APPLY BY OCTOBER 3, 2025

APPLICATION SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 3rd, 2025 AT 5:00 PM KSA

Now in its Fifth year, the purpose of the MPP is to support publication of gender and entrepreneurship research focused upon the Arab world.  So if you answer YES to these three statements, please apply for the MENAGEN MPP 2025-2026:

1. 1. I am an early career / mid-career researcher.
   2. I am researching a topic related to gender and entrepreneurship in the Arab world.
   3. I am developing a research output for a journal / academic conference / book etc.

MENAGEN’s Mentoring for Publication Programme (MPP) is designed to support early career and mid-career gender and entrepreneurship researchers working on gender and entrepreneurship in the Arab world, with their academic publication endeavors. Since its inception in 2021, forty academics were mentored on the MPP and this year we look forward to welcoming 12 new mentees. Thanks to the continued sponsorship of the Babson Global Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership (BGCEL), the mentoring is free of charge.

As a mentee on the MPP, you will receive six hours of virtual mentoring from a dedicated leading expert specialising in gender and entrepreneurship research and scholarship. As a mentee on the MPP, you are expected to:

1- Be a member of MENAGEN. MENAGEN is free to join at MENAGEN LinkedIn Group.
2- Be researching a topic related to gender and entrepreneurship in the Arab world.
3- Be in the writing stage of your paper and have completed your data collection.
4- Deliver a research presentation about your paper for MENAGEN in 2025-26.
5- To acknowledge the MENAGEN MPP and BGCEL by including a statement in your publication as follows:

This work was supported by Babson Global Inc., a not-for-profit Massachusetts corporation d/b/a as the Babson Global Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (BGCEL), MENAGEN MPP Grant 2025-26. The mission of BGCEL is to promote a sustainable, entrepreneurial leadership culture and ecosystem in Saudi Arabia and the surrounding region. To advance its mission, BGCEL facilitates entrepreneurship research, education, and outreach initiatives serving the education, business, and public sectors. Any opinions expressed in this work are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views of Babson Global, Inc., or BGCEL. All rights reserved

Please note that all applications will undergo double-blind review, and selected mentees will be matched with suitable mentors. We will provide additional information regarding next steps upon approval.

Download the Application Form HERE
Upload the Completed Application HERE

If you encounter any difficulties while uploading the application, please feel free to email it to Dr Sara Alshareef (MENAGEN Co-founder and Co-chair) at sara_alshareef1@outlook.com by 5:00 pm (KSA time) October 3rd, 2025.