QatarDebate Fellowship Program

an Opportunity to Excel in Debate

QatarDebate’s Fellowship

A unique opportunity for researchers, academics, and activists from all over the world.

About the fellowship

The QatarDebate Fellowship represents top-tier researchers, academics, and activists from all over the world an exceptional opportunity to create an impact and develop the body of knowledge in the domain of debate and related fields of specialty.

What to expect in a fellowship program?

The fellowship is a specialized program offering a 2-year fully funded research scholarship to leading scholars and activists interested in the debate field.

What Makes The Fellowship Unique?

The fellowship stands out as the first of its kind within the international debate community, as it provides the fellows with an opportunity to integrate a global network of their peers, and it creates a fertile environment for the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge, as well as building the human civilization through research and visionary projects.

Fellowship Objectives, Advantages, Tracks, Target Groups, Journey, and FAQs

Objectives

Attracting leading researchers and activists interested in developing the body of knowledge in the domain of debate and related fields of specialty.
Enriching the QatarDebate global network with leading minds in their respective fields, and consolidating the collaboration between its members in specialized research and projects.
Creating an impact in terms of knowledge in the fields intersecting with debate, such as communication, leadership, critical thinking, creative thinking, ethical thinking, problem resolution, social impact, and other relevant fields.
Contributing to offering an academically unique research content anchored in the bases of an Arabic identity and a global vision.
Launching deeply impactful specialized initiatives in communication and debate through the support of activists and creating bridges of collaboration with prestigious institutes and organizations from all over the world.
Creating an environment that fosters an internationally acclaimed elite in the field of communication and debate.

Advantages

Advantages of the QatarDebate fellowship

Fully-funded research fellowship
Engagement in an international network of leading researchers and activists
Knowledge academies and on-site visits to renown research centers and international organizations
Does not require full-time availability
Does not require relocating or changing residency

Tracks

Scientific research track
Initiatives track
Scientific research track

This is the main track of the fellowship. It aims at enriching the disciplines intersecting with debating with consistent and specialized academic research through the empowerment and support of leading researchers from all over the world.

Initiatives track

This track focuses on supporting activists to launch unique initiatives that require great efforts and massive resources, and which have the potential of creating a tremendous global impact with regards to consolidating communication and enriching discourses based on logic and respect.

Target Groups

The QatarDebate Center targets for this fellowship

Academics among faculty and graduate students in international universities
Researchers from reputable research centers
Individual activists with unique initiatives from all over the world

Selection criteria

Experience in research and cultural activities
Academic qualifications
Scientific awards
Skills and individual potential

Fellowship journey

There are 5 stages for this fellowship along the two years:

knowledge acquisition and development of personal skills – Fall 2022

Intensive training camp to provide the fellows with necessary knowledge, develop their personal skills, and introduce them to details of the fellowship stages and the required deliverables, create a network of relationships between them, and explore collaboration avenues and common interests
After the first stage, every fellow starts to prepare a research proposal that they will be developing during the fellowship period to be presented during the second stage

Empowerment, launching, and personal assistance – Winter 2023

Each fellow makes a presentation of their research proposal or initiative in a dedicated conference, and each fellow gets matched with a personal trainer from the QatarDebate Center for the purpose for follow-up and support in their projects.

Verification and revision – Summer 2023

Training camp where fellows make presentations on the advancement of their projects and works, and a primary assessment of the projects and adapted training and support is provided for the fellows and removing blockers that get in their way

Final Assessment – January 2024

The fellows submit their works documents for final assessment

Coronation – Spring 2024

Presentation of the fellows’ final projects
Graduation ceremony for the fellows

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