Gulf Studies

The Gulf Studies Center at the College of Arts and Sciences at Qatar University is the world's first to focus exclusively on the Gulf within the region itself.

This unique and niche Center, which aims to advance teaching and scholarship in the Gulf Studies field, was initially developed in 2011, by offering a MA in Gulf Studies, and later offering a PhD in Gulf Studies in the year 2015. Due to the increasing regional and global interest in this strategic area, the Gulf Studies Center developed further to create a Research Center that would complements the MA and academia offered. The Gulf Studies Research Center was established in the fall of 2013.

The Center is committed to advancing cutting-edge research and scholarship on the Gulf region. In addition to research, its aim is to offer the faculty and more importantly, the students of the Gulf Studies, a rare opportunity to be exposed to academic research from the field, closely linking both the Center and the MA/PhD Program together .

The Gulf Studies Center encompasses three core research areas, which includes Politics and Security, Energy and Economics, and Social Issues. Each of the areas is coordinated under the leadership of a research coordinator, and directs a number of interdisciplinary research clusters. As the Gulf States emerge as major international players, there is a growing need for in-depth research and scholarship on the Gulf. The field of Gulf Studies is one that is wide-ranging – from issues of politics and regional security, labor migration, and education, to resource management and sustainable development.

• All admitted graduate students with GPA of 3.0 or higher are eligible to apply for the award.
• Graduate students must show that they have met the minimum English language proficiency requirements (TOEFL or IELTS tests), as well as that of the Arabic language proficiency requirements, if required. Applicants should contact their academic departments for further information;
• Applicant must submit an application for Graduate Assistantship along with the application for admission to a graduate program; • The deadlines for assistantship applications are the same as those for admission;

The number of GA awards is contingent on colleges’ demand for teaching assistants based on course offerings, laboratory sessions, enrolment, number of faculty and available funds.