CMES Calls and Research Grants
The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies supports and coordinates research projects with high scientific potential through the Strategic Research Area (SRA): Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW). Researchers at Lund University are invited to apply to the following calls:
The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) supports writing retreats on Middle East research with the aim to finalise an article, book chapter, edited volume or a book for publication in peer-reviewed outlets. 4 writing retreats will be granted during 2026. CMES offers office space and modern research facilities in a stimulating work environment on historic premises. Administrative, practical, and technical support is available on site.
Application deadline: 20 November 2025
For more information and instructions please read the call: Link to PDF
CMES provides seed money for research initiation and preparation of applications for national and international research calls. The aim is to facilitate initial scholarly work and collaboration on the Middle East at the CMES to prepare project applications. Applications are open to employees at Lund University. Grant period: Autumn-Spring 2024-25.
Application deadline: Closed
For more information and instructions please read the call: Link to PDF
CMES supports three-year-research projects with high scientific potential through the Strategic Research Area (SRA) Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW). CMES funds one new project annually and encourages collaboration between scholars from different disciplines at Lund University to conduct interdisciplinary research on the Middle East.
Deadline: Closed
For more information and instructions please read the call: Link to PDF
CMES supports writing retreats on Middle East research with the aim to finalise an article, book chapter, edited volume or a book for publication in peer-reviewed outlets. CMES offers office space and modern research facilities in a stimulating work environment on historic premises. Administrative, practical and technical support is available on site. Applications for the writing retreats are open to individual researchers that hold doctoral degrees and are employed at Lund University.
Deadline: Closed
For more information and instructions please read the call: Link to PDF
The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) supports and coordinates workshops and higher public research seminars with high scientific potential through the Strategic Research Area (SRA): Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW). CMES funds 1-2 new workshop per year and encourages interdisciplinary collaboration between researchers from different disciplines within Lund University. Workshop proposals should be focused on novel interdisciplinary research questions related to the MECW research program.
Deadline: Closed
For more information and instructions please read the call: Link to PDF
CMES provides travel grants for conducting field work in the Middle East and conference/workshop participation with paper presentations focused on Middle East research. Applications are open to employees at Lund University. Grant period: autumn 2023.
Application deadline: Closed
For more information and instructions please read the call: Link to PDF
Contact
Karin Aggestam, CMES director, MECW coordinator
Karin [dot] aggestam [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se
+46-46 222 49 23
Ronny Berndtsson, dep CMES director, dep MECW coordinator
Ronny [dot] berndtsson [at] tvrl [dot] lth [dot] se
+46-46 222 89 86
Applications should be sent to
ansokan [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se