The purpose of the ADF Fellowship is to promote specialized social scientific research on the Druze communities centrally and primarily, and on collective political and cultural identities in the Arab world more generally. The ADF Post-Doctoral Fellowship supports academic research in the disciplines of history, political science, sociology, economics, anthropology, and archaeology. The fellowship is for one academic year (August through May), and offers an annual stipend of $70,000 in addition to $5,000 in research funds. The fellowship will be awarded to a recent doctoral graduate (PhD) from an accredited university or granting institution.