In 1999 the Middle East Institute established a Public Policy Center in support of its charter that promised to:

"...promote knowledge of the Middle East in America and strengthen understanding of the United States by the people and governments of the region."

To that end, MEI encourages research on Middle East affairs and facilitates informed discussion regarding the Middle East and US policy toward that region. We act as a neutral forum for discourse among selected academics, government officials, businessmen and media representatives. The Middle East Institute provides a venue for scholars and senior policy analysts of diverse backgrounds and nationalities to work on contemporary issues regarding the region.

MEI hosts US and Middle Eastern visiting scholars for up to one-year. While at the center, they employ the valued resources of the George Camp Keiser Library to advance their own work and through seminars, lectures and contact with the media, they inform the Washington policy debate on the Middle East.

Visiting scholars and policy analysts have the opportunity to pursue projects of research, writing and public speaking in Washington. MEI seeks a balance among US experts on the Middle East and those from a range of Middle Eastern countries. The geographic area embraces the greater Middle East from Morocco to Pakistan, including Turkey, Iran, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Scholars are encouraged to exchange ideas and experiences with their colleagues at MEI and elsewhere in the Washington policy community. They also would assist MEI in organizing public programs dealing with their areas of interest.

MEI will provide office facilities, including access to word processors, telephones, reproduction and fax facilities, as well as the Institute’s 25,000-volume library. Scholars-in-residence should expect to also respond media queries. Scholars are encouraged to prepare manuscripts for possible publication in The Middle East Journal, and on our website as well as conduct lectures and organize seminars and conferences. MEI does not offer living or travel stipends but would support grant applications to help cover expenses.

MEI has space for a limited number of resident scholars and senior policy analysts at its location near the Dupont Circle area in the center of Washington, DC.

Please send a detailed curriculum vitae and a proposed study program. Scholars may apply for periods of up to one year in duration. For more details, please email: communications@mideasti.org.

Applications should be submitted to:

Ambassador Wendy J. Chamberlin
President
Middle East Institute
1761 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036