Mediterranean Studies Association
2026 Grants
Mediterranean Studies Association
Grant for Faculty Research
Committee Chairperson: Dr. Susan Shapiro
The Mediterranean Studies Association Annual Grant for Faculty Research supports research projects in the field of Mediterranean studies with an award of $3000. The grant supports teaching faculty from disciplines of the humanities, arts and allied social sciences who are cooperating across disciplines and across national borders on a research project that will enhance our understanding of the Mediterranean region, its history and its influence beyond its borders. Applications for the 2026 award are due on February 1, 2026. Recipients of the 2026 award will be announced at the Annual Mediterranean Studies Association congress in Thessaloniki, Greece in May 2026.
GRANT DESCRIPTION AND GUIDELINES
The Céline Dauverd Endowed Travel Grant for Doctoral Students
Committee Chairperson :
Dr. Miguel Martínez López
The Céline Dauverd Endowed Travel Grant supports students who have advanced to candidacy for the doctoral degree and whose dissertation topic requires travel for research in archives, libraries and collections held in the Mediterranean region. The grant supports graduate students who are currently enrolled in a doctoral program in a recognized discipline of the Humanities. The annual grant awards up to $2500 to students of any nationality who are members of the Mediterranean Studies Association and who are currently enrolled in an institution of higher education. The MSA Grants Committee will determine the amount of the award based on the cost of travel from the student's home institution to the location of the records to be consulted.
GRANT DESCRIPTION AND GUIDELINES
Frank A. Dutra Annual Award for Articles in Mediterranean Studies
Committee Chairperson:
Dr. Susan L. Rosenstreich
The Annual Frank A. Dutra Award for Articles in Mediterranean Studies is an annual award of $500 for the author of the article chosen by the Dutra Award Committee as the outstanding article of the year. The award honors Dr. Frank Dutra, a renowned professor of history at the University of California Santa Barbara and a pioneer in interdisciplinary early modern studies. Dr Dutra, a founding member of the MSA, was instrumental in setting the high standards for scholarship that have continued to guide the Mediterranean Studies Editorial Board in its choice of articles for publication. The award is generously supported by the family of Dr. Dutra and by the members of the MSA.
Candidates for this award include authors of articles published in Mediterranean Studies during the most recent calendar year. Members of the Dutra Award Committee meet annually to determine the outstanding article. There are no guidelines for this award, and there is no application process.