Axis Programs
Reimagining development and reshaping governance through rigorous evidence rooted in cultural understanding. Axis Institute sets new standards for how poverty is measured, how policy is designed, and how development is implemented. We cultivate the next generations of global leaders and empower innovative researchers to advance inclusive governance, drive systemic transformation, and lead with integrity and rigor.
Empowering exceptional students with MENA background to pursue advanced degrees in quantitative fields that reshape development, policy, and governance.
- Undergraduate and Graduate Candidates
Funding transformative evidence-based research that challenges conventional development implementation through rigorous empirical methods.
- Postgraduates and Early-Career Researchers
Supporting artists who bridge creative expression with social change and development narratives through the lived experiences of people in the Middle East and North Africa.
- Artists, Creative Leaders, and Cultural Innovators


