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The Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South (#IAS_NUQ) is pleased to open a call for applications for the 2026 Theory and Method Winter School to take place from January 6 – 8, 2026, in Doha, Qatar. #IAS_NUQ Theory and Method Winter Schools are intended for graduate students and other early career scholars in the social sciences and humanities whose work engages media, communications, or information studies. The topic of this year’s Winter School is “Media Policy and Governance.”
Deadline: September 15, 2025
The #IAS_NUQ Global Undergraduate Fellowship is an opportunity for students at NU-Q who have a new or ongoing research or creative project to develop it into an original contribution to evidence-based storytelling and, hence, to knowledge of the Global South.
#IAS_NUQ Global Undergraduate Fellows pursue a solo research or evidence-based creative scholarship project on a subject of their choosing over twelve months, focussing on the Global South and addressing one or more of our current research themes.
Deadline: October 13, 2025
#IAS_NUQ seeks outstanding candidates for postdoctoral fellowships focused on the histories, cultures, societies, and media of the Global South. Postdocs pursue original research and contribute to #IAS_NUQ’s mission and programming.
We welcome scholars working on Arab media, comparative or transnational projects across Latin America, Africa, and the Arab world, or exploring Southern Digitalities. Fellows are expected to work on campus at least four days a week and may teach one course depending on institutional needs.
Postdocs receive a competitive stipend, research funds, relocation assistance, housing, local health insurance, and access to libraries and workspace. Fellowships are renewable for up to three years based on annual reviews and program needs.
Deadline: December 1, 2025
Our Faculty Grants – including the #IAS_NUQ Global South Research Grant and the #IAS_NUQ Conference and Workshop Grant – support NU-Q faculty scholarship and mediamaking with a focus on pressing issues in the Global South using multidisciplinary, multilingual, and multimodal approaches.
Deadline: Rolling applications.