Call for Applications: 2026–2027 IAS_NUQ Global Fellows — Opportunity for Arabic NLP & Global South Scholars

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Dear colleagues,

The Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South at Northwestern University in Qatar (#IAS_NUQ) invites applications for its 2026–2027 Global Fellows Program. This residential fellowship is ideal for researchers seeking an interdisciplinary community focused on the histories, cultures, societies, media, and digitalities of the Global South.

Colleagues working on Arabic NLP, digital humanities, language technologies, and related Global South research are especially encouraged to apply. The Institute’s themes—including Arab Media, Culture, and Politics and Southern Digitalities—offer a strong intellectual home for computational and linguistic research centered on Arabic, a key Global South language.

Fellowship Highlights

• Spend 1 month to 1 academic term at NU-Q in Doha during Fall 2026 or Spring 2027

• Join a vibrant research community and participate in working groups and #IAS_NUQ events

• Opportunity to produce a multilingual working paper or creative output with #IAS_NUQ Press

• Rent-free furnished housing and relocation support

• Roundtrip travel and local health insurance provided

• Stipend available to supplement sabbatical salary

Eligibility

• Minimum 2 years post-PhD experience

• Institutional affiliation and ability to take leave/sabbatical

• Strong command of English

Application Window: Nov 1, 2025 – Jan 15, 2026
Submit a single PDF (cover page, proposal, bibliography, statement of fit, CV, up to 2 publications) to i...@qatar.northwestern.edu. Two letters of support should be sent separately by the same deadline.

Full details are available on the #IAS_NUQ website.

For those in Arabic linguistics, NLP, corpus studies, computational morphology, dialect research, or Global South digital humanities, this is a valuable opportunity to advance your work in a supportive interdisciplinary setting.