Middle Eastern journalists, preferably from Lebanon or Iraq, can apply for a fellowship to study at Harvard University.

The John F. Kennedy School of Government offers the Gebran G. Tueni Human Rights Fellowship to support the scholarship of human rights practitioners from Lebanon and Iraq.

Tueni Fellows will undertake a major research project focusing on a pressing human rights issue in one or more countries in the Middle East.

English speaking journalists, along with scholars, writers, human rights activists or social scientists from any ethnic or religious denominations are eligible to apply. If candidates from Lebanon and Iraq can't be identified, fellowships may be awarded to candidates from other Middle Eastern countries.

Fellows receive a stipend, office space, computers and access to Harvard University libraries and other facilities. For a list of previous winners, click here.

The academic-year fellowship runs September 1, 2012-June 30, 2013. Apply by March 31.

For more information, click here.