Our mission is to promote the highest standards of academic research and teaching in the fields of Middle Eastern and African studies and related disciplines through programs, publications, and services that support our members, the international community of scholars, and interested members of the public.
Deadline Approaching: Bernard Lewis Prize
The 2025 Bernard Lewis Prize will be awarded to scholars or practitioners engaged in the study of issues on antisemitism that were of great importance to ASMEA's founding chairman, Prof. Bernard Lewis. Recipients of the $2,500 prize will be announced and awarded at the Eighteenth Annual ASMEA Conference.
Join our vibrant community of scholars by becoming an Institutional Member of ASMEA. First time Institutional Members receive 25% off their first year.
The Stewart and Lynda Resnick Fellowship at the National Library of Israel
The National Library of Israel invites applications for the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Fellowship Program. Applications are now open for the third cohort of Resnick Fellows, who will join the Library as researchers in residence during the summer of 2026.
GINGKO provides grants to support academic research into the history, art history and religions of MENA. GINGKO also offers grants for people organizing transformative interfaith and intercultural encounters between people from MENA and the West.