American Institute for Maghrib Studies: AIMS is a private, non-profit educational organization that works to facilitate research in North Africa and encourage the free exchange of information between American and North African scholars. AIMS convenes academic conferences and workshops in North Africa, holds a yearly dissertation workshop for graduate student members, awards annual book and paper prizes and travel stipends to its members, and funds U.S. scholarly research in the region. The annual Grant Program offers grants to U.S. scholars to conduct research on North African topics in Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco, or Tunisia. AIMS member benefits include grants, travel awards, conferences, an annual dissertation workshop, ORC support, and more.
Middle East Outreach Council: MEOC is a national nonprofit organization working to increase public knowledge about the peoples, places, and cultures of the Middle East, including the Arab world, Israel, Iran, Turkey, and Afghanistan. Services include the Middle East Book Award, an annual travel award for members to attend the annual meeting and workshop, and a member forum.
Middle East Studies Association: The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) is a non-profit association that fosters the study of the Middle East, promotes high standards of scholarship and teaching, and encourages public understanding of the region and its peoples through programs, publications and services that enhance education, further intellectual exchange, recognize professional distinction, and defend academic freedom in accordance with its status as a 501(c)(3) scientific, educational, literary, and charitable organization. MESA sponsors an annual meeting that is a leading international forum for scholarship, intellectual exchange, and pedagogical innovation. It is responsible for the International Journal of Middle East Studies, the premiere journal on the region, the MESA Review of Middle East Studies, and a biannual newsletter. An awards program recognizes scholarly achievement, service to the profession, and exemplary student mentoring.