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Funding Opportunities (American Research Institute of South Caucasus)

Deadline: December 20, 2024

The American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC) has extended the deadlines for several funding opportunities for 2024-25! Short descriptions below. Please check our website for full eligibility and application information, as well as additional funding opportunities.

Deadlines extended!

(Additional information below)

December 20, 2024

ARISC Junior Research Fellowships
ARISC announces the availability of fellowships in support of early-career postdoctoral scholars to undertake research activities in the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia).

Eligibility: This opportunity is open to US citizens and US permanent residents who are scholars at the early postdoctoral stage – within ten years of being awarded a doctoral degree at the time of application. If the applicant is in a tenure-track position, the applicant must be pre-tenure in order to apply. Projects in all fields in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences are eligible.
Award Amount: The ARISC Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) will fund up to two early-career scholars at $5,000 for 1-3 months of research in the South Caucasus to help cover transportation, lodging, meals and incidental expenses, and other expenses needed to support the scholar’s research in the South Caucasus.

Additional Information: The fellow will give a public presentation on their research at an ARISC-sponsored event in the South Caucasus. As part of their final reports, ARISC JRF recipients will create curricular modules and resources, incorporating their ARISC-funded research, for general education use that will be publicly available on the website. A remote option is possible (see full call on website).
Extended Deadline: Friday, December 20, 2024See the full call and application requirements on our website.This fellowship is supported with a grant from the US Department of Education.ARISC Research and Mentoring FellowshipsARISC announces the availability of fellowships in support of research and mentoring activities in the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and/or Georgia). The goals of the fellowship are 1) to support research in and the study of the South Caucasus; 2) to select, recognize and financially support individuals who demonstrate high potential to contribute to research in this region; 3) to support a mentoring relationship that will both develop the academic skills of the mentee and strengthen ties between the US and host country.
Eligibility: This opportunity is open to US citizens who are doctoral candidates or scholars who have completed their PhD. Projects in all fields in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences are eligible, and all projects must include one or more undergraduate and/or graduate students from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and/or Georgia as part of the mentoring requirement. Projects proposing research on climate change are especially encouraged, but all strong proposals will be given full consideration.
Award Amount: Research awards will be made for an amount up to $10,000, for a period of one to three months, to help cover transportation, lodging, meals and incidental expenses, and other expenses needed to support the scholar’s research in the South Caucasus. ARISC expects to award between two and four Research and Mentoring Fellowships in 2024-25.
Additional Information: Scholars are expected to be in the South Caucasus for the duration of the project – ECA-funded programs do not support remote research projects. For ARISC fellowship purposes, mentoring is understood to involve integrating a local scholar or student into a research project in a fundamental way that involves cultivating skills and knowledge of methods that will contribute to their professional development. See examples on the website. Fellows must present an ARISC-sponsored public lecture or workshop on a subject related to their research during their residency in the South Caucasus. 

Extended Deadline: Friday, December 20, 2024

For details, eligibility, and to download the application form, please visit our website.

Funding for this fellowship is provided by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs through a grant to the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC).ARISC Small GrantsARISC announces the availability of small grants in support of research in the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia) for students of the South Caucasus who are working towards their doctoral, master’s, or bachelor’s degrees. Projects in all fields in the social sciences, humanities, and related sciences are eligible. The purpose of the grant is to help offset research costs for student scholars in the South Caucasus. Up to three awards will be made for up to $500 each. Proposals will be judged on their quality and on the potential of the research to strengthen scholarship on the South Caucasus. Grantees are expected to give an ARISC-sponsored public presentation on a subject related to their research upon completion of their project. The grantee will acknowledge ARISC in any publication or presentation that emerges from the research carried out during the grant.

Extended Deadline: Friday, December 20, 2024For the full call, eligibility requirements, and application materials, see our website.

Questions?

Please check our website for more information: https://arisc.org/funding/fellowships/

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