Meet the 2020 Class of MENAR Fellows!

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The Middle East and North Africa Regional Fellowship Program (MENAR) is pleased to introduce the organization’s seventh class of fellows.

The Middle East and North Africa Regional (MENAR) Fellowship Program was founded in 2011 with the objective of offering one-year post-graduation fellowships to top graduates of American colleges at leading organizations across the Middle East and North Africa region. Since then, 29 fellows have had the opportunity to work and live in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

The MENAR Fellowship Program facilitates intercultural exchange by coordinating fellowships for recent American college graduates with both businesses and non-profit organizations in the Middle East. The MENAR Fellowship Program screens partner organizations; provides the organizations with a guarantee of excellence from fellows; allows fellows to access a range of opportunities through a single application process; and supports fellows and partners through the intricacies of international placements.

This year’s fellowship cohort is restricted in size due to the complexities of the COVID pandemic. Three fellows will begin in Fall 2020, and may work remotely at the start of their fellowship if necessitated by international travel restrictions. Ongoing measures are being taken to guarantee fellows’ safety.

Fellows will spend a year working with diverse partner organizations in the non-profit, for-profit, and educational sectors and located across the Middle East and North Africa region. They will share their experiences on MENAR’s website throughout the year.

The 2020-2021 class of MENAR fellows are:

Neely Egan
Education: University of Virginia
Placement: ClubAnglais – Tunis, Tunisia

Alex Petri
Education: Washington University in St. Louis
Placement: Collateral Repair Project – Amman, Jordan

Emma Schneck
Education: Trinity College
Placement: Experience Morocco – Casablanca, Morocco

Meet the 2019 Class of MENAR Fellows!

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The Middle East and North Africa Regional Fellowship Program (MENAR) is pleased to introduce the organization’s sixth class of fellows.

The Middle East and North Africa Regional (MENAR) Fellowship Program was founded in 2011 with the objective of offering one-year post-graduation fellowships to top graduates of American colleges at leading organizations across the Middle East and North Africa region. Since then, 21 fellows have had the opportunity to work and live in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. This year, for the first time, MENAR Fellows will also be located in Tunisia and Israel.

The MENAR Fellowship Program facilitates intercultural exchange by coordinating fellowships for recent American college graduates with both businesses and non-profit organizations in the Middle East. The MENAR Fellowship Program screens partner organizations; provides the organizations with a guarantee of excellence from fellows; allows fellows to access a range of opportunities through a single application process; and supports fellows and partners through the intricacies of international placements.

The sixth fellowship cohort consists of 8 recent college graduates from different universities across the United States, with diverse majors including Psychology, International Relations, Middle Eastern Studies, and Supply Chain and Operations Management.

Fellows will depart for their placements this summer and will spend a year working with MENAR partner organizations including the Collateral Repair Project, Bayt.com, Experience Morocco, ClubAnglais, Ecole Canadienne de Tunis, and ReBootKamp. They will share their experiences on our website throughout the year.

The 2019-2020 class of MENAR fellows are:

Asha Athman
Education: George Mason University
Placement: Collateral Repair Project – Amman, Jordan

Aman Falol
Education: University of California, Berkeley
Placement: Collateral Repair Project – Amman, Jordan

Kirsten Mullin
Education: Haverford College
Placement: Ecole Canadienne de Tunis – Tunis, Tunisia

Jessica Murphy
Education: Brown University
Placement: Ecole Canadienne de Tunis – Tunis, Tunisia

Angela Pham
Education: Azusa Pacific University
Placement: ClubAnglais – Tunis, Tunisia

Laura Robinson
Education: Denison University
Placement: Experience Morocco – Casablanca, Morocco

Hannah Rosenwinkel
Education: University of Minnesota
Placement: Bayt.com – Amman, Jordan

Benjamin Vega
Education: University of Texas at Austin
Placement: ReBootKamp – Amman, Jordan

MENAR featured on ProFellow.com

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We are pleased to have been featured in ProFellow.com's recent articles, "25 Alternatives to the 2019-2020 Fulbright U.S. Student Grant" and “25 Fellowship Opportunities for Work or Study in the Middle East and North Africa.” Our application for the 2019-2020 fellowship cohort will open in just a few weeks, and we look forward to reviewing a new round of fantastic candidates!

Meet the 2018 Class of the MENAR Fellowship Program

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The Middle East and North Africa Regional Fellowship Program (MENAR) is pleased to introduce the organization’s fifth class of fellows.

The Middle East and North Africa Regional (MENAR) Fellowship Program was founded in 2011 with the objective of offering one-year post-graduation fellowships to top graduates of American colleges at leading organizations across the Middle East and North Africa region. Since then, 11 fellows have had the opportunity to work and live in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. This year, for the first time, MENAR Fellows will also be located in Tunisia and Israel.

The MENAR Fellowship Program facilitates intercultural exchange by coordinating fellowships for recent American college graduates with both businesses and non-profit organizations in the Middle East. The MENAR Fellowship Program screens partner organizations; provides the organizations with a guarantee of excellence from fellows; allows fellows to access a range of opportunities through a single application process; and supports fellows and partners through the intricacies of international placements.

The fifth fellowship cohort consists of 11 recent college graduates from different universities across the United States, with majors ranging from International Studies to Film & Media Studies to Biology.

Fellows will depart for their placements this summer. Some MENAR fellows will spend a year with previous partners, including the Collateral Repair Project, Bayt.com, Experience Morocco, and Elm International School, while others will work with new partners, including Cosmos Organization, ClubAnglais, and the Eastern Mediterranean International School. They will share their experiences on MENAR’s website throughout the year.

The fifth class of MENAR fellows are:

  • Hannah Byrd
    Education: Baylor University
    Placement: ClubAnglais, Tunis, Tunisia
  • Mushfiqur Chowdhury
    Education: Harvard University, University of Southern California
    Placement: Cosmos Organization, Tunis, Tunisia
  • Eliza Davis
    Education: Tufts University
    Placement: Collateral Repair Project, Amman, Jordan
  • Madeline Ewbank
    Education: Northwestern University
    Placement: Cosmos Organization, Tunis, Tunisia
  • Bryce Feibel
    Education: Dickinson College
    Placement: Bayt.com, Amman, Jordan
  • Madison Fisher
    Education: Georgetown University
    Placement: Eastern Mediterranean International School, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Hazlett Henderson
    Education: Swarthmore College
    Placement: Elm International School, Alexandria, Egypt
  • Lisa MacKenzie
    Education: Bowdoin College
    Placement: Bayt.com, Amman, Jordan
  • Jessica Miller
    Education: University of Wisconsin – Madison
    Placement: Collateral Repair Project, Amman, Jordan
  • Madeleine Minke
    Education: Pomona College
    Placement: Experience Morocco, Casablanca, Morocco
  • Aiesha Savage
    Education: Williams College
    Placement: Elm International School, Alexandria, Egypt

Read more about the fellows on the Current Fellows page of our website.