Interested in applying to MENAR but want to learn more or have specific questions?
MENAR will be holding an online information session for prospective applicants on Monday, November 14th at 8 pm EST. To join the session, follow this link and log in as "Guest." The session will last approximately one hour and will allow ample time for Q&A.
Our application for 2017-2018 fellowship positions has been posted! Read all the details here. The application is open to current college seniors and recent graduates, and the deadline is Thursday, December 15, 2016 at midnight. Contact us with any questions.
We are very pleased to be working with four excellent partner organizations at this point: Bayt.com and Collateral Repair Project in Amman, Jordan; the Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) in Doha, Qatar; and Endeavor, which has offices across the MENA region. Please continue to check back between now and the application deadline as additional positions may be posted.
We are so thrilled to introduce Timothy Loh, our 2016-2017 MENAR Fellow, who will be working with the Collateral Repair Project in Jordan. He brings a ton of great experience and perspective, and we are excited to see what he will achieve with CRP next year! Read more about him on our Current Fellows page.
Our application for 2016-2017 fellowship positions has been posted! Read all the details here. The application is open to current college seniors and recent graduates, and the deadline is Tuesday, December 15 at midnight. Contact us with any questions.
We are pleased to announce an amazing new partner organization for the 2016-2017 fellowship year, Collateral Repair Project:
Collateral Repair Project is a grassroots effort to bring much-needed assistance to refugees and other victims of war and conflict - those commonly referred to as "collateral damage." We seek to repair some of this damage and, through these efforts, foster peace and reconciliation. We are located in Amman, Jordan - temporary home to hundreds of thousands of Iraqi and Syrian refugees.
Interested in working with them? Our application for upcoming fellowships will be open within the coming week! Check back here soon for updates.
The deadline for 2015-2016 MENAR Fellowships has passed and we are no longer accepting applications. Thank you to all of the excellent candidates who submitted applications!
Take a look at our new MENAR video, featuring the members of the Steering Committee and one of our former fellows!
The MENAR Fellowship Program now has a Facebook page! Check it out at https://www.facebook.com/menarprogram and click "Like" to support us.
We are pleased to announce that the application for fellowship positions during the 2015-2016 year are now open. The MENAR Fellowship Program will be facilitating placements with Endeavor, a global non-profit that is leading the high impact entrepreneurship movement around the world. For more information on fellowship requirements and how to apply, click here. We look forward to receiving your application!
As you know, a group of young Princeton alumni came together in 2011 to found a post-graduation fellowship organization that would enable graduates of Princeton and other universities to live and work in the Middle East and North Africa for a year. Originally operating under the name “Princeton in the Middle East” and with administrative support from Princeton in Africa, we placed our first fellow (Tal Eisenzweig, Princeton Class of 2012) in Morocco during the 2012-2013 year.
In order to better reflect the fact that we are not affiliated with Princeton University, we have recently changed our name to the Middle East and North Africa Regional (MENAR) Fellowship Program, and we plan to register as an independent 501(c)3 organization in the coming months. The word “menar” means “illuminated” in Arabic, and reflects our goal of opening the door for insight into the region’s cultures and promoting cross-cultural exchange.
Despite no longer having the word Princeton in our name, we remain inspired by the other “Princeton in” organizations (Princeton in Asia, Princeton in Africa, and Princeton in Latin America) and we continue to draw on the extensive Princeton alumni network to facilitate placements and support fellows. Our fellowship opportunities are open to top graduates of all U.S. universities.
The MENAR Fellowship Program is proud to announce that its second fellowship position is currently underway. Rachel Webb, Princeton Class of 2014, began her fellowship in August 2014 with Endeavor in Dubai. We look forward to sharing updates from her experience with you in the near future. In addition, applications for 2015-2016 fellowship positions will be accepted beginning in October.
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