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22.07.2025

Call for Applications for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Programme Master Thesis Award 2025

Applicants are invited to submit the following documents:

  • their Master’s thesis
  • a 200-word summary
  • a CV

to mena.program@sciencespo.fr by Thursday, September 1, 2025. <
The laureates will be announced on September 20, 2025.

Call for Applications for Sciences Po’s MENA Programme - Master's Students Mobility Support

The Sciences Po MENA (Middle East and North Africa) Program offers mobility support to students completing a master's thesis on the MENA region in one of Sciences Po's Master's Schools, scheduled for defense in 2026.

This financial aid aims to facilitate the mobility of students wishing to travel to the region to carry out a fieldwork. It consists in a reimbursement of expenses for transportation (plane, train, etc.) and lodging that will be paid based on bills and invoices. The total amount reimbursed will not exceed 1000€. Expenses must have incurred between June 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026, and shall not have been covered by another funding source at Sciences Po.

Applicants are required to send an application file containing a one-page abstract detailing their project (including their methodology) and a provisional budget by December 1, 2025 to mena.program@sciencespo.fr. 

Winners will be announced on December 20, 2025.