Fellowship Application Form 2025 Please submit all information at once as you cannot save and continue later. For any questions or difficulties, please send an email to fellowship@abana.co Name(Required)Legal Name First Middle Last Date of Birth(Required) MM slash DD slash YYYY Gender(Required) Male Female Non-Binary Contact Email(Required) Contact Phone(Required)Address(Required) Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country Knowledge of ABANA(Required)This will NOT affect your application and is only for informational purposes. I had never heard of ABANA before hearing about this fellowship. I had heard of ABANA before but never attended any events. I have attended ABANA events before but I am not a member. I am a member of ABANA and have attended events before. How did you hear about this fellowship?(Required)Please select all that apply. I heard from my school’s business department administration. I heard from my school’s MENA club. I heard from my school professor. I heard from an ABANA presentation at my school. I heard from an ABANA email campaign directly. I heard from ABANA’s Young Professionals Committee. I heard from an ABANA Board Member. I heard from ABANA staff (announcement at an event or personally). Other: Someone not listed in any groups above informed me. Other: Not listed. If you heard from a source not listed above, please enter it here. School Enrollment Status(Required)Please choose the option that describes your current status. Only those who are full-time students and who will be enrolled in the upcoming school year are eligible to apply. If you are selected, proof of enrollment in upcoming school year will be requested/verified when available, before any funds are disbursed. Pending Application/Acceptance into Program Accepted into Program and Pending Enrollment Already Enrolled as a first-year and have one more year left Please list the name of your school and program belowIf you have applied to multiple schools and are pending acceptance, you may leave this field blank Upload Required DocumentsPlease upload all required documents in PDF format. Each document must be named [Full Name of Applicant] – [Document Title], for example, John J. Mack – Resume or CV. Documents not correctly labeled will not be accepted.Resume or CV(Required)Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB.Must be current.Proof of Academic Standing(Required)Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB.If GMAT score not available, may submit alternative such as other test scores, GPA from current/previous programs, any other relevant docs. May submit all in a packet. Full name must be visible on each submitted score. Proof of Financial Need(Required)Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB.School financial aid letter, FAFSA Documentation, or other. May submit a packet and short written statement to strengthen your application. Essay 1 (250 words max)(Required)Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB.Describe how you are related to or inspired by Arab/MENA culture and how it has positively influenced your personal and/or professional journey.Essay 2 (250 words max)(Required)Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB.Detail your professional goals and explain how this fellowship may help you achieve them. Essay 3 (250 words max)(Required)Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB.John Mack is a third generation Arab American and his family story is the classical American Dream story premised on grit, hard work, and the pursuit of education to build a better life. Tell us how this story resonates with and/or inspires you using specific examples from your life.Essay 4 (250 words max)(Required)Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB.In your opinion, what is the most important economic or financial change currently happening in the MENA region, and why?Contact Information for Referee 1The information entered below will be used to contact your referee to submit a letter of reference on your behalf. Referee will be automatically contacted once you submit your application. So be advised to submit your application early. Make sure your referee is expecting to be notified and has provided you with the best email address to reach them. Letter of references submitted past the deadline won’t be accepted.Referee 1 Name(Required) Dr.MissMr.Mrs.Ms.Mx.Prof.Rev. Prefix First Last Referee 1 Contact Email(Required) Referee 1 Relationship to Applicant(Required)Academic/Thesis AdvisorProfessorProfessional SupervisorProfessional ColleagueOtherContact Information for Referee 2The information entered below will be used to contact your referee to submit a letter of reference on your behalf. Referee will be automatically contacted once you submit your application. So be advised to submit your application early. Make sure your referee is expecting to be notified and has provided you with the best email address to reach them. Letter of references submitted past the deadline won’t be accepted.Referee 2 Name(Required) Dr.MissMr.Mrs.Ms.Mx.Prof.Rev. Prefix First Last Referee 2 Contact Email(Required) Referee 2 Relationship to Applicant(Required)Academic/Thesis AdvisorProfessorProfessional SupervisorProfessional ColleagueOther