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GINGKO has opened applications for its Research Grants Program 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Opportunity Details
The GINGKO Foundation invites applications for its Research Grant Program, designed to support professional academic research, conferences, or symposiums within its core academic focus areas: the history, art history, and religions of the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. The program emphasizes collaboration, MENA-based scholarship, and projects in regions with limited research funding.
Grant amount: Up to £3,000 per award (up to three awards per year)
Eligible costs:
Academic research and fieldwork
Travel for research or conferences
Conference or symposium organization
Equipment purchases for research
Article-processing fees for publications
Short-term research assistant wages
Ineligible costs:
Applicant salaries
Teaching replacements
Living costs
Institutional overheads
Professional academic researchers worldwide
Must hold a PhD or equivalent qualification
Must work for or have an official connection with a higher education institution, or demonstrate professional research status
Step 1: Prepare Proposal
Include project description, objectives, methodology, and schedule
Attach a detailed budget, specifying expenses to be covered by the grant and any additional funding sources
Include a financial need statement demonstrating that the project cannot proceed without this funding
Step 2: Obtain References
Two letters of recommendation from academics familiar with your work
Letters must be submitted via official academic email accounts by midnight UK time, 6 April
Step 3: Submit Application
Compile proposal, budget, and supporting documents as per GINGKO guidelines
Submit through the official application portal
Apply for GINGKO Research Grants Program
