Application Call for Virtual Mentorship Program: For Byzantine Studies Scholars Academically Based in Turkey, Including Armenian, Georgian, and Syriac Studies
Friday, January 30, 2026 - 23:45
For Byzantine Studies Scholars Academically Based in Turkey, Including Armenian, Georgian, and Syriac Studies. Apply by January 30, 2026.
Co-Organizers: Hacettepe University and Bilkent University in Ankara, Koç University Sevgi Gönül Center for Byzantine Studies and Boğazici University Byzantine Studies Research Center in Istanbul
We invite applications for a virtual four-session mentorship program tailored for scholars who are academically based in Turkey specializing in Byzantine studies (including Armenian, Georgian and Syriac Studies).
This program is meant to offer professional development and workshop opportunities around the following topics:
- Presenting at conferences
- Publishing in top academic journals and books
- Writing successful grant applications
- Preparing successful job documents
Each professional development event will include virtual presentations from experts and opportunities for Q&A and feedback.
These events will be followed by virtual one-on-one mentoring sessions, which are intended to expand on the feedback received, while offering additional tailored guidance for each participant. There might be the possibility for an in-person gathering of all participants upon the completion of the program.
Two sessions will take place in the spring of 2026 (March-May), and the remaining two will be in the fall of 2026 (October-December).
The program and all relevant materials will be in English.
Eligibility
Applicants should be advanced MA (at the thesis completion stage) candidates, PhD candidates (at advanced thesis writing stage), or junior-level scholars up to 5 years after graduation with a doctoral degree.
We encourage historians, archaeologists, and art historians with a specialty in Late Antique, Byzantine, and Medieval Anatolia to apply to this program. We anticipate selecting up to 15 participants for this program.
Applications
For more information and application, please visit: https://www.doaks.org/research/fellowships-and-awards/virtual-mentorship-program
All participants are expected to attend all workshops and mentoring sessions in order to complete the program successfully. Upon completion, each mentee will receive a letter of participation.
For all inquiries regarding this program, please email byzantine@doaks.org.
