PARC Fellowships for Palestinian Scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences 2027/2028

About this scholarship

A fellowship for field research on Palestine by Palestinian PhD students and PhD holders in the humanities and social sciences. It pays up to $6,000, and PARC especially encourages applications from and about Gaza.

Funding type

Covers: up to $6,000 for field research of two months to one year. The research must be finished by 31 December 2028. Does not cover: tuition fees. The number of fellowships is not stated on the page.

Tuition fees

Not covered

Living costs

Not specified

Travel

Not specified

Insurance

Not specified

Eligibility requirements

Nationalities

Listed nationalities only — Palestinian Territories

Residence condition

No residence condition

A Palestinian, wherever you live and whatever ID you hold A full-time PhD student in a recognised programme, a PhD holder, or an established researcher PhD students: you must have finished all degree requirements except the dissertation by the time the research starts. First-year students are not accepted, and only students who have defended their dissertation proposal qualify Without a doctorate: at least 10 refereed articles. Master's holders without publications can apply only in a joint project led by a PhD holder The research must serve Palestinian Studies in the arts, humanities, social sciences, public health or environmental studies. Purely scientific research is not eligible Fieldwork in Palestine, Jordan, Egypt or Lebanon. Research on the occupied Golan Heights is accepted if it sits in a comparative framework with Palestine You cannot apply if you received a PARC fellowship in the last three years, or if you have received two PARC fellowships Applications from and about the Gaza Strip are especially encouraged

Minimum grade

Not stated

Work experience asked for

Not stated

Return condition

Return condition not stated

How to apply

Straight to the provider

Language requirements and exemptions

Language test not mentioned

The whole application must be in English. The page does not mention a language test.

University admission details

Not required?

Apply with the Apply Now button on the fellowship page once the portal opens. The page gives no opening date. The final deadline is 5 December 2026, and the time is not stated. Results are announced on 15 April 2027. An online information session is on 27 October 2026, and you register from the fellowship page. The proposal must be your own work and must not be mostly AI-generated. Undisclosed use of AI may count against your application. Palestinians who also hold U.S. citizenship apply to either this competition or the U.S. fellowship competition, not both in the same year. Female PhD students can also apply to the Tanya Baker-Asad Scholarship, but only one award is given.

Required documents

Application form Abstract of up to 350 words Research proposal of up to 2,000 words Service component and budget CV of up to 10 pages ID and passport information PhD students only: transcripts and two recommendation letters

Application steps

Open the fellowship page and check the eligibility and fields. Write the abstract, proposal, service component and budget in English. Prepare your CV and ID details, and transcripts and two recommendations if you are a PhD student. Apply with the Apply Now button on the fellowship page once the portal opens, before 5 December 2026.

Requirement checklist

Scholarship contacts

PARC Palestine office, Ramallah: [email protected]Copy

PARC U.S. office: [email protected]Copy

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