(PRBuzz.com) January 25, 2013 -- Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) is pleased to announce small grant awards for papers to be delivered at academic conferences, with one purpose to help encourage young scholars to make scholarly contributions at the beginning of their academic careers.
SPME is an organization dedicated to the non-politicized study of the Middle East and is interested in supporting high level academic work in the humanities and social sciences by scholars about to complete their doctorates or those currently teaching but without tenure.
Applicants should submit:
CV
paper proposal
the name and discipline of the conference where the paper will be delivered, and, if possible
the theme of the panel or session which will incorporate the presentation.
For more information, contact Dr. Asaf Romirowsky at Aromirowsky@spme.org
About Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME)
Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) is a grass-roots community of academics who have united to promote honest fact based, and civil discourse. The organization's mission is to inform, motivate, and encourage faculty to use their academic skills and disciplines on campus, in classrooms, and in academic publications to develop effective responses to the ideological distortions--including anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist slanders--that poison debate and work against peace. SPME welcomes scholars from all disciplines, faiths groups and nationalities who share its desire for peace and its commitment to academic integrity and honest debate.
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