Ibn Khaldun Prize

In order to encourage participation of and encourage publication by an economist who has no more than six years beyond the PhD, the Middle East Economic Association (MEEA) offers a Prize, the Ibn Khaldun Prize, to such an economist submitting a paper before December 10 of the year for which the award will be made. The paper should be one that has been presented in a meeting, workshop or similar organized by MEEA during that calendar year or in the subsequent January meeting in the next calendar year. Co-authored papers with clearly-identified contributions of each author may be considered.

Winners of the award receive a certificate, a cash award and exemption from dues and submission fees for two consecutive calendar years. The MEEA believes that each winner of the award of this prize should list this honor on their CV or resume. Winners of the award are expected to remain active in MEEA activities and preferably to eventually assume positions of responsibility and leadership in the Association. MEEA members as well as non-members are encouraged to spread the information about this prize to junior faculty members, graduate students and young professionals in their respective organizations.

SUBMISSIONS/NOMINATIONS:

The deadline to apply for the prize is December 6, 2026. Your application must be based on a presentation at one of the three MEEA conferences: the MEEA Annual Meeting (online or in person) in January 2026, the WEAI conference in the summer of 2026, the MEEA International Conference at the American University of Cairo in October 2026, or the upcoming Annual Meeting in January 2027. Eligible candidates should be no more than seven years passed their Ph.D. and should send both the latest version of the paper presented and their CV to Menna Emad at menna.e.h@gmail.com. Some preference is given to single-authored papers, but in the case of co-authored papers, the submitter(s) should indicate the division of labor on the paper.
The eligible candidates are current members of MEEA as they presented (or are going to present) at one of our recent conferences.

The prize is not awarded in those years in which none of the papers submitted reached the quality deemed necessary for the Ibn Khaldun Prize.  Alternatively, the MEEA Board may agree to grant more than one Ibn Khaldun prize in a particular year if more than one paper is deemed worthy of the Prize.

For a list of past winners, please see Ibn Khaldun Winners.

Past Awards and Prizes

Travel Grants

In cooperation with the Economic Research Forum (ERF), Professor Hassan Y. Aly, former President of the Middle East Economic Association (MEEA), established travel grants to support promising young scholars in attending MEEA conferences.

The grants were funded by the Economic Research Forum and aimed to facilitate the participation of emerging researchers and promote academic exchange within the region

For a list of past winners see Travel Grant Recipients.