Research Grants
CIRS awards research grants to scholars and researchers interested in the study of Gulf-related issues, and the broader Middle East. Our goal is to contribute to the existing body of knowledge in the region through supporting original research on various topics. CIRS will fund empirically-based, original research projects to fill in the existing gap in the literature. Through regular CIRS-sponsored research meetings we create a scholarly forum where CIRS Grant recipients will be able to share their research findings with other academics, policymakers, and practitioners.
Food Security and Food Sovereignty in the Middle East
In 2010, CIRS launched a grants cycle on “Food Security and Food Sovereignty in the Middle East.” As part of this initiative, CIRS awarded five grants to support interdisciplinary projects that focus on examining some of the GCC’s international agricultural and land investments.
- Read more about this research initiative.
- Read more about the awarded projects.
Migrant Labor in the Gulf
In the 2008-2009 academic year, CIRS awarded grants to undertake research, as part of its Migrant Labor in the Gulf Research initiative. Four projects were selected for funding.
- Read more about this research initiative.
- Read more about the awarded projects.
Learn more about our events, research initiatives and scholarship, and publications. CIRS also offers research positions in the form of fellowships. To stay tuned to CIRS events, you can subscribe to lecture podcasts.
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