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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) provides seed money for research initiation and preparation of applications for national and international research calls. Two such research initiations will be granted during 2026-27. 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. 

  • Applicant: Employed at Lund University. 
  • Grant period: Autumn 2026-Spring 2027
  • Application deadline: 31 August 2026
  • Budget: Specified costs for work time at CMES, and other related costs necessary for application preparing 
  • Submission: ansokan [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (ansokan[at]cme[dot]lu[dot]se)
  • Notification of decision: 4 September 2026

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 seminars with high scientific potential through the Strategic Research Area (SRA): Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW). CMES funds 1-2 new workshops per year and encourages interdisciplinary collaboration between researchers from different disciplines within Lund University. Workshop proposals should focus on novel interdisciplinary research questions related to the MECW research program. The workshops are organised at CMES. 

  • Applicant: Researchers with doctoral degrees and with employment at Lund University.
  • Grant period: 12 months
  • Application deadline: 31 August 2026
  • Submission: ansokan [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (ansokan[at]cme[dot]lu[dot]se)
  • Start of workshop grant: 7 September 2026
  • End of workshop grant: 31 May 2027
  • Budget: maximum 100 000 SEK
  • Notification of decision: 4 September 2026

Link to Workshop Budget file (.excl 6mb)

For more information and instructions please read the call: Link to PDF

The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) supports research with high scientific potential through the Strategic Research Area (SRA): Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW). CMES provides travel grants for conducting field work in the Middle East and conference/workshop participation with paper presentations focused on Middle East studies.

Application deadline: Closed

For more information and instructions please read the call: Link to PDF

CMES will fund 1-2 new research projects during 2026-2029 and encourages interdisciplinary collaboration between researchers from different disciplines within Lund University. Project proposals should be focused on novel interdisciplinary research questions related to the MECW research program. All project members will have institutional affiliation with CMES and perform the research at CMES. Office space, meeting rooms and modern technical facilities are provided for.

Application deadline: CLOSED

For more information and instructions please read the call: Link to PDF

The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) supports research with high scientific potential through the Strategic Research Area (SRA): Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW). CMES provides travel grants for conducting field work in the Middle East and conference/workshop participation with paper presentations focused on Middle East studies.

Application deadline: Closed

For more information and instructions please read the call: Link to PDF

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: Closed

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

Ronny Berndtsson, CMES director, MECW coordinator
Ronny [dot] berndtsson [at] tvrl [dot] lth [dot] se
+46-46 222 89 86
 
Lisa Strömbom, dep CMES director, dep MECW coordinator
lisa [dot] strombom [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (lisa[dot]strombom[at]svet[dot]lu[dot]se)
+46 46 222 45 53
 
Applications should be sent to
ansokan [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se

Last updated: 10 Jun 2026 | webeditor [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se