The Center of Muslim Experience in the United States works in building bridges between ASU and many diverse Muslim communities in the greater Tempe area, across Arizona and nationally for strengthening the place of Muslim Americans.
CME-US is dependent on your support for fulfilling its mission. Please donate to one of our projects or communicate with our development officer about your own giving interests.
CME-US welcomes a diversity of opportunities for supporting our work, including naming opportunities for professorships, scholarships, and lecture series, along with general support for various projects. All donations are tax-deductible. For those wanting to give zakat to support needy Muslim students attending ASU, please contact the directors.
CME-US Funding Opportunities
Donate to the CME-US General Fund
The CME-US General Fund supports the operations of the Center.
Projects include:
- Development of a 'Guide to Muslim America'
- Oral History Project on Muslim Americans
- Virtual Museum and Digital Repository
- Annual Lecture
- Undergraduate Research Fellows
- Post-doctoral Research Fellows
- Conferences
- Workshops
- Webinars
The Center of Muslim Experience in the US is asking you to become a Friend of the Center. As Friends of the Center, you will be joining us in transforming narratives on Muslim America. For $10 a month, you will open pathways to reclaiming the Muslim narrative and be part of a vision that creates belonging for Muslims in America.
Join us in creating a better tomorrow.
The Sir Syed Endowment Fund page will be available soon.
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan transformed the history of Indian Muslims through education. The Center of Muslim Experience in the US (CME-US) is dedicated to spreading Sir Syed’s vision of education for community transformation. The Sir Syed Ahmad Khan Memorial Fund at Arizona State University will be the first of its kind in the U.S. supporting Muslim empowerment through academic engagement and student development. We invite you to partner with us to further Sir Syed’s vision for community transformation in the United States.
Contact Co-Directors Drs. Yasmin Saikia and Chad Haines for more information.
Funding Opportunities
Sir Syed Post-Doctoral Fellowship: $105,000 annually for three years
Sir Syed Memorial Annual Lecture and Symposium: $50,000 annually for three years
Sir Syed Student Fellowship (merit and need-based): $7,500 annually for three years
Sir Syed Memorial Endowment: $1,000,000
Donate to the Indian Muslim Studies Fund
Indian Muslim Studies is an undeveloped and underrepresented field in American academia. As the largest Muslim minority population in the world, with a rich and diverse history dating back to the beginning of Islam, and having ruled over much of the subcontinent for over 800 years, Indian Muslim Studies can contribute significantly to scholarship across multiple disciplines, including history, political science, sociology, anthropology, religious studies, literature, women’s studies, and journalism. Today, Indian Muslims play an important role in increasing understanding of the place and role of minorities in democracy, as well as India's thriving economy in the pre-modern and modern periods.
The Endowed Chair in Indian Muslim Studies will further the mission of the Center of Muslim Experience in the US (CME-US) in documenting the contributions of Muslims to India and the United States. This Chair will:
- Serve to deepen knowledge about Indian Muslims in a global context, the vulnerability of minorities, and improve human security through research, publication, public lectures, workshops, and academic networks.
- Foster and nurture Indian Muslim student belonging by offering new courses and supporting the Indian Muslim Student Network.
- Create greater visibility of the Indian Muslim American community as dynamic contributors to academia.
Funding Opportunities
Indian Muslim Studies Post-Doctoral Fellowship: $105,000 annually
Indian Muslim Studies Annual Lecture and Symposium: $50,000 annually
Indian Muslim Studies Endowed Chair: $2,000,000
The CME-US Endowment will support the Center's research objectives in light of its mission and vision. The Center of Muslim Experience in the US conducts transformative research on Muslims in the United States. The Center endowment will be creating pathways for transforming narratives and strengthening belonging.
Funding Opportunities
CME-US Endowment: $5,000,000