Date: November 30, 2018 (Application deadline: December 31, 2018)
Venue: AUA, Room PAB214W
The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative and Scholae Mundi Armenia have announced a call for applications for new research grants. The Vartan Gregorian Scholarship (Research Grants) Program will support exceptional early-career scholars and researchers, with a specific focus on historians and social scientists, in their efforts to study the less explored questions of the 20th century history of Armenia.
The scholarship program will award two $30,000 grants per year, covering research, travel, and publications. Two grants are envisioned per year.
ELIGIBILITY: The research grants are targeted at early career historians, social scientists, and researchers under the age of 35. The research grants in the current phase are intended for Armenian citizens residing in Armenia.
APPLICATION PERIOD AND REQUIREMENTS: The application process will be conducted online through Aurora Humanitarian Initiative’s website from 12 October 2018 to 31 December 2018. The applicants will be requested to submit:
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Research proposal in English, including the envisioned expenditures of the grant funds (max 2,000 words, double-spaced, 12-pt font)
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CV with a list of publications
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Cover letter
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At least one letter of recommendation from an established scholar
SELECTION: The Selection Board is comprised of five prominent scholars.
Please apply through the following website: https://auroraprize.com/en/prize/detail/vgs
Overview of the scholarship: https://auroraprize.com/en/aurora/detail/13684/vartan-gregorian-scholarship-program-announces-call-for-applications
For additional information please contact Aramazd Ghalamkaryan at a.ghalamkaryan@scholae-mundi.org.
We invite you to a presentation and Q&A session on the details of this program to be held on Friday, November 30, at 16:30, at the American University of Armenia, Room PAB214W.
Aramazd Ghalamkaryan, Scholae Mundi Armenia Scholarship Program manager, will present the program and answer the participants’ questions.