On October 9, AMECYS board member Rüstem Ertuğ Altınay will be holding a helpful workshop on finding and getting grants. This will be especially useful for those working on children and youth studies - so please check this out!

Nominations for AMECYS's 2026 Senior Scholar Award are open until September 1 If you want to recognize an outstanding scholar whose career has advanced the study of children and youth in the broader MENA and its diasporas (or if you are one), please submit!

AMECYS is now accepting nominations for its Senior Scholar Award! Please an consider honoring an outstanding scholar whose career has advanced the study of children and youth in the MENA and its disasporic communities. Call ends Sep. 1 - details in link amecys.org/prizes

AMECYS is once again calling for nominations for its annual dissertation award for work focusing on childhood, children or youth studies in the MENA region and its diasporic communities. Nominations are due August 1, so please apply!

The Association of Middle East Children and Youth Studies (AMECYS) seeks one or more unpaid interns to work remotely with our nonprofit scholarly association during Spring and Summer and/or Fall 2026. Deadline March 31, 2026 - see link for details amecys.org/coming-soon-03

Apply by April 15 for AMECYS's 2026 MESA Conference Waiver award, which will pay conference fees for one person attending this year's MESA conference in Boston! See the link below about the application process (for this and our other awards): amecys.org/amecys-award-call…

Here's an interesting summer study opportunity for doctoral students working on children and childhood studies - “Listening to Children: rights, participation and voices of children in research and politics” liu.se/en/article/tema-barn-…

AMECYS is issuing a call for sponsored panels for the 2026 MESA Conference! If your panel aligns with our broad mission statement, consider submitting a proposal by February 9 amecys.org/amecys-at-mesa

Call for papers! royalhistsoc.org/calendar/ge…

Applications are now open for the 2026 AMECYS Graduate Student Academic Mentorship Program! We pair grad students studying children and youth in the MENA with established scholars. Fill an application if you are interested in joining as a mentor or mentee amecys.org/about-5

AMECYS invites you to our fall roundtable on December 3 at 1 EST, featuring Ariella Aisha Azoulay and Sabiha Al Khemir Check out the website for information on how to link in (and join up)! amecys.org/roundtables

If you're at MESA, come out to see the AMECYS sponsored panel, "Palestinian Young People and Research Methodologies" (Co-Sponsored by PARC) Nov 23 at 8:30 a.m. The panel features Heidi Morrison, Amahl Bishara, Fida Adely, Cindy Sousa, Janette Habashi, and Catherine Pitcher

AMECYS is delighted to announce the December 3 Roundtable, "Childhood, Literature, and Memory Across MENA" featuring Ariella Aisha Azoulay and Sabiha Al Khemir

Calling all publishers and authors! The 2025 AMECYS Book Award is open for nominations. We are looking for outstanding contributions to the study of children and youth in MENA and the diaspora. Winners will receive a cash prize, certificate, and recognition!

To receive AMECYS-sponsorship at MESA's annual meeting: email [email protected] by February 7th! Please attach 1) a title page with the title of your event, participants’ names, affiliations and emails, 2) a 300-400 word event abstract, and 3) abstracts for each presenter.