{"id":2419,"date":"2018-07-17T21:26:34","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T21:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mortenson\/?page_id=2419"},"modified":"2026-02-19T19:49:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:49:12","slug":"naseej-academy-grant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mortenson\/associates\/naseej-academy-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Naseej Academy Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naseejacademy.org\/en-us\/AboutAcademy\/Pages\/default.aspx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-505 size-full alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mortenson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/07\/NaseejAcademy-logo.png\" alt=\"Naseej Academy Logo\" width=\"222\" height=\"69\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><em>Naseej Academy Grant to Attend the Mortenson Center Associates Program<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>About the grant<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bThe Naseej Academy Grant to Attend the Mortenson Center Associates Program was developed to support the region\u2019s knowledge community by sponsoring a professional working in the field of libraries, information centers and archival institutions in the Arab World, to attend the Mortenson Center Associates Program.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Grant\u2019s Terms to apply<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Current employment in a library, information center, or archive, with minimum three years\u2019 experience.<\/li>\n<li>Commitment to furthering the Mortenson Center\u2019s mission within the participant\u2019s own country.<\/li>\n<li>Willingness and ability to share what is learned while at the Mortenson Center with others in the participant\u2019s home country.<\/li>\n<li>Participants should be fluent in conversational English and possess a reading knowledge of English. This program is delivered in English only.<\/li>\n<li>Excellent communication skills.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated commitment of the participant\u2019s home institution to supporting sharing activity (training seminars, workshops, etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Naseej Academy Grant NOT awarded in 2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Naseej Academy Past Grant Winners<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em><strong>2025<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ms. Ikhlas Ahmed<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Engagement Specialist, Qatar National Library, Qatar.\u00a0 <em>Visit Ms. Ikhlas&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/associates.web.illinois.edu\/2025-associates\/ikhlas-ahmad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bio<\/a> and Blog posts <a href=\"https:\/\/associates.web.illinois.edu\/2025-associates\/ikhlas-ahmad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>2024<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mrs. Khadija Mohsen<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Library Section Manager, Muhammad Bin Rashid Library, United Arab Emirates.\u00a0 <em>Visit Mrs. Khadija&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/associates.web.illinois.edu\/2024-associates\/khadija-mohsen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bio<\/a> and Blog posts <a href=\"https:\/\/associates.web.illinois.edu\/author\/mohsin2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>2023<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ms. Thikra Alharbi<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assistant Librarian, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.\u00a0 <em>Visit Ms. Thikra&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/mortensonassociatesprogram.wordpress.com\/thikra-alharbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bio<\/a> and Blog posts <a href=\"https:\/\/mortensonassociatesprogram.wordpress.com\/author\/harbith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>2020<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mr. Muneer Nasser Obaid Albattashi<\/strong>,\n<ul>\n<li>Oman Virtual Science Library (Masader) Director at The Research Council, Sultanate of Oman. <em>Visit Mr. Muneer&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/mortensonassociatesprogram.wordpress.com\/muneer-al-battashi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blog here<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Fatima N. H. A. Alqaoud<\/strong>,\n<ul>\n<li>Head of Library Systems &amp; Technology Unit at Kuwait University Kuwait. <em>Visit Dr. Fatima&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/mortensonassociatesprogram.wordpress.com\/fatima-alqaoud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blog here<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>2019<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><span class=\"ms-rteThemeForeColor-9-4\"><span class=\"ms-rteForeColor-1\"><strong>Ms.\u00a0Mona Mansour Al Buhamaid<\/strong>, \u200b<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>National Book Library Specialist, Essa Cultural Center,\u00a0<span class=\"ms-rteThemeForeColor-9-4\"><span class=\"ms-rteForeColor-1\">Kingdom of Bahrain.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<em>Visit Ms. <span class=\"ms-rteThemeForeColor-9-4\"><span class=\"ms-rteForeColor-1\">Mona&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/mortensonassociatesprogram.wordpress.com\/cohortsassociates\/2019-associates\/muna-mansoor\/\">Blog here<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span class=\"ms-rteThemeForeColor-9-4\"><strong>Ms.\u00a0\u00a0Seham Kazem Abdul Rahman Al-Ostaz<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>Director of Technical Affairs and Research, Ministry of Education, Kuwait Library Department, Kuwait.\u00a0 <em>Visit Ms. <span class=\"ms-rteThemeForeColor-9-4\">Seham&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/mortensonassociatesprogram.wordpress.com\/cohortsassociates\/2019-associates\/seham-alostath\/\">Blog here<\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>2018<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nehad Ali Said AL Hadi, <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Librarian at Main Library, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman. <em>Visit Ms. Nehad&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/mortensonassociatesprogram.wordpress.com\/author\/nehadblog89\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blog here.<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mr. Mohannad Salameh AlKhalialeh,<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Manager of Studies and Information Department at the University of Jordan Library, Jordan. <em>Visit Mr. Mohannad&#8217;s\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/mortensonassociatesprogram.wordpress.com\/author\/mohwwwillinois\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blog here<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>2017<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mr. Walid bin Ali bin Salem,<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>President of Oman Libraries Association, Sultanate of Oman. <em>Visit Mr. Walid&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/mortensonassociates2017.wordpress.com\/category\/waleed-ali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blog here<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ms. Dalal Abdul Qawi Muhammad Qassim<\/strong> [awarded; did not attend],\n<ul>\n<li>Information Specialist, Abu Dhabi Tourism &amp; Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi), United Arab Emirates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naseej Academy Grant to Attend the Mortenson Center Associates Program About the grant \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bThe Naseej Academy Grant to Attend the Mortenson Center Associates Program was developed to support the region\u2019s knowledge community by sponsoring a professional working in the field of libraries, information centers and archival institutions in the Arab World, to attend the Mortenson [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":186,"featured_media":0,"parent":37,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2419","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mortenson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mortenson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mortenson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mortenson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/186"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mortenson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2419"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mortenson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5002,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mortenson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2419\/revisions\/5002"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mortenson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mortenson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}