitions.

Alongside their individual research paper, Joint fellows are expected to be active members of both the Gulf Studies Center and the ME Council community, engaging with their colleagues, and participating in public events, monthly meetings, policy roundtables. Joint fellows will have the opportunity to engage with policymakers, academics, government officials, business leaders, and journalists. Joint fellows are provided with funding to conduct field research. In some cases, joint fellows may retain their relationship with ME Council in a nonresident capacity for up to one year after completing their joint fellowship.

Joint fellows must be available for a full-time affiliation with QU and ME Council and be based in Qatar.