We are delighted to announce that Melike Yozgatli Gülüm has received the prestigious Stuart D. B. Picken Scholarship for The 14th European Conference on Education (ECE2026), to be held at SOAS and University College London, United Kingdom, and online between June 9-13, 2026.
Please join us in congratulating Dr Gülüm on receiving this award.
Launched in 2016, IAFOR’s grants and scholarships programme provides financial support to PhD students and early career academics with the aim of helping them pursue research excellence and achieve their academic goals through interdisciplinary study and interaction.
Our warmest congratulations go to the following scholarship recipients.
Stuart D. B. Picken Scholarship Recipient
Melike Yozgatlı Gülüm, Ministry of National Education, Türkiye (Oral Presentation)
106919 | Interpretive Polarization in the Analysis of Iranian Governmental Murals: Between Cultural Continuity and Visual Authoritarianism
Dr Melike Yozgatlı Gülüm is a researcher and currently works at the Directorate General for Special Education and Counseling Services within the Ministry of National Education of Türkiye. She holds a PhD in Special Education from the University of Kentucky, United States, with an emphasis on learning and behavior disorders. Her research examines how teacher preparation programs structure opportunities to learn inclusive practices, including the integration of coursework, faculty perspectives, and program models. She has professional experience in educational research, teacher education, and policy-related work, and has been involved in national and international research projects related to inclusive education. Her broader research interests include inclusive teacher preparation, professional learning, and equity in educational contexts.
About IAFOR’s Grants and Scholarships
IAFOR is dedicated to helping young scholars achieve their research and academic goals, while also encouraging them to apply the principles of interdisciplinary study to their work. IAFOR offers travel and accommodation grants as well as full or partial scholarships covering conference registration fees to PhD students and early career academics who might not otherwise have the financial resources to be able to attend our academic conferences.
Awards are based on the appropriateness of the educational opportunity in relation to the applicant’s field of study, financial need, and contributions to their community and to IAFOR’s mission of interdisciplinarity. Scholarships will be awarded based on availability of funds from IAFOR and will vary with each conference. The Programme Committee of the relevant IAFOR conference will award scholarships to eligible applicants with exceptional abstracts accepted for presentation following the blind peer review process.
For further information on IAFOR grants and scholarships, please visit the Grants and Scholarships page of the IAFOR website.
2026 Grants and Scholarships
Grants and scholarships are still available for IAFOR conferences with open abstract submission deadlines. If you are eligible for an IAFOR grant or scholarship and would like to be considered, please submit your abstract to the conference you would like to attend and select the checkbox for the relevant award during the submission process.